This tutorial guides you through the process of migrating your Instance’s Local Storage (l_ssd) to Scaleway Block Storage (SBS). By following these steps, you will be able to export your local storage and restart your Instance with SBS.

Before you startLink to this anchor

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• An Instance using Local Storage (l_ssd)
• An Object Storage bucket in the same geographical region as your Instance

Creating a snapshot of your Local Storage volumeLink to this anchor

To begin the migration process, you need to create a snapshot of your Local Storage volume. This will allow you to export the snapshot and import it into a new SBS volume.

1. Click Instances in the Compute section of the side menu. The Instances page displays.
2. Click the Instance you want to snapshot.
3. Click the Storage tab to display the storage options of your Instance.
4. Click «See more Icon» > Snapshot next to the volume you want to snapsot.
5. A pop-up displays. Choose a name for the snapshot, or use the default suggested name.
6. Click Create snapshot to finish. You are redirected to the Snapshots tab in the Local Storage section of the Scaleway console, where your new snapshot now appears in the list.

Exporting the snapshotLink to this anchor

Once you have created the snapshot, you need to export it. This will allow you to import the snapshot into a new SBS volume.

1. Click the snapshots tab in the Local Storage section of the Scaleway console.
2. A list of your Local Storage snapshots displays. Click «See more Icon» > Copy to bucket.
3. A pop-up displays. Enter a name for the QCOW2 export of your snapshot and select the Object Storage bucket to export your snapshot into from the drop-down list.
   Note

   The Object Storage bucket must be in the same region as your snapshot.

4. Click Copy snapshot to bucket to start the export.

Importing the snapshot into a new SBS volumeLink to this anchor

After exporting the snapshot, you need to import it into a new SBS volume. This will create a new volume with the same data as your local storage volume.

1. Click the Object Storage section of the Scaleway console, then click the bucket to which you have exported the snapshot. The snapshot copy should display in the list of your objects.
   Note

   Depending on the size of your snapshot, the export to Object Storage may take some time. It is ready once the status indicator changes to green.

2. Click «See more Icon» next to the snapshot copy, then click Import as snapshot. A pop-up displays. Enter the name of the snapshot, select the destination AZ, and choose the snapshot type. Select Block SSD as the snapshot type. Click Import file as snapshot to import the snapshot into the destination AZ.
   Important

   • Ensure that the QCOW / QCOW2 image file you want to import uses the file extension .qcow or .qcow2 to avoid issues during import.
   • Imported snapshots must have a volume size between 1 GB and 1 TB.

Attaching the new SBS volume to your InstanceLink to this anchor

Once the new SBS volume is created, you need to attach it to your instance. This will allow you to use the new volume as your primary storage.

1. Click Block Storage in the Storage section of the Scaleway console side menu. The Block Storage page displays.
2. Click Attach an Instance under the Linked Instance section.
3. Select the Instance to which you want to attach your volume from the drop-down.
4. Click Attach volume to Instance.

Restarting your InstanceLink to this anchor

After attaching the new SBS volume, you need to restart your instance. This will ensure that your Instance is using the new SBS volume as its primary storage.

1. Click Instances in the Compute section of the side menu. The Instances page displays.
2. Click the Instance you want to reboot.
3. Click Actions > Reboot in the top right corner of the Instance overview page.
4. A pop-up displays to confirm the Instance reboot. Click Reboot Instance.

ConclusionLink to this anchor

By following these steps, you have successfully migrated your local storage (l_ssd) to Scaleway Block Storage (SBS). Your Instance is now up and running using SBS, and you can benefit from the advantages of Scaleway’s advanced Block Storage solution.

For furher information, refer to How to migrate existing volumes and snapshots to Scaleway’s new Block Storage management.