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Viewing EVS Disk Details

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This section describes how to view disk details, including the disk status and specifications. Two methods are as follows:

See EVS Disk Status to learn more about disk statuses.

Viewing Disk Details from the EVS Console

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. Click in the upper left corner and choose Storage > Elastic Volume Service.

    The Elastic Volume Service page is displayed.

  3. In the disk list, view disk information including the disk status, type, size, function, and device type.

    In the upper left corner of the list, you can filter disks by project, status, disk name, tag, or other properties.

    Figure 1 Viewing the disk list


  4. In the disk list, locate the desired disk and click the disk name.

    The disk details page is displayed for you to view the disk details.

    Figure 2 Disk details page


  5. (Optional) Export disk information.

    Click the export button in the upper right corner of the list to export disk information.

Viewing Disk Details from the Cloud Server Console

  1. Log in to the console.
  2. Choose Compute > Elastic Cloud Server.

    The Elastic Cloud Server page is displayed.

  3. In the server list, locate the desired server by server name and click the name.

    The server details page is displayed.

  4. On the Disks tab, click in front of the row containing the target disk. In the unfolded area, click the disk ID.

    The disk details page is displayed for you to view the disk details.

    Figure 3 Disk details page


EVS Disk Status

Table 1 EVS disk status details

Status

Description

Allowed Operation

In-use

The EVS disk has been attached to a server and is in use.

  • Detaching
  • Expanding capacity

Available

The EVS disk has not been attached to any server, so you can attach it.

  • Attaching
  • Expanding capacity
  • Deleting
  • Rolling back data to EVS disks using snapshots

Creating

The EVS disk is being created.

-

Attaching

The EVS disk is being attached to a server.

-

Detaching

The EVS disk is being detached from a server.

-

Deleting

The EVS disk is being deleted.

-

Expanding

The capacity of the EVS disk is being expanded.

-

Uploading

Data on the EVS disk is being uploaded to an image. This status occurs when you create an image from a server.

-

Downloading

Data is being downloaded from an image to the EVS disk. This status occurs when you create a server.

-

Error

An error occurs when you try to create an EVS disk.

Deleting

Deletion failed

An error occurs when you try to delete the EVS disk.

None

Expansion failed

An error occurs when you try to expand the capacity of the EVS disk.

Deleting

Rolling back

Data on the EVS disk is being restored from a snapshot.

NOTE:
  • When you roll back data from a snapshot, you can only roll back data to the source EVS disk. Rollback to a specific disk is not supported.
  • A snapshot can only be used for rollback when its source disk is in the Available or Rollback failed state.

-

Rollback failed

An error occurs when the EVS disk data is rolled back from a snapshot.

  • Deleting
  • Rolling back data to EVS disks using snapshots

Changing disk type

The EVS disk type is being changed.

None

Figure 4 Change between some of EVS disk statuses


Note

If an EVS disk status is Error, Deletion failed, Expansion failed, Rollback failed, or Restoration failed, you can rectify the error by referring to What Should I Do If an Error Occurs on My EVS Disk?