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# External Data Volumes (EDVs)

External Data Volumes (EDVs) are volumes from network-attached storage systems that are mounted to the Domino system. Domino can register EDVs and attach them to projects. When an EDV is attached to a project, Domino mounts its file system when running code in that project (such as in a workspace or a job).

Once an EDV is [registered by a Domino admin](/cloud/admin/data-administration/external-data/external-data-volumes#register-external-data-volumes), Domino automatically mounts it and you can [add it to your project](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data/external-volumes/use-a-mounted-volume).

<img src="https://mintcdn.com/dominodatalab-e871cec4/u4IScBd-KOADWCiK/images/5.7/edv.png?fit=max&auto=format&n=u4IScBd-KOADWCiK&q=85&s=55129188037eefc429a6130953a83004" alt="EDV mounted in Domino" width="1404" height="478" data-path="images/5.7/edv.png" />

<Note>
  [Remote data planes](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data-plane) are needed to use External Data Volumes in Domino Cloud.
</Note>

## Supported EDV types

Domino supports the following data volumes:

* Network File Systems (generic NFS and AWS EFS)

* Windows Share (SMB)

## EDV support in Domino executions

External Data Volumes are supported in the following Domino executions:

* [Jobs](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/jobs) (including [Scheduled Jobs](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/jobs/schedule-a-job))

* [Workspaces](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/workspaces)

* [Apps](/cloud/platform-capabilities/features/apps)

* [Launchers](/cloud/platform-capabilities/features/launchers)

* [On-demand clusters](/cloud/platform-capabilities/features/compute-clusters-hpc)

## Limitations

* Domino endpoints do not support External Data Volumes.

* External Data Volume actions are not exposed by the Domino Platform API or Domino CLI.

* Domino does not track snapshots or versions for EDV data. For reproducible data, use [Dataset snapshots](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data/datasets/version-data-with-snapshots).

* SMB is disabled by default. See [Set up Kubernetes PV and PVC](/cloud/admin/data-administration/external-data/external-data-volumes#set-up-the-kubernetes-pv-and-pvc) for more details.

## Next steps

[Add EDVs to Projects.](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data/external-volumes/use-a-mounted-volume)


## Related topics

- [Manage External Data Volumes](/cloud/admin/data-administration/external-data/external-data-volumes/index.md)
- [Glossary](/cloud/reference/glossary.md)
- [Add EDVs to Projects](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data/external-volumes/use-a-mounted-volume.md)
- [Share EDVs securely](/cloud/platform-capabilities/core-concepts/data/sharing-and-security/share-edv.md)