> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xloud.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Manage Volumes (Admin)

> Administer block storage — manage volume types, QoS specs, storage backends, and cross-project volumes.

## Overview

The admin sidebar Storage section includes additional pages not visible to regular users:
**Volume Types** and **Storage Backends**.

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## Volume Types

Navigate to **Storage > Volume Types** (admin view). The page has two tabs:

**Volume Types tab** — manage storage tiers:

| Action                | Location              | Description                              |
| --------------------- | --------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Manage QoS Spec**   | First row action      | Associate a QoS spec with this type      |
| **Manage Access**     | More dropdown         | Control which projects can use this type |
| **Create Encryption** | More dropdown         | Add encryption provider (luks)           |
| **Delete Encryption** | More dropdown         | Remove encryption settings               |
| **Edit**              | More dropdown         | Update name and description              |
| **Delete**            | More dropdown / batch | Delete the volume type                   |

**QoS Specs tab** — manage quality of service specifications:

Create QoS specs with consumer (front-end/back-end/all) and bandwidth/IOPS rules.
Associate specs with volume types via the **Manage QoS Spec** action on the Volume Types tab.

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## Storage Backends

Navigate to **Storage > Storage Backends** (admin view). Read-only list showing all
configured storage pools with protocol, backend name, and host information.

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## Detailed Guides

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Volume Types (Admin)" href="/services/storage/volume-types-admin" color="#197560">
    Complete volume type management reference
  </Card>

  <Card title="QoS" href="/services/storage/qos" color="#197560">
    QoS spec creation and association
  </Card>

  <Card title="Encryption" href="/services/storage/encryption" color="#197560">
    Volume encryption configuration
  </Card>

  <Card title="Create a Volume" href="/services/storage/create-volume" color="#197560">
    Volume creation with type selection
  </Card>
</CardGroup>