Block Storage timeframe and availability
Hi there,
I currently am in your Sydney datacenter and was wondering when / if the Block Storage feature will be available in Sydney as it would be very useful.
I currently am in your Sydney datacenter and was wondering when / if the Block Storage feature will be available in Sydney as it would be very useful.
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We can only hope that Sydney among other locations get block storage in the future - it's one of the frustrating things about Vultr is that they don't build out features to be supported by the whole platform.
I do realize that is in beta, and I am happy they are taking their time making sure the solution is solid before it is released everywhere. I am sure the last thing we would want is to find out data that we were expecting to be on the Block Storage is corrupted or gone. Regardless, I am hoping that it will be offered in the Dallas datacenter (in beta or full release). Heck I'd be willing to use it (for non-critical storage) even if it were offered as a 'buyer beware' beta.
I was hoping to spin up my first VM in Dallas, because it is close - but I'm considering choosing NJ, just so that I can get the block storage...
Hopefully someone from Vultr will notice this thread and drop in and say that block storage will be coming to Dallas soon
Anyway, after shopping around and looking at recent benchmark comparison, I am really impressed with Vultr and I am really looking forward to having a long term relationship with them.
https://www.iplocation.net/ shows bytecheck (104.154.96.24 - a google-cloud service) is either in Ashburn, VA. or California(!)
I suspect the DB that says LA is being lazy because Mountain view is where the google AS is registered to.
Not trying to be intentionally different, my gut tells me it's actually in Berkeley County, SC!
But the reason you are getting similar times are presumably because this server is the same distance from CA as it from NJ, network-wise.
Anyhow, the point of my LA/NJ comparison is to give me a coast-to-coast average. If bytecheck is geographically dead center…fine. 100ms latency is respectable enough for me…especially for a Nextcloud instance.
I just thought it best to post that the result from that site is based on the result from "bytecheck -> tested IP" not "home-machine -> tested IP" so anyone else reading this thread would be aware.
Cheers!
The only thing stopping me going straight off to linode is their lack of a Sydney presence, but 17 months of total silence on block storage being available outside NJ suggests it's not ever going to be rolled out anywhere else.
Well it's August 2019 and still no sign of Block Storage in Sydney. Does anyone know if this is ever going to happen?
Just thought I'd jump in here and say it's November 2020 and still no block storage in other locations. I think it's safe to say it's not at all a priority for them. :-(
Hello,
Thank you for the request! We can't announce anything today, please watch the news page for company announcements.
https://www.vultr.com/news/
--- David