Configuring Storage
Accessing Storage Configuration Settings
You’ll see the storage configuration page immediately after creating any storage resource.
You can also open a storage resource from the Lustre, NFS, Disks, or Buckets page. Click the name of any existing storage resource to open it.
About the Storage Configuration Page
Details
By default, you’ll see the Details tab when you open a storage resource. It shows the resource's current configuration and status, and the toolbar above it holds the actions for the resource.
The Storage Definition panel lists the name you entered when the storage was created, its status, and the settings specific to its storage type.
About Storage Provisioning Logs
For persistent storage resources, you can see the creation and deletion logs in the Events tab. If a persistent storage resource is active, you’ll see all the clusters that the storage is attached to on the Details tab.
Ephemeral storage resources do not have their own events. Instead, you can see their creation logs by navigating to Resources > ResourceName > Sessions > Logs > Storages.
For more information about persistent and ephemeral storage, please see Storage Types.
Definition
Click the edit icon in the breadcrumb bar to open the Definition page. Here, you can adjust the configuration parameters of your storage. For more information, see General Settings below.
JSON
Click JSON on the Definition page to open the code version of your storage configuration settings. Here, you can manually adjust the parameters seen on the Definition page.
Manage Access
Choose Manage Access from the actions menu to control storage sharing options for users in your organization who are assigned to the same group.
For more information, please see Sharing Storage.
General Settings
Storage resources have these settings in the General Settings section of the Definition page. They are locked once the storage has been provisioned.
Name, Display Name, Description, and Tags
The name is the identifier used in URLs and in pw:// references; the display name is the friendly name shown throughout the interface. The description and tags are optional.
Cloud Network
Use this dropdown menu to choose your network, which determines which region your storage will be created in.
Billing Group
Use this dropdown menu to select the group name that your organization uses to allocate costs. This menu is especially important if your organization uses multiple groups.
If you’re not sure which group to select, you can contact us or your organization’s ACTIVATE platform administrator.
Storage-Specific Settings
For information about storage-specific settings, please select your storage type in the user guide sidebar.