From 856b6181a59efaceecd4fc1b1b5501279e3612e3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdu-birhanu Date: Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:44:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/5] Fix formatting of heading for deleting data --- docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md | 14 ++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md index ba7f16865..782f385e2 100644 --- a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md +++ b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md @@ -241,3 +241,17 @@ Click "Delete Volume" again to delete the volume permanently. It will not be possible to delete a volume if it has an associated [volume snapshot](../snapshots.md). The snapshot will need to be deleted first. + +## Deleting Data From Volume + +All block storage volumes in Cloud.rc are thin provisioned. This means that the physical storage consumed by a volume depends on the amount of data written to it, not the provisioned volume size. + +For example, a 160 GB volume containing 5 GB of data consumes approximately 5 GB of physical storage. As additional data is written, more physical storage is allocated until the volume reaches its maximum provisioned size of 160 GB. + +When data is deleted: + +- The VM operating system marks the deleted space as available. +- The provisioned volume size remains unchanged. +- Reclaiming the released space on the backend (TBD). + +Therefore, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. Filesystem usage provides an indication of the data stored on the volume and the required volume size. From dd2df81c64eb9ebe49924e5bef84bdf8cb891a67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdu-birhanu Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:03:02 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/5] fix typo --- docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md index 782f385e2..70bf34285 100644 --- a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md +++ b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md @@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ Click "Delete Volume" again to delete the volume permanently. ## Deleting Data From Volume +Data can be deleted from a volume at any time to free space within the VM filesystem. However, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. + All block storage volumes in Cloud.rc are thin provisioned. This means that the physical storage consumed by a volume depends on the amount of data written to it, not the provisioned volume size. For example, a 160 GB volume containing 5 GB of data consumes approximately 5 GB of physical storage. As additional data is written, more physical storage is allocated until the volume reaches its maximum provisioned size of 160 GB. @@ -252,6 +254,6 @@ When data is deleted: - The VM operating system marks the deleted space as available. - The provisioned volume size remains unchanged. -- Reclaiming the released space on the backend (TBD). +- The backend storage used by the data in the volume is not automatically reclaimed. -Therefore, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. Filesystem usage provides an indication of the data stored on the volume and the required volume size. +Therefore, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. From bd1e14061da01c716ab8430520a6c9afe66e4d08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdu-birhanu Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:17:37 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/5] fix typo and formattings --- docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md index 70bf34285..50ec10be0 100644 --- a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md +++ b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ These instructions are intended for researchers who want to setup a persistent v !!! note - Virtual machines are disposable! If you get stuck at any point, or things don't seem like they're working as expected, etc., feel free to delete the instance and start over. + Virtual Machine (VM) are disposable! If you get stuck at any point, or things don't seem like they're working as expected, etc., feel free to delete the instance and start over. ## Creating a Volume @@ -242,9 +242,9 @@ Click "Delete Volume" again to delete the volume permanently. It will not be possible to delete a volume if it has an associated [volume snapshot](../snapshots.md). The snapshot will need to be deleted first. -## Deleting Data From Volume +## Deleting Data From a Volume -Data can be deleted from a volume at any time to free space within the VM filesystem. However, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. +Data can be deleted from a volume at any time to free space within the Virtual Machine (VM) filesystem. However, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. All block storage volumes in Cloud.rc are thin provisioned. This means that the physical storage consumed by a volume depends on the amount of data written to it, not the provisioned volume size. From 6ee90c9ed41025db516dde0a4063dfee41217f68 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdu-birhanu Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:45:50 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 4/5] fix vm abbreviations --- docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md index 50ec10be0..899a41df9 100644 --- a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md +++ b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md @@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Click "Delete Volume" again to delete the volume permanently. ## Deleting Data From a Volume -Data can be deleted from a volume at any time to free space within the Virtual Machine (VM) filesystem. However, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. +Data can be deleted from a volume at any time to free space within the VM filesystem. However, deleting files does not automatically reduce the physical storage consumed by the volume. All block storage volumes in Cloud.rc are thin provisioned. This means that the physical storage consumed by a volume depends on the amount of data written to it, not the provisioned volume size. From 0f571cf267c69255668886e5b89fa702e6407f86 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: bdu-birhanu Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:48:15 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 5/5] fix vm abbreviations --- docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md index 899a41df9..844dd8123 100644 --- a/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md +++ b/docs/uab_cloud/tutorial/volumes.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ These instructions are intended for researchers who want to setup a persistent v !!! note - Virtual Machine (VM) are disposable! If you get stuck at any point, or things don't seem like they're working as expected, etc., feel free to delete the instance and start over. + Virtual Machines (VM) are disposable! If you get stuck at any point, or things don't seem like they're working as expected, etc., feel free to delete the instance and start over. ## Creating a Volume