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Configuring Google Filestore

The configuration parameters on this page are exclusive to Google Filestore.

Please note that Google Filestore measures storage in tebibytes (TiB); a tebibyte is equivalent to 1,099,511,627,776 bytes, or 1.1 teraybtes (TB).

Screenshot of configuration settings for Google Filestore.

Filestore Tier​

Use this dropdown menu to select which service tier to use.

The tier BASIC_HDD supports 1 TiB to 10 TiB.

The tier BASIC_SSD supports 2.5 TiB to 10 TiB.

For more information, see the Google documentation on Filestore tiers.

Size​

Use this field and slider to choose the size of your storage in TiB. The size must be changed in increments of 0.25.

Region​

Use this dropdown menu to select the region to use for your storage.

Zone​

Use this dropdown menu to select the zone to use for your storage. A zone refers to an isolated location inside a region.

We recommend that your storage zone matches the zone of the cluster you’re pairing the storage with.