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Connect file storage to a cloud server in a single pool
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Connect file storage to a cloud server in a single pool

If you need to increase disk space with file storage, we recommend creating storage in a single pool with the cloud server. If the file storage and the cloud server are in the same pool, you must mount the storage to connect it.

  1. Create file storage.
  2. Mount the file storage to the cloud server.

If you plan to use file storage to store backups, we recommend pooling storage and cloud server from different availability zones or regions to improve fault tolerance. Read more in the instructions Connect file storage to a cloud server in another pool.

Create file storage⁠

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → File storage.

  2. Click Create storage.

  3. Enter a new storage name or leave the name that is automatically created.

  4. Select region and pool segment where the storage will be created.

  5. Select the cloud private subnet where the storage will be located. We recommend selecting the subnet where the cloud server is located to automatically configure network connectivity between the server and the storage. Once the storage is created, the subnet cannot be changed.

  6. Enter a private IP address for the vault or leave the first available address from the subnet assigned by default. Once the storage is created, the IP address cannot be changed.

  7. Select file storage type:

    • HDD Basic;
    • SSD Universal;
    • SSD Fast.

    File storage types differ in bandwidth values and number of read and write operations, see the table for details File storage limits.

    Once created, the storage type cannot be changed.

  8. Specify the storage size: from 50 GB to 50 TB. Once created, you can expand file storage but you can't reduce it.

  9. Select a protocol:

    • NFSv4 — for connecting storage to servers running Linux and other Unix systems;
    • CIFS SMBv3 — for connecting the storage to Windows servers.

    Once the repository is created, the protocol cannot be changed.

  10. Configure the file storage access rules:

    • available to all — the storage will be available to any IP address of the private subnet in which it is created;
    • access restricted — the storage will be available only to specific IP addresses or private subnets. If you create a file storage without rules, access will be restricted to all IP addresses. To open access, click Add rule, enter the IP address or CIDR of the private subnet, select access level (NFSv4 protocol only) and enter a comment. To add additional rules, click Add rule.

    After creating the storage you can change the access rules, for this purpose you can configure new access rules.

  11. Check out the price of file storage.

  12. Click Create.

Mount the file storage to the cloud server⁠

The mount process depends on the operating system on the server and the file storage protocol: NFSv4 or CIFS SMBv3.

  1. Connect to the cloud server.

  2. Open the CLI.

  3. Install the NFS protocol package:

    sudo apt install nfs-common

  4. Create a folder to mount the repository:

    sudo mkdir -p /mnt/nfs

  5. Mount the file storage:

    sudo mount -vt nfs "<filestorage_ip_address>:/shares/share-<mountpoint_uuid>" /mnt/nfs

    Specify:

    • <filestorage_ip_address> — The IP address of the file storage. You can look in control panels under Cloud platform → File storage → storage page → tab Settings → field IP;
    • <mountpoint_uuid> — The ID of the mount point. You can look in control panels under Cloud platform → File storage → storage page → block Connection → tab GNU/Linux.