Managing Volumes from the EC2 Console
Once volumes are created, attach or detach volumes to an instance.
Attach a Volume
Navigate to the Volumes page from the EC2 Dashboard.
Select the volume you wish to attach.
Select Actions > Attach volume
The Attach Volume dialog will be displayed.
Select the instance to be attached from the Instance drop down list.
Enter a device name for the EBS volume; e.g., /dev/sdf1, /dev/sdp15. Refer to EBS Volumes and Device Mapping for more information on how best to allocate EBS volume device names.
Click Attach.
The volume is now attached to a SoftNAS® instance.
Detach a Volume
Detach a volume from the attached instance.
Select the volume to be detached from the instance.
From the Actions drop down list, click Detach Volume.
The Detach Volume message box asking to confirm the dissociation of address with the specific instance will be displayed.
Click Yes, Detach. The selected volume will be detached from the instance.
Delete a Volume
Note: Permanent data loss can occur when EBS volumes are deleted.
To delete a volume, select it from the Volumes page on EC2 dashboard.
On the Actions drop down list, select the Delete Volume option and confirm by clicking Yes, Delete.
The selected volumes will be deleted.