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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +meta: |
| 3 | + title: How to manage Instances storage |
| 4 | + description: This page explains how to manage Instances storage |
| 5 | +content: |
| 6 | + h1: How to manage Instances storage |
| 7 | + paragraph: This page explains how to manage Instances storage |
| 8 | +tags: attach link connect block volume block-storage |
| 9 | +dates: |
| 10 | + validation: 2025-03-24 |
| 11 | + posted: 2025-03-24 |
| 12 | +categories: |
| 13 | + - compute |
| 14 | +--- |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +<Macro id="requirements" /> |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +- A Scaleway account logged into the [console](https://console.scaleway.com) |
| 19 | +- [Owner](/iam/concepts/#owner) status or [IAM permissions](/iam/concepts/#permission) allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization |
| 20 | + |
| 21 | +You can manage the storage resources attached to your Instances directly from the Scaleway console. |
| 22 | + |
| 23 | +Storage resources consist of: |
| 24 | + |
| 25 | +**Volumes**: Volumes are storage spaces used by your Instances. You can attach several volumes to an Instance. |
| 26 | +**Snapshots**: Snapshots contain the data of a specific volume at a particular point in time, giving you total freedom of what you want to back up. Data may include the operating system, configuration information, and files stored in the volume. |
| 27 | +**Images**: Images are backups of your Instances. You can use an image to restore your data or create a series of Instances with a predefined configuration. |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## Managing volumes |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +Volumes are the primary storage solution for your Instances. Scaleway Instances support either **Local Storage** or **Block Storage** volumes depending on the Instance type. |
| 32 | + |
| 33 | +<Message type="tip"> |
| 34 | + Are you missing a volume in the list? Refer to the [Block Storage](https://console.scaleway.com/block-storage/volumes) or [Local Storage](https://console.scaleway.com/local-storage/volumes) sections of the Scaleway console to see a full list of resources allocated to your Project. |
| 35 | +</Message> |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 38 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 39 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 40 | +5. Scroll to the **Volumes** section to see a list of all volumes attached to the Instance. |
| 41 | +5. Click <Icon name="more" /> to view a list of options for the volume. Depending on the volume you can: |
| 42 | + * Display more information about the volume |
| 43 | + * [Increase the volume size](/block-storage/how-to/increase-block-volume/) |
| 44 | + * [Detach the volume from the Instance](/block-storage/how-to/detach-a-volume/) |
| 45 | + * [Create a snapshot of the volume](/instances/how-to/create-a-snapshot/) |
| 46 | + * [Delete the volume](/block-storage/how-to/delete-a-volume/) |
| 47 | + |
| 48 | +### Adding a volume to the Instance |
| 49 | + |
| 50 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 51 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 52 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 53 | +4. Click **+ Create volume** in the **Volumes** section of the page. A pop-up displays. |
| 54 | +5. Enter a volume name and choose the volume size in GB. |
| 55 | +6. Choose a storage typ. Depending on the Instance type you can choose from: |
| 56 | + **Block Storage**: A block device is a storage volume on a network-connected storage system that is exposed to the guest operating system as if it were a physical disk. Scaleway provides Block Volumes with either 5.000 or 15.000 IOPS guaranteed. |
| 57 | + **Local Storage**: A fixed amount of storage located on local disks of the pyhsical hypervisor. The amount of local storage is tied to the compute resources allocated. |
| 58 | +6. Click **Add volume** to create and attach the volume to the Instance. |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +## Managing snapshots |
| 61 | + |
| 62 | +Snapshots contain the data of a specific volume at a particular point in time, giving you total freedom of what you want to back up. Data may include the operating system, configuration information, and files stored in the volume. |
| 63 | + |
| 64 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 65 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 66 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 67 | +4. Scroll to the **Snapshots** section to see a list of all snapshots attached to the Instance. |
| 68 | +5. Click <Icon name="more" /> to view a list of options for the snapshot. You can either: |
| 69 | + * Display more information about the snapshot |
| 70 | + * [Create an image from the snapshot](/instances/how-to/create-image-from-snapshot/) |
| 71 | + * [Create a volume from the snapshot](/block-storage/how-to/create-volume-from-snapshot/) |
| 72 | + * [Copy the snapshot to an Object Storage bucket](/block-storage/how-to/create-volume-from-snapshot/) |
| 73 | + * [Delete the snapshot](/block-storage/how-to/delete-a-snapshot/) |
| 74 | + |
| 75 | +### Creating a snapshot from the Instance |
| 76 | + |
| 77 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 78 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 79 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 80 | +4. Click **+ Create snapshot** in the **Snapshots** section of the page. A pop-up displays. |
| 81 | +5. Select the volume to snapshot from the drop-down list. |
| 82 | +6. Enter a name for the snapshot |
| 83 | +7. Click **Create snapshot** to snapshot the volume and attach the snapshot to the Instance. |
| 84 | + |
| 85 | +## Managing Images |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +Images are backups of your Instances. You can use an image to restore your data or create a series of Instances with a predefined configuration. |
| 88 | + |
| 89 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 90 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 91 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 92 | +5. Scroll to the **Images** section of the page to see a list of all images attached to the Instance. |
| 93 | +5. Click <Icon name="more" /> to view a list of options for the image. You can: |
| 94 | + * Display more information about the image |
| 95 | + * Create an Instance from the image |
| 96 | + * Delete the image. |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +### Creating an image from the Instance |
| 99 | + |
| 100 | +1. Click **Instances** from the left side menu. The Instances section displays. |
| 101 | +2. Click the name of the Instance you want to manage. The Instance overview page displays. |
| 102 | +3. Click the **Storage** tab to display a list of all storage resources attached to the Instance. |
| 103 | +4. Click **+ Create image** in the **Images** section of the page. A pop-up displays. |
| 104 | +5. Enter a name for the image to create. |
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