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What Are the Restrictions on Attaching an EVS Disk to an ECS?

  • The EVS disk and the target ECS must be located in the same AZ.
  • For a non-shared disk, the EVS disk must be in Available state.

    For a shared disk, the target EVS disk must be in In-use or Available state.

  • The target ECS must be in Running or Stopped state.
  • A frozen EVS disk cannot be attached to an ECS.
  • A SCSI EVS disk cannot be used as an ECS system disk.
  • Certain ECSs support SCSI EVS disk attachment. For details, see Which ECSs Can Be Attached with SCSI EVS Disks?
  • For yearly/monthly ECSs:

    If you detach the system disk purchased when creating an ECS and want to continue using it as a system disk, you can only attach it to the original ECS. If you want to use it as a data disk, you can attach it to any ECS.

    If you detach the non-shared data disk purchased when you create an ECS and want to attach it again, you can only attach it to the original ECS as a data disk.