Attaching file storage to a VM

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If the VM is started and running (its status is RUNNING), stop it.
Attach file storage to the VM in Compute Cloud:
Management console

API
1. In the management console, select the folder where you created the file store.
2. Select Compute Cloud.
3. Go to the File storages tab.
4. Select the desired store.
5. Click Attach to VM.
6. In the window that opens:
  1. Select the VM.
  2. Specify the Device name for accessing file storage in the VM.
  3. Click Attach to VM.
Use the InstanceService/AttachFilesystem method of the gRPC API or the attachFilesystem method of the Instance resource in the REST API.

Mount file storage to the VM:

Connect to the VM via SSH.

Run the command:

sudo mount -t virtiofs <device name> <mount path>

To check that your file store is mounted, run the command:

df -T

Result:

Filesystem        Type         1K-blocks    Used Available Use% Mounted on
udev              devtmpfs        988600       0    988600   0% /dev
tmpfs             tmpfs           203524     780    202744   1% /run
/dev/vda2         ext4          13354932 1909060  10861420  15% /
tmpfs             tmpfs          1017604       0   1017604   0% /dev/shm
tmpfs             tmpfs             5120       0      5120   0% /run/lock
tmpfs             tmpfs          1017604       0   1017604   0% /sys/fs/cgroup
tmpfs             tmpfs           203520       0    203520   0% /run/user/1000
filesystem        virtiofs      66774660       0  66774660   0% /mnt/vfs0

In order for file storage to be mounted every time the VM is started, add a line to the /etc/fstab file in the following format:
```
<device name>  <mount path> virtiofs    rw    0   0
```

Attaching file storage to a VM

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