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Users can enter the required information for File Storage through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, select detailed options, and create the service.

File Storage Create

You can create and use the File Storage service from the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a File Storage, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the Create File Storage button on the Service Home page. You will be taken to the Create File Storage page.
3. File Storage creation On the page, enter the information required to create the service, and select detailed options.

   Category	Required	Detailed description
   Volume Name	Required	Volume Name Start with a lowercase English letter and use lowercase letters, numbers, and the special character (_) to enter 3 to 21 characters Generated as ‘user input value + {6-character UUID composed of lowercase English letters and numbers}’ Cannot be modified after service creation
   Disk Type	Required	Select Disk Type Disk Types HDD: Standard Volume High-Performance SSD: Performance-optimized volume that can be attached to a Multi-node GPU Cluster SSD: High-Performance Standard Volume SSD SAP_S, SSD SAP_E: Volume exclusive to SAP Account (selectable only when created with SAP Account) Cannot be modified after service creation Set to be identical to the original when creating the service via snapshot recovery volume creation, and cannot be modified
   Protocol	Required	Protocol for sharing volumes over the network from the server NFS: primarily used on Linux operating systems CIFS: primarily used on Windows operating systems Through snapshot recovery volume creation, it is set identical to the original when creating a service and cannot be modified
   Protocol > Password	Required	Set account password for volume access when using CIFS protocol Enter 6~20 characters including letters, numbers and special characters ($ % { } [ ] " \)
   Protocol > Password Confirmation	Required	Account Password Confirmation Re-enter the password identically
   Recovery Snapshot Name	Optional	Name of the recovery snapshot used when creating the volume Provide the recovery snapshot name when creating a service through snapshot recovery volume creation

   Table. File Storage Service Information Input Items
4. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Complete button.
   • Once creation is complete, check the created resource on the File Storage List page.

File Storage View detailed information

File Storage service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. File Storage Detail page consists of Detailed Information, Snapshot List, Replication, Disk Backup, Tags, Job History tabs.

To view detailed information of the File Storage service, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Go to File Storage’s Service Home page.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. Go to the File Storage list page.
3. Click the resource to view detailed information on the File Storage list page. It navigates to the File Storage details page.

• File Storage Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Snapshot List, Replication, Disk Backup, Tags, Job History tabs.

  Category	Detailed description
  Volume Status	Represents the status of a volume Creating: Creating Creating From Snapshot: Creating a new volume from snapshot Available: Creation complete, server connection possible Deleting: Service termination in progress Error Deleting: Abnormal state during deletion Inactive: Abnormal state Error: Abnormal state during creation Migrating: Temporary maintenance state Migrating To: Temporary maintenance state Reverting: Reverting snapshot Reverting Error: Snapshot revert abnormal
  Create Replication	Create a replica at another location Backups and replicas cannot be used For detailed information on creating replication, see Create Replication
  Create Disk Backup	Create a backup copy to store snapshots in backup-dedicated HDD Storage HDD, SSD disk types can be used Up to 2 backup copies can be created Backup copies and replicas cannot be used For more details on creating disk backups, see Create Disk Backup
  Create Snapshot	Immediately create a snapshot at the time of creation For detailed information about creating snapshots, see Create Snapshot
  More > Snapshot Recovery	Recover volume with the latest snapshot in Available state For detailed information on snapshot recovery, see Snapshot Recovery
  More > File-level Restore	Enable file-level restore function within snapshots For detailed information on file-level restore, see Using File-level Restore reference
  More > Disable file-level restore	Disable file-level restore function within snapshotsDisable file-level restore Reference
  Service Cancellation	Button to cancel the service

  Table. Status Information and Additional Functions

Detailed Information

On the File Storage List page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.

Snapshot List

You can view the snapshot of the selected resource on the File Storage list page.

Replication

You can view the replication information of the selected resource on the File Storage list page.

Disk Backup

You can view the disk backup information of the selected resource on the File Storage List page.

Tag

File Storage List page allows you to view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.

Work History

You can view the operation history of the selected resource on the File Storage list page.

File Storage Resource Management

If you need to modify settings of the created File Storage or add or delete connected servers, you can perform the task on the File Storage Details page.

Edit Snapshot

You can modify the snapshot schedule and retention count. To modify a snapshot, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource to modify the snapshot settings. Navigate to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Edit button of the Snapshot item. The Snapshot Edit popup window opens.
5. Set the Use status and Schedule, Storage Count, and click the Confirm button.
   • Schedule based, if you want to automatically create snapshots, select Use.

• Schedule can be selected daily, hour-wise, or weekly, day of week, hour-wise.
  • Storage count: Enter a number between 1 and 128. If not entered, it defaults to 10.

Edit Connected Resources

You can connect or disconnect resources. To modify the connected resources, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the File Storage list page.
3. On the File Storage List page, click the resource to edit the linked resource. Navigate to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Edit button of the Connection Resource item. The Select Connection Resource popup opens.
5. After selecting or deselecting the resource, click the Confirm button.
   • You can select multiple resources at the same time.

VPC Endpoint Edit

You can connect or disconnect a VPC Endpoint.

To modify the connection resource, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List page, click the resource to modify the VPC Endpoint connection. Navigate to the File Storage Details page.
4. Click the Edit button of the VPC Endpoint item. The Select VPC Endpoint popup opens.
5. After selecting or deselecting the resource, click the Confirm button.
   • You can select multiple resources at the same time.

File Storage Cancel

You can cancel unused File Storage to reduce operating costs. However, if you cancel the service, the running service may be stopped immediately, so you should consider the impact of service interruption sufficiently before proceeding with the cancellation.

To cancel File Storage, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Storage > File Storage Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of File Storage.
2. Click the File Storage menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the File Storage list page.
3. File Storage List On the page, select the resource to cancel, and click the Cancel Service button.
4. When termination is complete, check on the File Storage List page whether the resource has been terminated.