Creating a file storage

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI installed yet, install and initialize it.

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

1. See the description of the CLI command for creating a file storage:

   yc compute filesystem create --help
   

2. Create a file storage in the default folder:

   yc compute filesystem create \
     --name <file_storage_name> \
     --type <file_storage_type> \
     --zone <availability_zone> \
     --size <file_storage_size> \
     --labels <key>=<value>
   

   Where:

   • --name: File storage name. Follow these naming requirements:

     • It must be from 2 to 63 characters long.
     • It can only contain lowercase Latin letters, numbers, and hyphens.
     • It must start with a letter and cannot end with a hyphen.

   • --type: File storage type. The possible values are network-hdd or network-ssd.

   • --zone: Availability zone.

   • --size: File storage size. This is an optional parameter. The default value is 150 GB.

     By default, the value is specified in bytes. To specify the size in megabytes or gigabytes, use the M and G suffixes, e.g., 2048M or 2G.

   • --labels: File storage labels in <key>=<value> format. This is an optional parameter.

     To specify multiple labels, list them separated by commas: <key_1>=<value_1>,<key_2>=<value_2>,...,<key_n>=<value_n>.

   Result:

   done (11s)
   id: epdcago8e5lr********
   folder_id: b1gt6g8ht345********
   created_at: "2024-05-02T05:56:39Z"
   name: my-sample-fs
   labels:
     key1: value1
     key2: value2
     key3: value3
   type_id: network-hdd
   zone_id: ru-central1-a
   size: "1073741824"
   status: READY
   

If you do not have Terraform yet, install it and configure its Yandex Cloud provider.

1. In the configuration file, define the parameters of the resources you want to create:

   provider "yandex" {
     zone = "ru-central1-a"
   }
   
   resource "yandex_compute_filesystem" "default" {
     name   = "<file_storage_name>"
     type   = "<file_storage_type>"
     zone   = "<availability_zone>"
     size   = <file_storage_size>
     labels = {
       <label_1_key> = "<label_1_value>"
       <label_2_key> = "<label_2_value>"
     }
   }
   

   Where:

   • name: File storage name. This is a required parameter.
   • type: File storage type. The possible values are network-hdd or network-ssd. The default file storage type is network-hdd. This is an optional parameter.
   • zone: Availability zone. This is an optional parameter.
   • size: File storage size in GB. This is an optional parameter. The default value is 150 GB.
   • labels: Resource label in <key> = "<value>" format. This is an optional parameter.

   For more information about yandex_compute_filesystem properties, see this Terraform provider article.

2. Create the resources:

   1. In the terminal, go to the directory where you edited the configuration file.

   2. Make sure the configuration file is correct using this command:

      terraform validate
      

      If the configuration is correct, you will get this message:

      Success! The configuration is valid.
      

   3. Run this command:

      terraform plan
      

      You will see a detailed list of resources. No changes will be made at this step. Terraform will show any errors found in your configuration.

   4. Apply the changes:

      terraform apply
      

   5. Type yes and press Enter to confirm the changes.

This will create a file storage in the specified folder. You can check the new file storage and its settings using the management console or this CLI command:

yc compute filesystem get <file_storage_name>

Use the create REST API method for the Filesystem resource or the FilesystemService/Create gRPC API call.