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 Chapter 1. Overview

Glossary
High-level task flow

OpenStack Block Storage Service is a block-level storage solution that enables you to:

  • Mount drives to OpenStack Cloud Servers™ to scale storage without paying for more compute resources.

  • Use high performance storage to serve database or I/O-intensive applications.

You interact with Block Storage programmatically through the Block Storage API as described in this guide.

[Note]Note

  • OpenStack Block Storage Service is an add-on feature to OpenStack Nova Compute in Folsom versions and earlier.

  • Block Storage is multi-tenant rather than dedicated.

  • Block Storage allows you to create snapshots that you can save, list, and restore.

  • Block Storage allows you to create backups of your volumes to Object Storage for archival and disaster recovery purposes. These backups can be subsequently restored to the same volume or new volumes.

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