Detaching a Cloud Block Storage (CBS) Volume will prevent you from writing to it when you want to take a Snapshot. It is also useful when you want to take a Volume offline for storage purposes, or to move a Volume to another...
A Snapshot is a copy made of your Volume at a specific moment in time. It contains the full directory structure of the Volume. Snapshots can be used as incremental backups of your Volumes, as restore points for your data, as long...
Rackspace Cloud Block Storage is a block-level storage solution that allows you to expand the storage capacity of your Rackspace Next Generation Cloud Server™. This means you can increase your storage without increasing the size...
In Cloud Block Storage (CBS), you both attach and mount a Volume to a Server. These terms might sound similar, so it can get confusing as to their differences.Attach: When you attach a CBS Volume to a Server, a logical connection...
After you have created and attached your Cloud Block Storage (CBS) Volume you must prepare it for use on your Server. In order to prepare your Volume you must partition, format, and mount it. Once you have successfully...
In Cloud Block Storage (CBS), we work with volumes. Volumes are the detachable block storage devices that expand the storage capacity of your server. You can think of them like USB memory sticks. And, like USB memory sticks, they...