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Users can create the service by entering the required information for Block Storage and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Create Block Storage

You can create and use the Block Storage service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Block Storage, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.

2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.

3. On the Block Storage page, click the Create Service button. You will be taken to the Block Storage Creation page.

4. On the Block Storage Creation page, enter the information required to create the service and select detailed options.

   Category	Required or not	Detailed description
   Volume name	Required	Volume name English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters(-, _) using to input up to 255 characters
   snapshot	Selection	Select the snapshot to use when creating a volume from a snapshot After checking the Use option, snapshot selection is possible When creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation, provide the recovery snapshot name If not selected, an empty volume is created
   Disk type	Required	Select Disk Type SSD_Provisioned: SSD volume with configurable IOPS and throughput SSD/HDD: Standard SSD/HDD volume SSD/HDD_KMS: Additional encrypted volume SSD/HDD_MultiAttach: Volume that can be attached to more than one server Cannot be modified after service creation When creating a service via snapshot recovery volume creation, it is set identical to the original and cannot be modified
   capacity	Selection	Capacity setting Can be created within 8~12,228GB Enter the number of units provided in 8GB increments Enter a capacity that is equal to or larger than the original when creating the service via snapshot recovery volume creation
   Max IOPS	Required	Enter the maximum IOPS value between 5,000 and 20,000 Can be set only when disk type is SSD_Provisioned
   Max Throughput	Required	Enter the maximum Throughput value between 250 and 1,000 Can be set only when the disk type is SSD_Provisioned

   Table. Block Storage Service Information Input Items

5. Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the Summary panel, and click the Create button.

   • When creation is complete, check the created resource on the Block Storage List page.

View Block Storage Details

The Block Storage service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Block Storage Detail page consists of Detail Information, Snapshot List, Tags, Operation History tabs.

Follow these steps to view detailed information about the Block Storage service.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Navigate to the Block Storage List page.
3. On the Block Storage List page, click the resource for which you want to view detailed information. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
   • Block Storage Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Snapshot List, Tags, Activity History tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     Volume status	Volume status Creating: In progress Downloading: In progress (applying OS image) Available: Created, server connection available Reserved: Waiting for server connection Attaching: Connecting to server Detaching: Server connection detached In Use: Server connection established Deleting: Terminating service Awaiting Transfer: Waiting for volume transfer Extending: Expanding capacity Error Extending: Abnormal state during capacity expansion Backing Up: Backing up volume Restoring Backup: Restoring volume backup Error Backing Up: Abnormal state during volume backup Error Restoring: Abnormal state during volume backup restoration Error Deleting: Abnormal state during deletion Error Managing: Abnormal state Error: Abnormal state Maintenance: Temporary maintenance state Reverting: Restoring snapshot
     Previous volume	Move the volume to another Account For detailed information about moving volumes, see 볼륨 이전
     Create snapshot	Immediately create a snapshot at the time of creation For detailed information on snapshot creation, see Creating a Snapshot
     Snapshot recovery	Recover the volume using the latest snapshot in Available state For detailed information on snapshot recovery, see 스냅샷 복구하기
     Service termination	Cancel service button

     Table. Status Information and Additional Features

Detailed information

Block Storage List page lets you view detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.

Snapshot List

Block Storage List page allows you to view the snapshot of the selected resource.

tag

Block Storage List page lets you view the tag information of the selected resource, and add, modify, or delete it.

Work History

On the Block Storage List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.

Managing Block Storage Resources

If you need to modify the settings of a created Block Storage or add or remove connected servers, you can perform the tasks on the Block Storage Details page.

Edit volume name

You can rename a volume. To rename a volume, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Navigate to the Block Storage list page.
3. On the Block Storage List page, click the resource whose volume name you want to edit. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. Click the Edit button of the Volume name. The Edit Volume Name popup window opens.
5. Enter the volume name and click the Confirm button.

Increase capacity

You can expand the volume capacity. To expand the capacity, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.
3. Block Storage List page, click the resource to expand capacity. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. Click the Capacity Edit button. The Capacity Edit popup window opens.
5. Enter the capacity and click the Confirm button.

Modify connection server

You can connect to or disconnect from the server. To modify the connected server, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.
3. Block Storage List page, click the resource to edit the attached server. You will be taken to the Block Storage Details page.
4. When adding a Virtual Server connection, click the Add button in the Connection Server field. The Add Connection Server popup window will open.
5. After selecting the Virtual Server you want to connect to, click the Confirm button.
6. If you are disconnecting the Virtual Server, click the Connection Server item’s Disconnect button.
   • Be sure to perform the disconnect operation (Umount, Disk Offline) on the server before proceeding with the release.

Cancel Block Storage

You can reduce operating costs by terminating unused Block Storage. However, terminating the service may cause the running service to stop immediately, so you should carefully consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the termination.

To cancel Block Storage, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Block Storage menu. Go to the Block Storage List page.
3. On the Block Storage List page, select the resource to terminate, and click the Terminate Service button.
4. After termination is complete, verify on the Block Storage List page that the resource has been terminated.