Updated on 2025-09-12 GMT+08:00

How Do I Add a Disk?

You can add data disks only to a desktop whose Status is Running.

  1. Go to the Huawei Cloud official website. Log in to the console as an administrator.
  2. Click in the upper left corner of the console and select a region and a project.
  3. Click and choose Business Applications > Workspace in the service list.

    The Dashboard page is displayed.

  4. Click Desktop management.

    The Desktops page is displayed.

  5. Select the desktop to which you need to add data disks, and choose More > Disks > Add Disk.

    The page for adding data disks is displayed.

  6. Click Add and configure parameters.

    • High I/O: uses serial attached SCSI (SAS) drives to store data. High I/O disks are suitable for common workloads.
    • Ultra-high I/O: uses solid state disk (SSD) drives to store data. Ultra-high I/O disks are suitable for enterprise mission-critical services as well as workloads demanding high throughput and low latency.

    The maximum number of added data disks is 10 minus the number of existing data disks.

  7. Select I understand the impact of this operation and will proceed.
  8. Click Next.
  9. Confirm the information about the new disks and click OK. The data disks have been added.