Select GCP disk type

[turian]

There are a handful of GCP disk types. How can I change the disk type?

I very much want to add pd-ssd disks, and perhaps pd-extreme, persistent disk.

It would also be nice to add local SSDs from spotty.

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[apls777]

Selecting disk types and adding local SSDs is not supported for GCP at the moment.

For disk types, there is a workaround: you can just pre-create a disk with the desired type before launching an instance with Spotty, then Spotty will pick it up instead of creating a new one.

[turian]

@apls777 for the workaround, do I have to give the disk I create a particular name (the name of the disk it would otherwise create)? Anything else necessary for this workaround?

[turian]

@apls777 Also, does this workaround work for attaching local SSDs? If not, is there any way?

[apls777]

@turian Sorry for the delay in getting back to you.

for the workaround, do I have to give the disk I create a particular name (the name of the disk it would otherwise create)?

Yes, it should be in the format <project_name>-<instance_name>-<volume_name>, all lowercase. For example: hearpreprocess-hearpreprocess-i1-joseph-workspace (using your config from another issue).

Anything else necessary for this workaround?

I don't think so.

Also, does this workaround work for attaching local SSDs? If not, is there any way?

No, unfortunately, it won't work for SSDs. There is no simple workaround, it requires editing the deployment template in the Spotty code.

[turian]

Thank you!