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How To Attach Volume To Windows VM On CloudFerro Cloud[](#how-to-attach-volume-to-windows-vm-on-brand-name "Permalink to this headline")
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In this tutorial, you will attach a volume to your Windows virtual machine. It increases the storage available for your files.
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What We Are Going To Cover[](#what-we-are-going-to-cover "Permalink to this headline")
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> * Creating a new volume
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> * Attaching the new volume to a VM
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> * Preparing the volume to use with a VM
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Prerequisites[](#prerequisites "Permalink to this headline")
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No. 1 **Hosting**
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You need a CloudFerro Cloud hosting account with Horizon interface <https://horizon.cloudferro.com>.
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No. 2 **Windows VM**
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You must operate a Microsoft Windows virtual machine running on CloudFerro Cloud cloud. You can access it using the webconsole ([How to access the VM from OpenStack console on CloudFerro Cloud](../cloud/How-to-access-the-VM-from-OpenStack-console-on-CloudFerro-Cloud.html.md)) or through RDP. If you are using RDP, we strongly recommend using a bastion host for your security: [Connecting to a Windows VM via RDP through a Linux bastion host port forwarding on CloudFerro Cloud](../windows/Connecting-to-a-Windows-VM-via-RDP-through-a-Linux-bastion-host-port-forwarding-on-CloudFerro-Cloud.html.md).
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Step 1: Create a New Volume[](#step-1-create-a-new-volume "Permalink to this headline")
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Login to the Horizon panel available at <https://horizon.cloudferro.com>.
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Go to the section **Volumes -> Volumes**:
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Click **Create Volume**.
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The following window should appear:
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In it provide the **Volume Name** of your choice.
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Choose the **Type** of your volume - SSD or HDD.
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Enter the size of your volume in gigabytes.
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When you’re done, click **Create Volume**.
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You should now see the volume you just created. In our case it is called **data**:
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Step 2: Attach the Volume to VM[](#step-2-attach-the-volume-to-vm "Permalink to this headline")
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Now that you have created your volume, you can use it as storage for one of your VMs. To do that, attach the volume to a VM.
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Shut down your VM if it is running.
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In the **Actions** menu for that volume select the option **Manage Attachments**:
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You should now see the following window:
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Select the virtual machine to which the volume should be attached from the drop-down menu **Attach to Instance** and click **Attach Volume**.
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Your volume should now be attached to the virtual machine:
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Step 3: Format the Drive[](#step-3-format-the-drive "Permalink to this headline")
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Start your VM and access it using RDP or the webconsole (see Prerequisite 2). Right-click the Start button and from the context menu select **Disk Management**. You should receive the following window:
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In its lower section are the drives currently connected to your virtual machine:
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In this case (on the screenshot above), there are two drives:
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> * the system drive with 32 GB space
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> * the attached volume with 2 GB of unallocated space
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Right-click the section of the window in which the label **Not Initialized** exists:
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From the context menu select **Initialize Disk**. You should receive the following window:
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In this window you are asked which partition style do you want to use: MBR or GPT. If your volume has 2 TB or less space and you intend to use 4 primary partitions or less, you can use MBR, but if your requirements are higher, you should use GPT.
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Choose either of these options and click **OK**.
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Right-click the **Unallocated** space:
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Choose **New Simple Volume**.
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You should receive the following window:
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Click **Next >**. The following window should appear:
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If you want your volume to have only one partition, leave the default value in the text field. Otherwise, enter the size of the first partition of your volume.
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You can choose to either assign a drive letter to your drive or mount it in an empty folder.
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* If you want to assign a drive letter to that volume, choose the **Assign the following drive letter:** radio button. From the drop-down menu to its right choose a letter to which you wish to attach your volume. Confirm your choice by clicking **OK**.
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* If you want to mount the volume to an NTFS folder on your drive, choose **Mount in the following empty NTFS folder:**. Click **Browse…** and in the **Browse for Drive Path** window choose an empty folder in which you wish to mount it. Confirm your choice by clicking **OK**.
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The following window should now appear:
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Here you can choose the formatting settings. Keep the radio button **Format this drive with the following settings:** selected. You can now enter the name which Windows will show for your new volume - it can be different then the one you typed in **Step 1**. Keep **Perform a quick format** checkbox selected. Click **Next >**. You should get the following window containing the summary of your chosen settings:
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Click **Finish**.
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Once the formatting process is complete, you should see appropriate information about your volume in the **Disk Management** window:
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Your volume should now be mounted. If you chose to assign a drive letter, it should be visible in the **This PC** window:
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If you want to create more partitions, repeat right-clicking the **Unallocated** space and completing the wizard as previously explained.
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What To Do Next[](#what-to-do-next "Permalink to this headline")
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Once you have gathered some data on your volume, you can create its backup, as explained in this article:
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[How to Create Backup of Your Volume From Windows Machine on CloudFerro Cloud](How-To-Create-Backup-Of-Your-Volume-From-Windows-Machine-on-CloudFerro-Cloud.html.md) |