title	Create an NFS volume for Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant storage
description	Learn about the requirements and steps to create an NFS volume for Elastic zone-redundant storage in Azure NetApp Files.
services	azure-netapp-files
author	b-ahibbard
ms.service	azure-netapp-files
ms.topic	how-to
ms.date	01/26/2026
ms.author	anfdocs

Create an NFS volume for Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant storage

Learn how to create an NFS volume for the Elastic zone-redundant storage.

Note

This workflow is for Elastic zone-redundant storage. For Flexible, Standard, Premium, and Ultra volumes, see Create an NFS volume.

Before you begin

You can't change the protocol of a volume after creating it.
Each volume in a capacity pool must have a unique name.
In Elastic zone-redundant storage, you can't move volumes between capacity pools.
After creating the volume, you can check its status in the volume's overview page to see if it's online or offline.

Note

If you're creating a volume with the REST API and no option is provided for the hide snapshot path, it's hidden by default.

In your account, select Volumes.
Select + Add Volume.
In the Basics tab:
- Select the Capacity pool the volume belongs to.
- Enter the Volume name.
- Assign the Quota in GiB. For sizing limits, see Azure NetApp Files Elastic service level resource limits.
Select Show advanced section to add a configured snapshot policy or hide the snapshot path. You can also change the options in the advanced section after you create the volume.

Select Next.

:::image type="content" source="./media/shared/elastic-create-volume.png" alt-text="Screenshot the volume creation Basic tab." lightbox="./media/shared/elastic-create-volume.png":::
Configure the Protocol.
- For the Protocol type, choose NFS.
- Enter the File path.
- In the Version dropdown, choose either NFSv3 or NFSv4. For information on the difference between NFS versions, see Understand NAS protocols.
- Optionally, configure an export policy for the NFS volume
:::image type="content" source="./media/elastic-volume/volume-protocol.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the volume creation protocol tab." lightbox="./media/elastic-volume/volume-protocol.png":::
Select Review + create.
Review your selections. Select Create to finalize the volume.
Return to the Volume menu then select your volume to view it.

[!NOTE] You can't perform any operations on the volume until the volume creates successfully.

In your NetApp account, select Volumes.
Select the volume you want to modify.
In the overview for the volume, select Resize.
Enter the new quota in GiB in the Quota field. The Available quota displays the available space in the capacity pool.

:::image type="content" source="./media/shared/edit-volume.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to edit a snapshot policy." lightbox="./media/shared/edit-volume.png":::
Select OK to confirm the new quota.