Persistent storage (volumes)
How to link a persistent storage (volume) to my Compute instance?
If you need to store your dataset after the end of your instance, you need to add a volume to your Pod. There are two ways to create a volume on Sesterce Cloud:
From "Storage" tab
Directly from the instance creation path
If you don't have volume created yet, we suggest the second option. All you need to do is to make sure that the offers displayed are supporting volumes by ticking the appropriate box.
To create a volume, select your volume name and the size you need (in GB).
How to create a persistent volume from Storage page?
First, click on "Create volume" or "New volume" button (see below)
Volume name and region
Then, choose Volume name via the corresponding text field and Region where the volume will be hosted.
Availability Zone
According to the Region selected, several AZ will be available or note. Please note that you'll be able to link your Volume only to Compute instances that are launched in the same Regions and Availability Zone.
How to link the Volume to my Compute instance?
To simplify the process to its maximum, we implemented the following path: once your Volume is created, you can launch an instance via a dedicated CTA from volume page directly.
Click on Volume Card
Click "Attach GPU Instance"
You will be redirected to the Compute page, displaying all instances offers that match with your Persistent Volume location.
Select the Volume
In the instance creation page, you'll find your Volume displayed in the dedicated section. Select it to link your instance to this persistent storage.
How to verify the Volume on the instance?
Once the instance is active, connect into it through SSH command. Then, run the following command:
You should have an output similar to this:
This command will display all block devices attached to the instance. You should see your volume listed as a new device, such as vdb, sbd, or similar.
How to mount the Volume to a filesystem?
To make the storage space accessible and usable by your operating system and applications, you need to mount the volume to a filesystem using the following command.
Now, the /mnt/vdb directory should be connected to your volume and fully accessible for you to write and read from.
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