Working with the Volumes Service in Cloud Consumption Interface

After you create a namespace, you can create storage volumes in Cloud Consumption Interface, for use in deployments or in IaaS workflows.

1. Open the Volume page for your namespace by clicking the Volume service tile.

   A New Volume wizard will start that guides you through the process of creating a new virtual machine.

2. Click Create Volume.
3. Type a name for the virtual machine.
4. Enter the Storage Class and Capacity that you want to configure for the volume.
5. Select the Access Modes for the volume. The options are Read Write Once and Read Write Many. Read Write Many functions only with VSAN enabled with an appropriate file service configuration.
6. If desired, you can click the Advanced Configuration check box to access settings to specify additional resources that are available within the virtual machine.

As you create a virtual machine, the YAML code that defines the machine is displayed in the YAML section at the bottom of the page. You can click the Download.Zip button to download a zipped copy of the YAML file generated by the virtual machine wizard.

You can copy and paste the virtual machine YAML code into a command line or as an IaaS resource. For example, you may choose to incorporate it into a Git repository as a GitOps style workflow.