diff --git a/docs/topics/moving_data/from_vm_to_you_storage_options.md b/docs/topics/moving_data/from_vm_to_you_storage_options.md index 033531c..fb9bc06 100644 --- a/docs/topics/moving_data/from_vm_to_you_storage_options.md +++ b/docs/topics/moving_data/from_vm_to_you_storage_options.md @@ -1,6 +1,7 @@ - --- title: Storage and data transfer options for VM +hide: + - toc --- # Storage and data transfer options for VM @@ -8,16 +9,18 @@ title: Storage and data transfer options for VM ## Context -When using a cloud machine or service, a standard workflow is: +When using a cloud machine or service, a typical workflow is: -1. Provision: create and prepare resources and services: VM, storage, software installation, etc -2. Stage: move code, software, and input data to the VM that will do that computations (execution) -3. Execute: set the parameters and run the computation which generates output data onto storage -4. Transfer: move (aka transfer) the output to the next phase in your workflow, often your own 'local' computer +1. **Provision**: create and prepare resources and services: VM, storage, software installation, etc +2. **Stage**: move code, software, and input data to the VM that will do that computations (execution) +3. **Execute**: set the parameters and run the computation which generates output data onto storage +4. **Transfer**: move (aka transfer) the output to the next phase in your workflow, often your own 'local' computer Input and output may be files but it may also be records in a database. -Here are 5 popular options for Storage+VM in context, with hThere are several types of cloud storage that one may use for staging data that have more or less complex methods working with. Some storage metho +Here are 5 popular options for Storage+VM in context, with short description of how to connect and transfer data. +This a gradient on the amount of work you have to do to alter your software or code from option 1 (no changes) to option 5 (many changes) + [](../Five_storage_options_for_cloud_vm_to_local_file-date_sharing.drawio.pdf) @@ -25,6 +28,15 @@ Here are 5 popular options for Storage+VM in context, with hThere are several ty *[Full size PDF](Five_storage_options_for_cloud_vm_to_local_file-date_sharing.drawio.pdf)* + + ## Links @@ -40,6 +52,7 @@ Here are 5 popular options for Storage+VM in context, with hThere are several ty - [About Disks, and how to specify them using the Azure CLI](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal) - [you can add a data disk to an existing Windows Virtual machine](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal) - 3 [Azure Files](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/files/storage-files-introduction) + - See the [Storage Session Activities](https://msu-icer.github.io/cloudcomputingfellowship/sessions/03_cloud_storage/#activities) for details about connecting file share to a VM - 4 [Blob Storage](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/blobs/storage-blobs-introduction) - 5 [Databases vs Storage](../../topics/storage_vs_databases.md)