# Create PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC)

Create a PVC to provide storage for the model cache. If you are using a Linux operating system, then run the following syntax to create the pvc.yaml file.

```bash
nano pvc.yaml
```

If you are using a Windows operating system, open a text editor such as Notepad or Notepad++.

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Enter the following syntax.

```yaml
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: deepseek-r1
  namespace: vllm
spec:
  accessModes:
  - ReadWriteMany
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 500Gi
  storageClassName: storage-nvme-c1
  volumeMode: Filesystem
```

If you are using a Linux operating system, run the following syntax but If you are using a Windows operating system save the file as pvc.yaml. in CMD, navigate to the folder that contains the pvc.yaml file and run the following syntax.&#x20;

```bash
kubectl apply -f pvc.yaml
```

{% hint style="warning" %}
To delete the pvc.yaml configuration that has been applied, run the following syntax.&#x20;

```bash
kubectl delete -f pvc.yaml -n [namespace]
```

**Replace \[namespace] with the namespace you created in the sub-chapter** [**Create Namespace**](/reference/deployment-llama-3.1-70b-with-vllm-on-kubernetes/create-namespace.md)**.**
{% endhint %}


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