Volumes
========== 

**Volumes** are network-based block storage.  You can use them to quickly add additional disk
without having to resize the entire slice, and they can be moved between slices.

Volumes are priced at only $0.10/month per GB of storage.

Create Volume
-------------

To create a new volume, click :guilabel:`Create Volume`.  Then fill out the window that appears:

#. Select the slice you would like to attach the new volume to.
#. Enter a name for your volume.
#. Enter a size, in GB.  The system will quote the monthly rate for the storage based on the 
   size requested.

Click :guilabel:`Create` to proceed.  Once the volume has been built and attached, a new dialog 
will open with instructions on how to format and mount your new storage.  It is okay if you close 
this window, as you can re-open it any time for reference (see below).

.. Note::
   Slices can currently have a maximum of **4** volumes attached at any time, and the maximum
   size of a single volume is currently **1500GB**.

Volume List
-----------

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This is a list of all Volumes currently in your account.  Each row shows the following: 

* **Name:** Volume name.
* **Status:** Usually "active", but can also be "attach" or "detach" while doing those things.
* **Slice:** Slice it is connected to, otherwise "None".
* **Region:** Region.  Volumes can only be attached to slices within the same region.
* **Size:** Size, in GB.

Clicking the ellipses will open a dropdown menu with the following options:

* **Rename:** Rename the volume.
* **Show config:** Show the configuration dialog.
* **Detach:** Detach the volume from a slice.
* **Attach:** Attach the volume to a slice.
* **Delete:** Delete the volume.  You will be prompted to confirm.  Once confirmed, the volume
  is deleted and the billing stops.