Configure a VM with storage

Storage

In private cloud (and some public cloud providers), you may be able to create additional hard disks that are not persistent. This means that when you undeploy the VM or remove the hard disks, the platform will delete your hard disks and destroy all data on them. To save the contents of a hard disk, create an instance template, which is a copy of the VM hard disk/s in the template library.

To select a storage service level for the system disk:

1. Go to Storage
2. Select the first disk in the VM and click the pencil edit button
3. Select an appropriate datastore tier and click Save

To add a hard disk:

1. At the bottom of the Storage tab, click the + add button

2. Select Assign virtual disk

3. The disk options will depend on the platform configuration

   1. You must enter the Size and the Controller type

   2. Advanced options: to force the creation of a new SCSI Controller, assign a new Bus value. The platform will return the bus value assigned by the provider
   3. Select the Datastore tier with the appropriate storage service level
   4. Click Save

Storage volumes are persistent, which means they will still be available in your virtual datacenter after you undeploy the VM. 

To add a storage volume:

1. Drag the volume from the Volumes list to the Storage list. 
2. To save all your changes to the VM, click Save