- What's New
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Service Overview
- DSS Infographics
- What Is DSS?
- Region and AZ
- Storage Pool Types and Performance
- Storage Pool Capacity Description
- DSS Disks
- DSS Three-Copy Redundancy
- Device Types and Usage Instructions
- Shared Disks and Usage Instructions
- Disk Encryption
- Disk Backup
- DSS and Other Services
- Billing
- Permissions
- Constraints
- Change History
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Getting Started
- Operation Procedure
- Step 1: Apply for a Storage Pool
- Step 2: Create a Disk
- Step 3: Attach a Disk
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Step 4: Initialize a Data Disk
- Introduction to Data Disk Initialization Scenarios and Partition Styles
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2016)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (parted)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2012)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Linux (parted)
- Change History
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User Guide
- Permissions Management
- Storage Pool Management
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Disk Management
- Detaching a Disk
- Attaching an Existing Disk
- Deleting a Disk
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Expanding the Capacity of a Disk
- Introduction to Expansion Scenarios
- Expanding an In-use Disk
- Expanding an Available Disk
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Windows
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Linux (fdisk)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems on Linux (parted)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems of a SCSI Data Disk on Linux (fdisk)
- Extending Partitions and File Systems of a System Disk on Linux (fdisk)
- Managing Encrypted Disks
- Managing Shared Disks
- Managing Backups
- Change History
- API Reference
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FAQs
- What Are the Risks of Not Expanding the Storage Pool Capacity?
- How Many Statuses Does a Storage Pool Have?
- How Many Statuses Does a Disk Have?
- Troubleshooting and Impacts on the DSS Usage
- Can I Attach a Disk to Multiple Servers?
- Will Data in the DSS Disk Be Lost When the DSS Disk Is Detached?
- What Should I Do If an Error Occurs on My DSS Disk?
- How Can I Test DSS Disk Performance?
- What Are the Restrictions on Attaching a Disk to an ECS?
- What Are the Precautions for Detaching a Disk from an ECS?
- Why My Disk Cannot Be Attached to a Server?
- Can the Disk Space Usage Be Reduced If I Delete Files on a Server?
- Videos
- Glossary
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More Documents
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User Guide (Paris and Amsterdam Regions)
- Introduction
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Quick Start
- Operation Procedure
- Step 1: Apply for a Storage Pool
- Step 2: Create a Disk
- Step 3: Attach a Disk
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Initialize a Data Disk
- Introduction to Data Disk Initialization Scenarios and Partition Styles
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Windows (Windows Server 2016)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Initializing a Data Disk in Linux (parted)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2008)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Windows (Windows Server 2012)
- Initializing a Data Disk Greater Than 2 TB in Linux (parted)
- Obtaining the Domain Name
- Obtaining the Region
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Management
- Storage Pool Management
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Disk Management
- Detaching a Disk
- Deleting a Disk
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Expanding the Capacity of a Disk
- Introduction to Expansion Scenarios
- Expanding an In-use Disk
- Expanding an Available Disk
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Windows Disk
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a Disk in Linux (parted)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a SCSI Data Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Performing Post-Expansion Operations for a System Disk in Linux (fdisk)
- Managing an Encrypted Disk
- Managing a Shared Disk
- Managing a Backup
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FAQs
- What Are the Risks of Not Expanding the Storage Pool Capacity?
- How Many Statuses Does a Storage Pool Have?
- How Many Statuses Does a Disk Have?
- Troubleshooting and Impacts on the DSS Usage
- Can I Attach a Disk to Multiple Servers?
- Will Data in the DSS Disk Be Lost When the DSS Disk Is Detached?
- What Should I Do If an Error Occurs on My DSS Disk?
- What Are the Restrictions on Attaching a Disk to an ECS?
- What Are the Precautions for Detaching a Disk from an ECS?
- Why My Disk Cannot Be Attached to a Server?
- Change History
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User Guide (Paris and Amsterdam Regions)
- General Reference
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Constraints
This topic describes the constraints on using disks.
Scenario |
Item |
Restrictions |
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Creating disks |
Device type |
The device type of a disk cannot be changed after the disk has been created. |
Disk sharing |
The sharing attribute of a disk cannot be changed after the disk has been created. |
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Disk encryption |
The encryption attribute of a disk cannot be changed after the disk has been created. |
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Attaching disks |
Number of servers that a non-shared disk can be attached to |
1 |
Number of servers that a shared disk can be attached to |
16 |
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Expanding disk capacity |
Capacity expansion |
Disk capacities can be expanded only. |
Capacity expansion of non-shared disks |
Some server OSs support the capacity expansion of non-shared, In-use disks. |
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Capacity expansion of shared disks |
A shared disk must be detached from all its servers before expansion. That is, the shared disk status must be Available. |
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Expansion increment |
1 GB |
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Detaching disks |
System disk detachment |
A system disk can only be detached offline, that is, its server must be in the Stopped state. |
Data disk detachment |
A data disk can be detached online or offline, that is, its server can either be in the Running or Stopped state. |
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Deleting disks |
- |
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Disk capacity |
Maximum capacity of a system disk |
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Maximum capacity of a data disk |
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Maximum capacity supported by the MBR partition style |
2 TB |
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Maximum capacity supported by the GPT partition style |
18 EB |
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