DCD How-Tos

Data is stored in blocks of equal sizes in the IONOS cloud known as Block Storage. It provides endless possibilities to store large amounts of data. It ensures the safety of resource planning systems and offers prompt and instant access to the necessary quantity of data.

Prerequisites: Make sure you have the appropriate privileges. Only contract administrators, owners, and users with the Create Data Center privilege can set up a Virtual Data Center (VDC). Other user types have read-only access and cannot provision changes.

Quick Links

Learn how to use Block Storage via the DCD. This section provides step-by-step instructions to set up and manage Block Storage.

Set User Privileges

Learn how to set required user privileges to create and manage block storage.

Set Up Block Storage

Learn how to add storage to a Server or a Cube and configure block storage.

Delete Block Storage

Learn how to delete an existing block storage.

Install Windows VirtIO Drivers

Learn how to install Windows VirtIO drivers to improve performance, stability, and compatibility with virtualized environments.