Block Storage

Shared Storage Volumes (SSV), also known as Block storage, offer a network-based SSD solution with reliable performance for diverse use cases. Ensuring high availability, it replicates data across multiple servers. Notably, SSV also provides persistent storage, safeguarding data beyond the lifecycle of attached compute instances, crucial for continuous application functionality.

Use cases​

A common use case is to provision a virtual machine using Hypervisor local NVME storage alongside an additional Shared Storage Volume. This configuration allows for high-performance operations on the NVME storage while ensuring secure and reliable data storage on the Shared Storage Volume.

Presentation​

SSV is presented to the Virtual Machine as physical disks.

Features​

• Create VMs from bootable volumes to modify specs without data loss, using Hyperstack UI or volume_name field.
• Operating system (OS) images can be installed on SSVs to create and deploy virtual machines, known as bootable volumes. A bootable volume contains all the necessary files, configurations, and settings required to run the operating system in a virtualized environment. To learn more about OS images, click here.
• Custom images can be installed on SSVs, enabling users to create their own configured images. This allows tailoring the OS to specific needs before deployment, enhancing flexibility and efficiency in virtual machine creation.
• Kubernetes CSI Driver support is coming soon.

Supported operating systems​

Any operating system capable of supporting VirtIO-type devices, including Windows and Linux.

Datacenter availability​

SSV service is available in all regions.

Pricing​

SSVs are billed at $0.000096774 per GB per hour.

References​

• Infrahub Docs | Volumes