Instances

The dashboard page is located under the Manage Compute -> Instances page, and is your one-stop shop where you can create, reboot, terminate, and manage various aspects of your instances.

Viewing Instances

 * Once you have logged into the DreamCompute dashboard, click the Instances tab in the left-hand panel under Manage Compute.


 * [[file:InstancesPanel.png]]


 * The Instances page appears.



Launching an Instance

 * [[file:LaunchInstanceButton.png]]

To launch an instance, click the + LAUNCH INSTANCE button on the right side. When the Launch Instance dialog box opens, configure your instance by making selections within the following tabs.

Access & Security tab

 * [[File:InstancesAccessandSecurity.png]]

Networking tab



 * This tab allows you to drag and drop networks which you'll use for this instance.
 * You'll need to set up a network before you can complete this step. See the Networks page for details on setting up a network.

Post-Creation tab



 * The Post-Creation tab allows you to write a script or a set of commands to run after the instance is created, in preparation for use.

Launch an Instance



 * When all the details have been entered into the settings tabs, click LAUNCH to begin using the instance.

Using Commands in the Actions Column
The following is a description of the commands you see under the Actions column for each Instance that is running.

To access the following commands, click the MORE button which opens a drop-down list:




 * CREATE SNAPSHOT
 * This initiates a snapshot that is created from the instances volume. You can find information about volumes on the Volumes page.

Description of commands from the MORE drop-down menu

 * ASSOCIATE FLOATING IP
 * Opens a dialog box to allow you to provision (if necessary) and apply a floating IP to your instance. A floating IP is required to have a publicly accessible instance.


 * DISASSOCIATE FLOATING IP
 * Removes a floating IP from your instance, if one is assigned. This will make your instance only reachable from within your private network.


 * EDIT INSTANCE / EDIT SECURITY GROUPS
 * Edits settings. Once an instance is created, only certain settings can be modified. If you click either Edit Instance or Security Groups, you will be able to modify the name and add/remove security groups.


 * CONSOLE
 * Loads the console window which allows you access to watch the instance boot and log in to it using your browser.


 * VIEW LOG
 * Loads the console log which shows shutdown, startup, and other kernel messages.


 * PAUSE INSTANCE
 * Pauses the instance and stores it in RAM.


 * SUSPEND INSTANCE
 * Suspends the instance and stores it to disk. When selected, you can click "Resume Instance" to bring it out of this state.


 * RESIZE INSTANCE
 * Allows you to select a new flavor for your instance which can increase or decrease your vCPUs and RAM.


 * SOFT REBOOT INSTANCE
 * Soft reboots the instance which signals the operating system to restart in a graceful manner.


 * HARD REBOOT INSTANCE
 * Hard reboots the instance which is the equivalent to pulling the plug or powercycling the instance.


 * SHUT OFF INSTANCE
 * Soft shutdowns the instance which signals the operating system to shutdown in a graceful manner.


 * REBUILD INSTANCE
 * Allows the selection of a new image to be restored to the volume of the instance, in order to recover from any operating system issues.


 * TERMINATE INSTANCE
 * Deletes an instance. Alternatively, you can terminate an instance by either selecting an instance and clicking the checkbox, or by clicking the TERMINATE INSTANCES button on the top right of the dashboard.