Create a volume

1. Log in to the Nimbus dashboard.

1. Navigate to Volumes > Volumes, then click the + Create Volume button. 

1. On the Create Volume dialog window, enter a volume name and choose a size of your choice in gigabytes, then click the Create Volume button. 

1. On the Volumes page, click the drop-down arrow next to Edit Volume and select Manage Attachments.
   
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1. Select the instance you want to attach this volume to.
   

1. Click

1. the Attach Volume

1.  button.
   

Format and mount a filesytem

Once you have attached the volume as above, confirm that the volume is properly attached.1.

1. Use ssh to log in to your instance from a terminal.

1. Check that you have properly attached the volume:

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   >sudo fdisk -l /dev/vdc

   
   

   You should see this returned:

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   Disk /dev/vdc: 20 GiB, 21474836480 bytes, 41943040 sectors Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes

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2. (Only new volumes) Format the volume. WARNING: Do this step only for new volumes. Do NOT do this step for existing volumes, as it will wipe out the volume:
   

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   >sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/vdc

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2. Mount the volume to a new directory

1. called /data:
   

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   >sudo mkdir /data >sudo mount /dev/vdc /data

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2. Check your new /data volume:

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   >df -h | grep vdc

   
   

You have now successfully attached and mounted your storage volume.