A volume is an additional storage that can store your data apart from the VM’s default storage (boot disk).
Additional volumes can be attached on a VM in 2 ways:
- Simultaneously with the creation of a VM (click Add Volume in the Add Block Storage section)
- From the Volume page (accessed from the Compute >> Volume menu), click the Create button. Once created, Volumes can be attached to existing VMs.
The price of a volume depends on its capacity (in GB), you can choose the available capacity and pricing plans according to your needs.
The price stated at the Create Volume page is the price for 1 month (until the end of the current month). On the 1st of the following month a fee will be charged again. Your credit of 1 month fee will be immediately held. You will still be charged in full until the end of the month even if you only use it for a few hours or days.