Launch and mange an instance

Instance is a VM (Virtual Machine) that operates in IXcloud. You can choose a proper server from 1Core 1GB to 16core 32GB and you can launch it in 2-3 minutes.

*Process

1. How to launch an instance
2. How to check the usage of instance
3. How to Create an instance sanpshot
4. Instance management

         

1. Launch an instance

You can choose size and image OS of an instance; a key pair for security

Before creating instance, you have to create a key pair and network first.

Please refer to ☞ 'Access and security componemts of Instance' and  ☞ 'Build and manage a network'.

1. In the cloud management console, click button after Project > Compute > Instance.

2. In the ‘Launch Instance’ dialog box, do the following:

 

Details tab

Instance Name: Type an instance name.

Flavor: Choose the size of image to launch.

Price Type: Select the price type ‘On demand/Reserved’

Instance Boot Source: Select from ‘boot from volume’/ ‘boot from image’/’boot from volume snapshot’.

   

Boot from volume

   You can choose the volume on the list at the bottom.

Boot from an image (creates a new volume).

 Select the image on the ‘image name’ list at the bottom and specify the name with size to create a new volume.

 Select the check box at the bottom if you want to terminate volume when you have finished instance.

Boot from volume snapshot (creates a new volume).

 Select a snapshot on the list at the bottom.

 Select the check box at the bottom if you want to terminate a volume when you have finished instance.

  Image name: You can choose an OS image that you want to boot.

  Device size: You can choose the size of volume you want to boot (Units 50GB).

Access & security tab

Key Pair: Choose from the created key pairs for authentication

Security Groups: You can enable the security group being allocated to instance.

- Security group performs functions like a firewall, defining network traffics to an instance.

If you have not created security groups, only default security group can be assigned.

 

Networking tab

Selected network: Choose a network from the available networks.

3. CIick button, then a new instance,test_planco, appears.

   On the instance page you can see the name, image name, IP address, size, details, etc.

2. Check Instance usage

With this statistics you can check the usage of instance and  present state of every month about each project .

1. Select a period of time and click button after Project > Compute > Overview.

         

3. Create an instance snapshot

Instance snapshot can save a specific point as an image file; you can return to the point anytime.

1. Click button after Project > Compute > Instance.

 

2. In the ‘Create Snapshot’ dialog box, type the name and then click button.
   
   

3. On the Image page after Project > Compute > image, you can see the instance snapshot.
   
   

4. To launch an instance with a snapshot, click a specific snapshot and then, click after Project > Compute > Image.

4. Instance management

1. You can manage it easily with button. It’s on the line of each Instance after Project > Compute > Instance.

Users can change the size of an instance or rebuild each instance and even stop or terminate instance.

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