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Manage IDrive® Compute Instances

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Deploy and manage the virtual private servers in your IDrive® Compute account from the web console.

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Access IDrive® Compute Instances

You can access your instances from the Instances tab that displays all the instances in your account along with their IP address, region, current status, and date of creation. You can also search for a particular instance and filter the list based on the status type. 

Manage Instances via Web Console

You can easily manage your instances via the web console. You need to click the instance to view the details of a particular instance and perform various operations related to it. A menu will appear on the screen from where you can do the following:

  • Overview - View bandwidth usage, CPU usage, disk input/output operations, and IP addresses for the instance
  • Networking - View the SSH access info, IP addresses, and firewall rules for the instance.
  • Backups - Schedule an automated daily or weekly disk image backup for the instance.
  • Snapshots - Capture a real-time image of the instance with all its contents and save it as a snapshot to restore the instance to a specific point in time or create a new instance in the future. This section also displays all the snapshots created for the instance.
  • Volumes - Create and attach block storage volumes to the instance to expand its storage capacity.
  • Resize - Customize the memory, CPU sharing mode (shared CPU/dedicated CPU), and storage configurations of the instance.
  • Clone - Create an exact copy of an existing instance with its entire pre-configured environment and data.
  • Rescue - Boot the instance in rescue mode when it is unable to boot in the normal mode because of some technical issue.
  • Rebuild - Recreate the instance with the same or a new image without changing the existing IP address.
  • Activity - View a list of all the recent web-based activities performed for the instance.
  • Settings - Modify the instance settings. You can rename an instance, reset the root password, or permanently delete the instance from your account.

Actions that can be performed on Instances

You can perform reboot/restart or turn off the instances, clone, migrate, configure backup, configure settings, launch console, resize and delete an instance.

Click Actions and perform the following operations on an instance:

  • Reboot - Reboot/restart the instance. This operation is similar to rebooting/restarting a physical machine.
  • Power Off - Shut down the instance forcefully. This operation is similar to powering off a physical machine.
  • Launch Console - Open a virtual console right from your dashboard to access and manage the instance.
  • Resize - Customize the memory, CPU sharing mode (shared CPU/dedicated CPU), and storage configurations of the instance.
  • Clone - Create an exact copy of an existing instance with its entire pre-configured environment and data.
  • Configure Backup - Activate a weekly and daily backup schedule for the instance.
  • Migrate - Migrate a compute instance created in a particular region to a different region, with its entire pre-configured environment.
  • Settings - Update the default settings for the instance. From here you can set a new label, create a new root password, or delete the instance.
  • Rebuild - Recreate the instance with the same or a new image without changing the existing IP address.
  • Delete - Permanently delete the instance from your account with all its data. 

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