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Block Storage

Persistent Disk

Persistent block storage for Compute Engine instances.

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Google Cloud

Service information

Persistent Disk iconPersistent Disk

Shortname: PD

Huawei equivalent shortnames: EVS

Keywords: block storage, disk, volume

Differences vs Huawei

  • Regional/zone replication options differ.

Migration to Huawei

  • Map data durability tier, lifecycle policy, encryption, retention, and restore objectives. For Google Cloud Persistent Disk, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is EVS; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.
  • Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: EVS + CBR. Treat EVS as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.
  • Pricing model difference: Google Cloud usually bills GB-month capacity, operation classes, retrieval, and transfer; Huawei usually bills OBS/EVS/SFS/CBR capacity, requests, retrieval/replication, and transfer. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.
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Huawei Cloud

Huawei equivalent service

Elastic Volume Service iconElastic Volume Service

Shortname: EVS

General function: Block Storage

Persistent block storage volumes for cloud servers.

Keywords: block storage, disk, volume