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Finally, click the blue "Create Volume" button.
Finally, click the blue "Create Volume" button.


==Accessing a Volume from a VM== <!--T:14-->
==Mounting a Volume to a VM== <!--T:14-->
[[File:Manage_attachments_EN.png|400px|thumb| Managing attachments command in Actions menu (Click for larger image)]]
[[File:Manage_attachments_EN.png|400px|thumb| Managing attachments command in Actions menu (Click for larger image)]]
To access the volume you must first '''attach''' it to a running VM. This is analogous to inserting a USB key or plugging an external drive into your personal computer. You can attach a volume from the Volumes page.
To prepare the volume you must first '''attach''' it to a running VM. This is analogous to inserting a USB key or plugging an external drive into your personal computer. You can attach a volume from the Volumes page.
* At the right-hand end of the line describing the volume is the Actions column; from the drop-down menu, select "Manage Attachments."
* At the right-hand end of the line describing the volume is the Actions column; from the drop-down menu, select "Manage Attachments."
* In the "Attach To Instance" drop-down menu, select a VM.  
* In the "Attach To Instance" drop-down menu, select a VM.  
* Click the blue "Attach Volume" button.  
* Click the blue "Attach Volume" button.  
The process should complete in a few seconds. Then the Volumes page will show the newly created volume attached to your selected VM on <code>/dev/vdb</code> or some similar location.
Attaching should complete in a few seconds. Then the Volumes page will show the newly created volume attached to your selected VM on <code>/dev/vdb</code> or some similar location.
* To see the device name try the command <code>dmesg | tail</code>
In order to access the volume, it must be mounted.  This is the process of mapping the volume's directory and file structure logically within the VM's directory and file structure.
* To mount the volume, use a command similar to <code>mount /dev/vdb /mnt</code> depending on the device name and the desired mount point in your filesystem.
* To mount the volume, use a command similar to <code>mount /dev/vdb /mnt</code> depending on the device name and the desired mount point in your filesystem.
This command makes the volume's directory and file structure available under the VM's /mnt directory.


==Formatting and Mounting an Empty Volume== <!--T:15-->
==Formatting and Mounting an Empty Volume== <!--T:15-->
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