Manage an instance

Service Configuration

Once your server is available, its status will change from … Build to Active.

At this point, you could review or change some additional properties as follows:

Identification

Displays the unique server ID that can be used to identify the instance:

General information

Here is an overview of the basic configuration of the server:

Name

Here you can change the name of the server instance.

The host name of the server within the operating system remains unaffected by a name change! This change only affects how the server is displayed in the Portal!

Specific availability zone

Once the server is created, its location cannot be changed!

Performance

Here you can see the selected flavor. The configured performance values ​​cannot be changed via the Portal. However, you have the option of adapting them accordingly via the CLI/API.

Find more information below:

• CLI method
• API method

Private IP

Once the instance is created, it is assigned a dynamic internal network IP address via DHCP, but this is used as a fixed IP/lease address until the instance’s network adapter or the instance itself is deleted/recreated or other changes are made via API/CLI.

The private IP can be copied to the clipboard.

Public IP

You can add and/or remove a public IP address to your server. Go to the Network section and attach an existing one or create a new one:

To be able to access the instance from the Internet, you must associate a floating (public) IP address to it!

Root volume

Here you can find detailed information about the root volume, including the volume size and OS version.

The server’s operating system cannot be changed once it has been created!

Other options

Additional storage volume, changing security group, generating of user access token

• Creating additional storage volumes
• Create and manage security groups
• Generating a user access token

With the VM itself, you can also use functions that directly influence the behavior of the VM. These functions are described below.

Data carrier management can be found in the Portal under Components → Server.

Start / stop / restart functions

You can use the function menu to select your VM(s)

• Start (if they are switched off)
• Stop (if they are switched on)
• Restart (if they are switched on)

Functions of the web console

• (Optional) Access your server using the web console
• (Optional) Delete an existing Linux instance