# Dashboard

## Overview

Use the storage dashboard to monitor storage consumption, review backend volume configurations, and identify volumes not attached to any virtual machine. The dashboard reflects the current storage state for the selected tenant and region.

To access the storage dashboard, navigate to **Storage > Dashboard**.

### Storage Indicators

The top of the dashboard displays four storage indicators:

* **Total capacity** shows the combined storage capacity across all configured volume backends, displayed in TB and as a percentage of usage. Use this to determine whether you are approaching capacity limits before provisioning new volumes.
* **Volume backends** show the number of volume backends configured in your cluster blueprint. A volume backend is the mapping between <code class="expression">space.vars.product\_acronym</code> and a physical storage device, defined as part of your cluster blueprint. At least one volume backend must be configured before you can provision persistent volumes. For more information, see [volume](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/storage/volume "mention").
* **Attached volumes** show the count of volumes currently in use by virtual machines. Select **See all** to view these volumes on the **Volumes**.
* **Detached volumes** show the count of volumes not attached to any virtual machine. Select **See all** to view these volumes on the **Volumes**.

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**NOTE**

Detached volumes continue to consume storage capacity. Review them periodically to determine whether they should be attached to a virtual machine or deleted.
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### Volume backend configurations

The dashboard lists each configured volume backend along with its backend configurations and volume types. You must have at least one volume backend configured in your cluster blueprint to see data in this section. For more information, see [volume](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/storage/volume "mention").

Each volume backend entry expands to show:

* **Volume backend configurations:** A table listing the name, storage driver, and number of key-value configuration pairs for each backend configuration. Use this to confirm that the correct driver and connection settings are applied to a backend.
* **Volume types:** A table listing the volume type name, the count of attached and detached volumes, and an optional description. Use this to understand how storage is distributed across volume types and which types have unattached volumes that may need attention.

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**NOTE**

The names shown in your dashboard, such as backend and volume type names, reflect the values configured in your cluster blueprint.
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### Next steps

After reviewing the dashboard, you can take the following actions:

* **Attach a detached volume:** If detached volumes are consuming capacity unnecessarily, attach them to a virtual machine or delete them. See [#attach-or-detach-volume](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/volume#attach-or-detach-volume "mention").
* **Expand storage capacity:** If total capacity is near its limit, add a new volume backend in your cluster blueprint. See [#create-a-volume-backend](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/volume#create-a-volume-backend "mention").
* **Review volume types:** If a volume type has unexpected detached volumes, review the volumes list to determine whether they are still needed. See [volume](https://docs.platform9.com/private-cloud-director/storage/volume "mention").