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updated docs for volume size (GB)
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![VM Launch Instance Source](images/launch_source.png)
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!!! info "How to override the flavor's Default root disk volume size"
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If you don't specify custom value for the "**Volume Size (GB)**", that will
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be set to the root disk size of your selected Flavor. For more about the
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default root disk size you can refer to [this documentation](flavors.md).
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We can override this value by entering our own custom value (in GB) and that
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is available as a Volume that is attach to the instance to enable persistent
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storage.
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!!! danger "Important Note"
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- To create an image that uses the boot volume sized according to the flavor
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ensure that "No" is selected under the "Create New Volume" section.
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ensure that "No" is selected under the "Create New Volume" section. This will
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**NOT** create a persistant block storage in the form of Volume can be risky
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so we recommend to frequently take a snapshot of the running instance in case
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you want to recover some important state of your instance.
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- When you deploy a non-ephemeral instance (i.e. Creating a new volume), and
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indicate "Yes" in "Delete Volume on Instance delete", then when you delete

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