Creating and Using an EVS Disk¶
Figure 1 shows the basic EVS operation process.
![**Figure 1** Process overview](_images/en-us_image_0129867556.png)
Figure 1 Process overview¶
EVS disks can be attached to servers and be used as system disks or data disks. For details, see Table 1.
Disk | Description | Method |
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System disk | System disks are created along with servers and cannot be created separately. |
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Data disk | Data disks can be created along with servers or separately. |
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Figure 2 shows how to purchase a data disk separately.
![**Figure 2** Process overview](_images/en-us_image_0000001487224722.png)
Figure 2 Process overview¶
Preparations: Register an account on the console and obtain the permissions required to create servers and disks.
Create a disk. Configure the disk parameters, including the disk type, size, name, and other information. For details, see Create an EVS Disk.
Attach the data disk. Attach the separately created disk to a server. For details, see the following sections:
Initialize the data disk. Log in to the server and initialize the data disk before using it. For details about how to initialize the disk, see the following sections: