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Manage Volumes

This guide provides detailed instructions on how to manage your storage volumes in WiLine Edge Cloud (WEC).

From the Volumes dashboard, you can:

  • View all your volumes and their status
  • Attach volumes to virtual machines
  • Resize storage
  • Monitor usage and events

How to Manage a Volume​

Manage your storage volumes with these simple steps:

Step 1: Access the Volumes Dashboard​

  1. Log in to the WiLine Edge Cloud.
  2. In the sidebar, click Storage.
  3. Select Volumes.

You will see a table listing all your volumes, including their name, size, type, status, and zone.

Volumes Dashboard Figure 1 — Volumes dashboard with a list of volumes and their statuses.

Step 2: Manage a Volume​

Click on a volume from the table to open its management page.

Control Panel​

At the top of the page, you will see the control panel with the following actions:

  • Refresh Volume Data:
    Updates the volume status and information.

  • Attach Volume to VM:
    Connects the volume to a virtual machine.

  • Detach Volume:
    Disconnects the volume from the currently attached virtual machine.

  • Resize Volume:
    Increases the storage capacity of the volume.

  • Create Snapshot:
    Captures the current state of the volume for backup or recovery.

  • Delete Volume:
    Permanently deletes the volume and all stored data.

Volume Control Panel Figure 2 — Volume control panel with action icons.

:::important Action availability depends on volume state

Some actions in the control panel are only available depending on the current status of the volume:

  • Attach (Link) is available when the volume is not attached
  • Detach (Unlink) appears when the volume is already attached to a VM
  • Resize may be restricted depending on the volume state or platform constraints
  • Snapshot (camera icon) is available only if the volume supports snapshots

If a button appears disabled, check the volume’s status in the Overview tab.

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Step 3: Volume Management Tabs​

Once you open a volume’s management page, you can use these tabs to monitor and manage it.

Overview​

Provides a high-level summary of the volume’s configuration and status.

At the top, you’ll see key metrics:

  • Storage Size — e.g. 10 GB
    Total disk capacity allocated to this volume.

  • Disk I/O Activity — e.g. NaN IOPS
    Number of read/write operations per second (performance indicator).

  • Current Charges — e.g. $0.04
    Estimated cost accrued for this volume so far.

You can also find detailed information:

Volume Overview Tab Figure 4 — Overview tab with volume details and metrics.

General​

  • Name: 85f66c3a-65b7-4daf-93e0-d86c80a8459e
  • ID: 6c406d45-a60e-4f3c-8d82-8067aa7784d3
  • Status: Allocated
  • Type: Data
  • Zone: Princeton, USA

These fields identify the volume and show its current lifecycle state and location.

Storage Details​

  • Extractable: Yes
  • Supports Snapshots: No
  • Delete Protection: Disabled

These settings define what operations are allowed on the volume (e.g., backups or deletion protection).

Virtual Machine​

  • Status: Not Attached

This indicates whether the volume is currently attached to a VM and actively in use.

Metrics​

  • There are no metrics available

This typically happens when:

  • The volume is not attached to a VM
  • There is no active disk activity

Metrics help you understand how intensively the volume is being used.

Tags​

Tags help organize your volumes.

Example:

  • environment: production
  • project: storage-test

Events​

Track all actions performed on the volume.

This tab provides a chronological log of operations.

Each entry represents an action performed on the volume, either by a user or the system.

Example:

  • Event Type: Volume Create
  • Description: Successfully completed creating volume. Volume Id: 6c406d45-a60e-4f3c-8d82-8067aa7784d3
  • State: Completed
  • Resource: 85f66c3a-65b7-4daf-93e0-d86c80a8459e
  • User: rafa.macario
  • Created: Apr 8, 2026, 3:16 PM

Volume Events Tab Figure 5 — Events tab showing volume activity logs.

What you can do here:

  • Track volume lifecycle events
  • Identify failures or issues
  • Audit user actions

Common Event Types​

  • Volume Create → volume was created
  • Volume Delete → volume was deleted
  • Volume Attach → attached to a VM
  • Volume Detach → detached from a VM
  • Volume Resize → storage capacity changed

Snapshots​

Manage backups of your volume.

Snapshots allow you to capture the state of a volume at a specific point in time.

This is useful for backups, recovery, and cloning data.

Snapshot List​

If no snapshots exist, you will see:

  • No snapshots found
  • This volume doesn't have any snapshots yet.

What this means​

  • The volume has no backups created yet
  • You should create snapshots before making major changes

:::tip No snapshots yet?

If you don’t see any snapshots listed, it means you haven’t created one yet.

To learn how to create and manage volume snapshots, follow the step-by-step guide in the Snapshots section of the documentation.

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What you can do here​

  • Create Snapshot — capture current volume state
  • Restore Volume — recover data from a snapshot
  • Track backups — view snapshot history and status

Snapshots are critical for preventing data loss and enabling rollback to previous states.

Example (when snapshots exist):

  • Snapshot Name: vol-snap-20260409
  • Status: Ready
  • Type: Full
  • Created: Apr 9, 2026, 10:57 AM

Volume Snapshots Tab Figure 6 — Snapshots tab with backup management options.

Best Practices​

  • Attach volumes only when needed to avoid unnecessary costs
  • Create snapshots regularly to prevent data loss
  • Monitor events to track changes and troubleshoot issues
  • Resize volumes proactively based on usage growth
  • Use tags to organize volumes across environments