Updated on 2025-02-27 GMT+08:00

Overview

Figure 1 shows the process for using EVS.
Figure 1 Process overview
EVS disks can be attached to servers to be used as system disks or data disks. For details, see Table 1.
Table 1 Method for creating disks

Function

Description

Method

System disk

System disks are created together with servers. You cannot create them separately.

  • See section "Creating an ECS" in the Elastic Cloud Server User Guide.
  • See section "Creating a BMS" in the Bare Metal Server User Guide.

Data disk

You can create data disks together with servers or separately.

  • See section "Creating an ECS" in the Elastic Cloud Server User Guide.
  • See section "Creating a BMS" in the Bare Metal Server User Guide.
  • Creating an EVS Disk

Figure 2 shows the process of creating and using a data disk.

Figure 2 Process overview
  1. Make preparations: Register an account on the console and obtain permissions required for creating ECSs and EVS disks.
  2. Create an EVS disk: Configure the disk parameters, including the disk type, capacity, name, and other information by referring to Creating an EVS Disk.
  3. Attach the data disk: Attach the separately created disk to an ECS by referring to Attaching an EVS Disk.
  4. Initialize the data disk: After the data disk is attached, log in to the ECS and initialize the disk before using it. For details about how to initialize the disk, see the following sections: