Working with Instance Volumes

Each Instance on Apiculus (Linux or Windows) includes a 'root' disk or volume. This is the primary disk partition on the Instance, and by default, all operating systems, data, components and files reside on the root disk.

Further, Instances can have addon or 'data' disks attached to them which act as additional disk partitions. These data disks are modular and can be moved between multiple Instances.

Apart from this, there is no difference between a root disk and a data disk. Both types of Volumes are managed using the Block Volumes Service. However, based on the volume type, certain operations may not be available.

Operations	Root Disks	Data Disks
Overview & Volume Information	Available	Available
Snapshot Management	Available	Available
Recurring Snapshot Schedules	Available	Available
Resizing Volumes	Available (via parent Instance)	Available
Volume Operations	Not Available	Available