Do Boot volume refers to disk volume that contains the operating system files? What are the definitions for boot volume and block volume?
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Yes, in general boot volumes serve as the operating system disks for the compute instances, and block volumes as data storage, though boot volumes are also a type of block volumes.
Some differences:
- You don't need a block volume to start an instance, but you need a boot volume.
- Block volumes can be detached from running instances, boot volumes can't.
Some more details can be found in the FAQs on block volumes.
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