Attach

1 min readUpdated 30 September 2026

Connects a Block Storage volume to a specified instance, making the additional storage available to your virtual machine.

Attaches an existing block storage volume to a specified Vultr compute instance, enabling the instance to access and use the volume as additional disk storage.

Usage

CONSOLE

$ vultr-cli block-storage attach <Block Storage ID> [flags]

Examples

CONSOLE

# Full example
$ vultr-cli block-storage attach 67181686-5455-4ebb-81eb-7299f3506e2c --instance=a7898453-dd9e-4b47-bdab-9dd7a3448f1f

# Shortened with aliased commands
$ vultr-cli bs a 67181686-5455-4ebb-81eb-7299f3506e2c -i=a7898453-dd9e-4b47-bdab-9dd7a3448f1f

Flags

Shorthand	Long Version	Description
-i	--instance	instance ID to which to attach the block storage
-	--live	attach block storage without restarting the instance

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