Get Started with Block Volumes
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Block Storage Cloning | Realtime Elastic Performance and Cost Configuration | Volume Groups |
Create point-in-time, direct disk-to-disk copies of an existing volume within seconds, for scenarios such as storage scale out, disaster recovery, DevTest environments, duplication, and production troubleshooting. |
Dynamically change the performance and cost characteristics of block storage and boot volumes instantaneously. |
Group multiple block and boot volumes, and perform crash-consistent point-in-time coordinated backups and clones across all the volumes in the group. |
Features
Built-in security and protection Encrypted and isolated
Industry-standard connectivity
Robust data protection Highly reliable
Integrated backup to Object Storage
Volume restores
Boot volumes
Easily scale up or down
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Links to get started: Attaching a Block Volume to an Instance Tutorial: Create an Always Free instance and attach a block volume |