# Creating & Attaching a Storage or Disk

You can create a blank disk and attach it to your VM instance. This disk functions as a non-root disk.

* On the main page of the Service Portal AI, select the **Storage** menu.

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* Click the **Create Storage** button.

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* Fill in the **Create Storage** form with the following information.

<table data-full-width="true"><thead><tr><th width="322">Column</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Storage Type</strong></td><td>- Premium Volume SSD with 2250 - 4500 IOPS<br>- Premium Volume SSD with 750 - 2500 IOPS</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select Volume Size</strong></td><td>Specify the storage size required.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Do you want to attach this storage to an instance or not?</strong></td><td>Select <strong>Yes</strong> if you want to attach the storage to an instance, or select <strong>No</strong> if you want to attach the storage later.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select Instance</strong></td><td>Select the instance where the storage will be attached.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Name Volume</strong></td><td>Name for the volume.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Billing Type</strong></td><td>Based on the project billing type used.</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Zone</strong></td><td>Zone used for the storage.</td></tr></tbody></table>

* Click the **Create** button to save the data or **Cancel** if you do not want to save the data.

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* A notification will appear displaying the message "**Storage has successfully created**".

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