Manage volumes (Storage tab)

As an administrative user, you can manage volumes and volume types for users in various projects. You can create and delete volume types, and you can view and delete volumes. For more information, refer to the :ref:storage-tab.

Create a volume type

#. Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.

#. On the :guilabel:Administrator page, open the :guilabel:Storage tab and click :guilabel:Volume Types category.

#. Click :guilabel:Create Volume Type.

#. In the :guilabel:Create Volume Type dialog box, specify the following values.

:guilabel:Name: Specify a name to identify the volume type.

:guilabel:Description: A human-readable description for the resource.

:guilabel:Shared: "Shared" volume can be mounted on multiple instances.

:guilabel:Public: Select this check box to make the volume type publicly visible.

.. note::

 If you do not choose this check box, a new field for
 :guilabel:`Access Control` displays. You can select projects from the
 list to determine which projects are visible to the volume type.

#. Click :guilabel:OK.

You have successfully created the volume type. You can view the volume type from the :guilabel:Volume Types tab.

Delete a volume type

#. Log into the OpenStack Dashboard as the Admin user.

#. On the :guilabel:Administrator page, open the :guilabel:Storage tab and click :guilabel:Volume Types category.

#. Select the check boxes for the volume types that you want to delete.

#. Click :guilabel:Delete and confirm your choice.

A message indicates whether the action was successful.