Managing compute resources > Managing volumes > Creating and deleting volumes

Creating and deleting volumes

Limitations

• A volume is removed along with all of its snapshots.

To create a volume

1. On the Volumes screen, click Create volume.
2. In the Create volume window, specify a volume name and size in gigabytes, select a storage policy, and then click Create.

To remove a volume

1. On the Volumes tab, check the status of the volume you want to remove.
2. If the status is “In use”, click the volume, and then click Force detach on the volume right pane.
3. If the status is “Available”, click the volume, and then click Delete on the volume right pane.
4. If the volume has recovery points, you can delete them along with the volume:
   1. Select Delete recovery points.
   2. Enter “Delete” for confirmation.