«Instances» tab¶

Creating snapshot of instance¶

After calling the action, you will be prompted to specify the name of the snapshot, the field is optional and will be generated automatically if the value is empty.

Snapshot creating window¶

Confirm the creation of the snapshot, after which the snapshot will be displayed in the tab «Images» with the status «Active».

Migrating instance¶

It is available in the general list of all instances. After calling the action in the window that opens, we confirm migration of the instance:

Migration confirmation window¶

Upon confirmation, instance will be transferred to free host.

Live migration of instance¶

It is available in the general list of all instances. After calling the action in the window that opens, select migration parameters:

Instance migration start window¶

Optionally, specify live migration options:

• Disk Over Commit is calculating the disk resources of the target host for migration, taking into account excess load.
• Block Migration is migrating an ephemeral disk of instance.

Upon confirmation, instance will be transferred to the selected host.

Additional information about the instance¶

Function allows to view additional information about selected instance. It is available in the general list of all instances. After calling action, additional parameters are displayed in the window that opens without the possibility of editing:

Additional information about the instance¶

Window is informative without the possibility of changing the indicators. Finish viewing with the “Close” button.

Instance editing¶

Function allows you to edit the name, description, recovery priority and evacuation time of the selected instance. It is available in the general list of all machines. After calling the action in the window that opens, set the necessary parameters:

Instance editing window¶

It is possible to change the security groups of the instance on the «Security Groups» tab.

We finish the procedure with the confirmation button.

Instance cloning¶

Function allows to create a copy of an existing instance. It is available in the general list of all instances. After calling the action in the window that opens, set the necessary parameters:

Instance cloning window¶

The window is identical to the form for creating instance and already contains all the parameters of the cloned instance . All parameters are changeable. The default name is changed to look like this «Clone of <cloned instance name>».

We finish the procedure with the button «Clone instance».

If the “Full cloning” option is checked, the ability to edit instance clone will disappear, a full clone of the original instance will be created by creating a snapshot and launching the instance from the created snapshot. Then the snapshot is deleted automatically. In the case of a complete cloning of instance, all instance tags, metadata, attached volumes will also be cloned. The default name is “Full clone of <name of the cloned machine>”.

Instance full cloning¶

Unassign Bareos template¶

Function is designed to remove the link between the backup system template Bareos and instance. It is available only in the inner tab “Bareos Templates”. To delete link, select the required template and call the “Unassign” action:

Unassign Bareos template window¶

Confirm the procedure with the “Unassign” button. After deleting the link, the template is not deleted and remains in the section «Integration / Backup».

Scheduling actions on instance¶

1. Select the required instance and call the action:

   

   Scheduled action calendar¶

   In the wizard window that opens, select the date. Highlighted days indicate the presence of planned actions on this object for the date, and blue marks indicate their number.

2. To go to the next step in the field of the selected date, click on an empty area or number. In the first case, you will be redirected to the task creation window. When you click on the number, you will be immediately prompted to select the duration:

3. Specify the rest of the parameters of the scheduled action, which contain the internal tabs of the master window:

   

   Task creation window¶

   Let’s analyze their content in more detail:

   Select an action:

   • Task name is the name of the scheduled action; if empty, it will be generated automatically;

   • Action is list of available actions on the instance.

     More details about available actions can be found in the corresponding section of documentation.

   User credentials:

   • Username is the login of the user planning the action;
   • Password is password of the user planning the action;
   • Project is working project of user planning the action.

   Details:

   • Type is the type of task. Following types are distinguished:
     • Single task;
     • Repeating task.
   • Repeat, selection of values of the task execution interval. Following options are available:
     • Days;
     • Hours;
     • Minutes;
     • Working days (from Monday to Friday);
     • Days of the week;
     • Year.
   • Repeat with interval, selection of task execution interval;
   • Start date is the start date of the task in the format dd.mm.yyyy;
   • Start time is the start time of the task in the format hh.mm;
   • Time zone is the time zone according to which the task execution time is indicated;
   • End is the conditions for terminating the task. Following conditions are distinguished:
     • Never, when choosing a flag, the task becomes unlimited;
     • Max number of repetitions is limiting the number of task executions;
     • Date is the deadline for the task execution, set in the format dd.mm.yyyy.

   End the procedure with the confirmation button.

Created task is displayed in the «Scheduled tasks» tab.

Resetting the state of instance¶

If an error occurs in the operation of instance, function of resetting the state and resuming its normal operation is available. After calling action in the window that opens, confirm the procedure, if necessary, select the “Reboot” flag.

Instance reset state window¶

After completing the state reset procedure, the instance may need some time to finalize all the parameters. Ultimately,instance is displayed with the status “Active”.

Complete the procedure with the confirmation button.

Hard reboot the instance¶

Function is available in the general list of all instances. After calling the action in the window that opens, confirm your choice:

Hard reboot confirmation window¶

After a successful reboot, the instance will be displayed in the general list with “Active” state.

All available actions, not mentioned above, are performed in their master windows with prompts or have ease of management that does not need description.

Updating the system metadata of instance¶

Action is available in the general list of all instances. After calling the action in the window that opens, select the source image metadata that you want to add or update to the running instance:

Window of updating the system metadata¶

Complete the procedure with the “Save” button.

Group editing instances¶

Function is available on the top panel in the general list of all instances. Select the required ones and call the action «Edit instances». In the window that opens, set the parameters for the selected instances:

Window for changing the parameters of instances group¶