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Open the Volumes configuration from the EC2 dashboard

This will open the volume overview screen.

Create a new volume

Click on the Create Volume button on top of the volume overview screen.

This will open the volume creation window.


Select 

  • Volume type
  • Volume size
  • Availability zone (Please note: must be the same as the Charon-SSP AWS instance!)
  • Optionally, encrypt the device and/or add a name tag.

Then click on Create Volume.


You will receive a confirmation window. Close it to return to the volume overview screen where you should now see the new volume.

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Attach the volume to your instanceIn the volumes overview screen, check that your volume has the state available. Right-click on it and select Attach Volume. This will open a small input screen.

Select the instance to which the volume is to be attached. Optionally, you can change the device name that will be presented to the Charon-SSP AWS instance.

Click on Attach to confirm the configuration and to attach the volume to the instance.

The status of the volume in the volume overview screen will change from available to in-use.

Verify success in the instance description

Go to the instance overview list and select your instance. In the description storage tab at the bottom, you will see that the instance now has two block devices.

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