These are the frequently asked questions for Vultr Block Storage volume.
You can upgrade Vultr Block Storage volume using the steps described here. You must resize your file system manually, which does pose the risk of possible data loss if performed incorrectly. You cannot perform an in-place downgrade of Vultr Block Storage volume, but you can use these steps to migrate your files to a smaller Vultr Block Storage volume.
No, before attaching a Vultr Block Storage volume to a Vultr Cloud Compute instance, ensure both resources are in the same Vultr location.
Yes, the minimum Vultr Block Storage volume size is 10 GB for an NVMe-based volume and 40 GB for an HDD-based volume.
No, Vultr automated server backup does not back up any attached Vultr Block Storage volumes. Instead, you should back up your Vultr Block Storage volumes using OS-level tools such as Rclone. Refer to the guide on How to Set Up Automatic Backups with Rclone and Vultr Object Storage
No, you can only attach a Vultr Block Storage volume to one Vultr Cloud Compute instance at a time. However, you can move the Vultr Block Storage volume between Vultr Cloud Compute instances in the same data location.
Yes, you can attach up to 16 Vultr Block Storage volumes to the same Vultr Cloud Compute instance.
No, Vultr Block Storage volumes do not support Vultr Bare Metal Servers.
Vultr offers high limits on the total number of Vultr Block Storage volumes and the aggregate storage per account. If you have questions about your account limits, please open a support ticket.
Vultr offers the flexibility of choosing a location when deploying a Vultr Block Storage volume. The data remains in that location unless you copy it to a different location. Data residency is important to customers, and therefore, Vultr does not copy or back up your data outside that location.
Vultr encrypts your data at rest with Advanced Encryption Standard, using 256-bit keys (AES-256). This level of encryption is approved by many regulatory compliance standards such as PCI-DSS, GDPR, FedRAMP, FIPS 140-2, ISO/IEC 18033-3, and SOC 1, 2, and 3. AES is the only publicly accessible cipher approved by the U.S. National Security Agency.