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To add additional disk storage to your Charon -SSP host instance in AWS instance (for example, for storing virtual disk containers), perform the steps described below.
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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. |
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Then click on Create Volume at the bottom of the window.
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| 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 instance | In 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 storage tab at the bottom, you will see that the instance now has two block devices.
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If the volume is not the root device of the instance, unmount the volume in the Charon host system before detaching it (see Steps on the Charon -SSP Host System below).
Then detach the volume from your instance:
- Go to the Elastic Block Store volumes list.
- Select the volume to be detached.
- Use the menu Actions > Detach volume.
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Steps on the Charon
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Host System
Mounting a Newly Attached Volume Using the Storage Manager (SSP AL Images only)
After the volume has been attached to the instance, it must be included in the Charon-SSP host system configuration. On a Charon-SSP AL instance, this is achieved via the Charon-SSP Manager.
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Unmounting a Volume
To unmount a volume before perform the following steps:
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