Volumes (Admin)
Administrators can manage the volumes of all tenants.
Sidebar (SNB)
The Storage group in the left sidebar of Compute Admin. It manages the resources of all tenants in one place, and clicking an item opens that resource screen.
| No. | Feature | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Storage | Volumes | · Manages block storage volumes across tenants. |
| 1-2 | Storage | Volume Snapshots | · Lists and manages volume snapshots. |
| 1-3 | Storage | Volume Backups | · Lists and manages volume backups. |
| 1-4 | Storage | Volume Types | · Lists volume types with their encryption and visibility. |
Title header
The content header that shows the title of the current screen (Volumes).
Search · Toolbar
The area for searching the list, exporting to CSV, and running bulk actions on the selected items. An administrator works on the resources of all tenants without selecting a tenant.
| No. | Feature | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-1 | Search | Attribute search field | · Filters the list by attributes such as name, ID, tenant, and status. |
| 3-2 | Export | Download CSV | · Exports the current list as a CSV file. |
| 3-3 | Bulk action | Delete | · Deletes the selected items (a confirmation modal appears). |
List
A table that shows the block storage volumes of all tenants with their status, host, size, and attached instance.
| No. | Feature | Item | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4-1 | List columns | Status | The volume status. |
| Name | The volume name and ID. | ||
| Tenant | The owning tenant. | ||
| Host | The storage host where the volume is located. | ||
| Size | The volume size. | ||
| Type | The volume type. | ||
| Disk tag | The disk tag (OS_DISK/DATA_DISK). | ||
| Attached to | The attached instance. | ||
| Created at | The creation date and time. | ||
| Action | The row menu: Edit, Update status, Migrate volume, Delete. | ||
| 4-2 | View settings | View preferences button | · Opens the View Preferences drawer, where you choose which columns to show. |
Key features
- Cross-tenant view: View and manage volumes across all projects
- Search and filter: Find volumes by name, ID, tenant, or status
- Administrator controls: Status update and migration
- Detail view: Review volume attachments and properties
Available actions
Above the list is the bulk button Delete, which becomes active when you select rows. The actions below run from each row's Action menu.
| Action | Description | Availability |
|---|---|---|
| Edit | Update volume name and description | available, in-use, error status |
| Update status | Manually update volume status | Any status |
| Migrate volume | Migrate volume to another backend | available, in-use status |
| Delete | Permanently remove volume | available, error status |
Status update
The Update status action lets you manually correct the volume status when it is inconsistent with the actual state.