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To create a volume container

  1. In the device Quick Start page, click Add a volume container. The Create Volume Container dialog box appears.

    Create Volume Container

  2. In the Create Volume container dialog box:

    1. Supply a Name for your volume container. The name must be 3 to 32 characters long.
    2. Select a Storage Account to associate with this volume container. You can choose the default account that is generated at the time of service creation. You can also use the Add new option to specify a storage account that is not linked to this service subscription.
    3. Select Enable Cloud Storage Encryption to enable encryption of the data sent from the device to the cloud.
    4. Provide and confirm a Cloud Storage Encryption Key that is 8 to 32 characters long. This key is used by the device to access encrypted data.
    5. Select Unlimited in the Specify bandwidth drop-down list if you wish to consume all the available bandwidth. You can also set this option to Custom to employ bandwidth controls, and specify a value between 1 and 1,000 Mbps. If you have your bandwidth usage information available, you may be able to allocate bandwidth based on a schedule by specifying Select a bandwidth template. For a step-by-step procedure, go to Add a bandwidth template.
    6. Click the check icon check-icon to save this volume container and exit the wizard.

    The newly created volume container will be listed on the Volume containers page.

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To watch a video that demonstrates how to create a volume container in your StorSimple solution, click here.