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# create

<div>
  <h2>Name</h2>

  <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <code>nebius compute disk create</code>
  </p>

  <p style={{ paddingLeft: "7ch" }}>
    Creates a new disk with the specified configuration.<br />
    For details, see [https://docs.nebius.com/compute/storage/manage](https://docs.nebius.com/compute/storage/manage).
  </p>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Synopsis</h2>

  <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    ```
    nebius compute disk create
      --block-size-bytes
      --disk-encryption-type
      --forbid-deletion
      --labels
      --name
      --parent-id [required]
      --resource-version
      --size-bytes
      --size-gibibytes
      --size-kibibytes
      --size-mebibytes
      --source-image-family-image-family
      --source-image-family-parent-id
      --source-image-id
      --type [required]
      --async
      -i, --interactive
    ```
  </p>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Options</h2>

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    <p>
      `--block-size-bytes` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Block size in bytes.<br />
      The block size must be a power of two between 4096 bytes (4 KiB) and 131072 bytes (128 KiB).<br />
      The default value is 4096 bytes (4 KiB).
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--disk-encryption-type` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>A value must be one of:</p>

    <ul style={{ paddingLeft: "8ch" }}>
      <li>
        <code>disk\_encryption\_unspecified</code>
      </li>

      <li>
        <code>disk\_encryption\_managed</code>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>

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    <p>
      `--forbid-deletion` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Prevents deletion whilst set.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--labels` (string->string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Labels associated with the resource.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--name` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Human readable name for the resource.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--parent-id` (string)<em> \[required]</em>
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Identifier of the parent resource to which the resource belongs.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--resource-version` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Version of the resource for safe concurrent modifications and consistent reads.<br />
      Positive and monotonically increases on each resource spec change (but *not* on each change of the<br />
      resource's container(s) or status).<br />
      Service allows zero value or current.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--size-bytes` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--size-gibibytes`, `--size-kibibytes`, `--size-mebibytes`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--size-gibibytes` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--size-bytes`, `--size-kibibytes`, `--size-mebibytes`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--size-kibibytes` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--size-bytes`, `--size-gibibytes`, `--size-mebibytes`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--size-mebibytes` (int64)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--size-bytes`, `--size-gibibytes`, `--size-kibibytes`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--source-image-family-image-family` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--source-image-id`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--source-image-family-parent-id` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--source-image-id`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--source-image-id` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>Mutually exclusive with: `--source-image-family-image-family`, `--source-image-family-parent-id`.</p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--type` (string)<em> \[required]</em>
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      The type of disk defines the performance and reliability characteristics of the block device.<br />
      For details, see [https://docs.nebius.com/compute/storage/types#disks-types](https://docs.nebius.com/compute/storage/types#disks-types).
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>A value must be one of:</p>

    <ul style={{ paddingLeft: "8ch" }}>
      <li>
        <code>network\_ssd</code>
      </li>

      <li>
        <code>network\_hdd</code>
      </li>

      <li>
        <code>network\_ssd\_non\_replicated</code>
      </li>

      <li>
        <code>network\_ssd\_io\_m3</code>
      </li>
    </ul>
  </div>

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    <p>
      `--async` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      If set, returns operation id. Otherwise, waits for the operation to complete and returns its resource.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `-i, --interactive` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      If set, suggests to insert field values in interactive mode.
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

<div>
  <h2>Global Options</h2>

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    <p>
      `-h, --help` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Show this message.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `-p, --profile` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Set a profile for interacting with the cloud.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--format` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Output format. Supported values: yaml|json|jsonpath|table|text.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `-f, --file` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Input file. For 'update' commands automatically set --full=true.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `-c, --config` (string)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Provide path to config file.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--debug` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Enable debug logs.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--color` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Enable colored output.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--no-browser` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Do not open browser automatically on auth.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--insecure` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Disable transport security.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--auth-timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Set the timeout for the request including authentication process, default is 15m0s.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--per-retry-timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Set the timeout for each retry attempt, default is 20s.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--retries` (uint)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Set the number of retry attempts, 1 is disable retries, default is 3.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--timeout` (duration: 2h30m10s)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Set the timeout for the main request, default is 1m0s.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--no-check-update` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Suppress check for updates.
    </p>
  </div>

  <div style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
    <p>
      `--no-progress` (bool)
    </p>

    <p style={{ paddingLeft: "4ch" }}>
      Suppress progress indicators and spinners.
    </p>
  </div>
</div>

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      ```json theme={null}
      {              
        "metadata": {               
          "labels": {                // [map]
                                     // Labels associated with the resource.
            string: string                  
          },
          "name": string,            // Human readable name for the resource.
          "parent_id": string,       // [required]
                                     // Identifier of the parent resource to which the resource belongs.
          "resource_version": int64  // Version of the resource for safe concurrent modifications and consistent reads.
                                     // Positive and monotonically increases on each resource spec change (but *not* on each change of the
                                     // resource's container(s) or status).
                                     // Service allows zero value or current.
        },
        "spec": {                   
          "block_size_bytes": int64, // [immutable]
                                     // Block size in bytes.
                                     // The block size must be a power of two between 4096 bytes (4 KiB) and 131072 bytes (128 KiB).
                                     // The default value is 4096 bytes (4 KiB).
          "disk_encryption": { // [immutable]
                               // Defines how data on the disk is encrypted. By default, no encryption is applied.
            "type": enum(                   
              "DISK_ENCRYPTION_UNSPECIFIED", // No encryption is applied unless explicitly specified.
              "DISK_ENCRYPTION_MANAGED"      // Enables encryption using the platform's default root key from KMS.
                                             // Available for disks with NETWORK_SSD_NON_REPLICATED and NETWORK_SSD_IO_M3 types only.
            )
          },
          "forbid_deletion": bool,   // Prevents deletion whilst set.
          "size_bytes": int64,       // Cannot be set together with: size_kibibytes, size_mebibytes, size_gibibytes
          "size_gibibytes": int64,   // Cannot be set together with: size_bytes, size_kibibytes, size_mebibytes
          "size_kibibytes": int64,   // Cannot be set together with: size_bytes, size_mebibytes, size_gibibytes
          "size_mebibytes": int64,   // Cannot be set together with: size_bytes, size_kibibytes, size_gibibytes
          "source_image_family": {  // [immutable]
                                    // Cannot be set together with: source_image_id
            "image_family": string, // [required]
            "parent_id": string    
          },
          "source_image_id": string, // [immutable]
                                     // Cannot be set together with: source_image_family
          "type": enum(                   // [required] [immutable]
                                          // The type of disk defines the performance and reliability characteristics of the block device.
                                          // For details, see https://docs.nebius.com/compute/storage/types#disks-types.
            "UNSPECIFIED",               
            "NETWORK_SSD",               
            "NETWORK_HDD",               
            "NETWORK_SSD_NON_REPLICATED",
            "NETWORK_SSD_IO_M3"          
          )
        }
      }
      ```
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          "parent_id": "",      
          "resource_version": 0 
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