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Managing your Public Cloud instances

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Requirements

OVHcloud Control Panel Access

 

Instructions

Using the management interface for instances

Select Instances in the left-hand menu:

This page lists all your Public Cloud instances and some of their properties:

  • The instance ID, needed for certain API calls
  • The location of the datacenter, i.e., the region of the instance
  • The instance model
  • The image, i.e., the OS installed on the instance
  • The IPv4 address of the instance
  • Additional volumes (disks) currently attached to the instance
  • The status of the instance

 

Management options on the instance dashboard

From the instance management page, click the name of the instance.

This will take you to the General information tab, which centralizes the main details and operating status of your instance.

Some of these operations are also accessible from the instance management page via the more options ⋮ button in the row of the instance you want to modify.

 

Editing the configuration of the instance

Click Edit image →, or open Additional actions and then select Edit.

The new page displays a modified version of the instance creation options, where you can edit the following items:

  • Instance name: You can give a name to the instance for easier identification.
  • Image: You can choose a different operating system for the instance. (Note that reinstalling an instance will delete all data stored on it.)
  • Template: You can switch to a different instance model. Please refer to this guide for more information about the options.
  • Changing the billing type: You can change the billing period of the instance from hourly to monthly. Please refer to this guide for detailed information.

 

Creating a backup of the instance

Click on Create a backup →.

Refer to our guide on backing up an instance for more information.

 

Deleting an instance

Click on Delete.

This will permanently delete the instance, as well as all of the data stored on it.

Confirm the request in the pop-up window.

Warning

NOTE: Deleting an instance does not automatically delete all the options associated with it (storage, snapshot, backup, etc.), so make sure that all other options associated with the instance are also deleted to stop being billed.

 

Attach a volume

Click on Attach a volume →.

Then select the volume to associate with the instance and click Confirm. Once attached, the volume is immediately available and can be mounted from the instance's operating system.

 

Change the reverse DNS

Click on the more options ⋮ in the Public networks section and choose Change reverse DNS.

 

Configure the firewall

Click on the more options ⋮ in the Public networks section and choose Configure the firewall.

Refer to our Enabling and configuring the Edge Network Firewall guide for more information.

 

Manage private networks

Click on the more options ⋮ in the Private networks section and choose Manage private networks.

Refer to our Creating a private network with Gateway guide for more information.

 

Attach a network

Click on the more options ⋮ in the Private networks section and choose Attach a network.

Select the desired network from the drop-down list, then click Confirm.

 

Additional actions

Click on Additional actions.

 

Creating an automatic backup of an instance

Click on Create and automatic backup.

Refer to our Backing up an instance guide for more information.

 

Stop the instance

Click on Turn off.

This will put the instance in the Off state, but you will still be charged the same price for your instance. Refer to our Shelve or pause an instance guide for detailed information.

Click on Start to reactivate the instance.

 

Using rescue mode

Click on Reboot in rescue mode.

This will activate rescue mode for the instance. Refer to our guide on putting an instance in rescue mode for detailed information.

 

Restarting the instance

Via the OVHcloud Control Panel
Via the OVHcloud API
  • Click on Hot reboot (soft) to perform a software-level reboot.
  • Click on Cold reboot (hard) to perform a hardware-level reboot.

Confirm the reboot request in the pop-up window.

 

Shelving the instance

Click on Suspend.

This will put the instance in the "shelved" state, here displayed as Suspended. Consult our Shelve or pause an instance guide to learn more about the different states.

Click on Reactivate to restore the Enabled state.

 

Reinstalling an instance

Click on Reinstall.

This action will reinstall the instance with the same operating system, provided the image is still supported. Please note that if you choose to reinstall, all of the data currently stored on your instance will be erased.

Note that reinstalling deletes all data currently stored on your instance.

 

Accessing the VNC console

Click on Instances in the left-hand menu. On the instance management page, click on the name of the instance in the table.

Switch from the General information tab to the VNC console tab.

Warning

NOTE: If the VNC console does not appear, scroll to the bottom of the page and click Open in a new window.

Instances vnc console tab

The VNC console provides direct access to your instance. For this access to work, configure a username and password on the instance first.

Consult our getting started guide to learn more about the necessary steps.

 

Go further

Browse all the Compute guides.

Browse the rest of the OVHcloud US documentation for guides on our other products and services.

Learn more about Public Cloud Compute on the OVHcloud US website.