Objective

You can manage your Public Cloud instances in the OVHcloud Console.

This guide explains the available OVHcloud Console actions for a Public Cloud instance.

Requirements

• A Public Cloud project in your OVHcloud account
• A Public Cloud instance in your project

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OVHcloud Console Access

• Direct link: Projects
• Navigation path: Public Cloud > Select your project > Compute > Instances

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Instructions

Using the management interface for instances

In the left-hand menu of your Public Cloud project, click Instances under Compute.

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

• The instance name and ID, needed for certain API calls
• The location of the data centre i.e. the region of the instance
• The instance model
• The image i.e. the OS installed on the instance
• The public IP addresses of the instance
• The private IP addresses currently attached to the instance
• Additional volumes (disks) currently attached to the instance
• The status of the instance, indicating whether it is in the Active state

Management options on the instance dashboard

From the instance list, click on the name of the instance concerned.

This will take you to the Overview tab of the instance. Its General information card centralizes the main details of your instance (model, region, image, resources and prices), alongside the Connection details, Public network, Private network, Snapshot management and Storage management cards. The page also offers the VNC console, Observability and Snapshots tabs.

Most of these operations are also accessible from the instance list via the ... button in the instance table.

Editing the configuration of the instance

Each item of the instance configuration is edited from the Overview tab:

• Renaming the instance: Edit the name of the instance in the page header. You can give a name to the instance for easier identification.
• Changing the image: In the General information card, click Edit image on the Image row. You can choose a different operating system for the instance. (Note that reinstalling an instance will delete all data stored on it.)
• Changing the model: In the General information card, click Modify model on the Model row, then choose the new model on the Change model page. Refer to this guide for more information about the options.
• Changing the billing type: In the General information card, click Switch to monthly to change the billing period of the instance from hourly to monthly. Refer to this guide for detailed information.

Creating a snapshot of the instance

In the instance list, click ... on the instance row in the list, then select Create a snapshot.

Refer to our guide Taking a snapshot of an instance for detailed information.

Deleting an instance

In the instance list, click ... on the instance row in the list, then select Delete. You can also click Delete at the bottom of the General information card of the Overview tab.

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

Confirm the request by clicking Delete instance in the Delete instance window.

Attach a volume

In the Storage management card of the Overview tab, click Attach a volume.

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

Change the reverse DNS

The reverse DNS of the instance's public IP address is managed with all your IP addresses: in the top bar of the OVHcloud Console, click Bare Metal Cloud, then click IP addresses under Network in the left-hand menu, and open the Reverse DNS tab.

Refer to the guide How to configure the reverse DNS of my connection for more information.

Configure the firewall

The Edge Network Firewall of the instance's public IP address is managed with all your IP addresses: in the top bar of the OVHcloud Console, click Bare Metal Cloud, then click IP addresses under Network in the left-hand menu, and open the Edge Firewall tab.

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

Manage private networks

In the Private network card of the Overview tab, click Manage my private network.

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

Attach a network

In the Private network card of the Overview tab, click Attach a network.

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

Additional actions

In the General information card of the Overview tab, click Additional actions. The same actions are available in the instance list, via the ... button of the instance row.

Creating an automatic snapshot of the instance

In the instance list, click ... on the instance row in the list, then select Create an automatic snapshot.

Refer to our guide Taking a snapshot of an instance for detailed information.

Stop the instance

Click on Hard stop, then click Confirm in the Hard stop your instance window.

This will put the instance in the Hard stop (Shutoff) state: the data on the disk is preserved, but the memory state is lost, and you will still be charged the same price for your instance. Refer to our guide Manage instance states (stop, shelve, pause) for detailed information.

Click on Start to restart the instance.

Using rescue mode

Click on Reboot in rescue mode, then click Confirm in the window that opens.

This will activate rescue mode for the instance. Refer to our guide How to activate rescue mode on a Public Cloud instance for detailed information.

Restarting the instance

• 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 by clicking Confirm in the window that opens.

Shelving the instance

Click on Shelve, then click Confirm in the Shelve your instance window.

This will put the instance in the Shelve state. Consult our guide Manage instance states (stop, shelve, pause) to learn more about the different states.

Click on Unshelve to restore the Active state.

Reinstalling an instance

Click on Reinstall, then click Confirm in the Re-install an instance window.

This action will reinstall the instance with the same operating system, provided the image is still supported.

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

Accessing the VNC console

In the left-hand menu of your Public Cloud project, click Instances under Compute, then click on the name of the instance in the table.

Open the VNC console tab.

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

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

Go further

How to create a Public Cloud instance and connect to it

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