Inspect a volume
From the menu select Volumes then select the volume you want to inspect.
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When you select a volume, the screen will divide into three sections, each described below.
Volume section
Summarizes key information about the volume.
Attribute | Overview |
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Name | The name of the volume. |
Namespace | The namespace that the volume belongs to. |
Storage | The storage object that the volume uses. |
Shared Access Policy | The access policy configured for the volume. |
Provisioner | The storage provisioner that provisions the volume. |
Creation date | When the volume was created. |
Size | The size of the volume. You can grow a volume by clicking the Increase size button and adjusting the value. Shrinking a volume is not supported. |
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Events section
Shows information about volume-related events.
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YAML section
This displays the YAML generated from the volume deployment. Use it to create backups of the configuration.
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