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Users can create Virtual Server services by entering required information and selecting detailed options through Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Create Virtual Server

You can create and use Virtual Server service in Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Virtual Server, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Virtual Server button. You will be moved to the Create Virtual Server page.

3. On the Create Virtual Server page, enter information required for service creation and select detailed options.

   • In the Image and version selection area, select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Image	Required	Select the type of Image provided Standard: Samsung Cloud Platform standard provided Image Alma Linux, Oracle Linux, RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Windows Custom: User created Image Kubernetes: Image for Kubernetes RHEL, Ubuntu Marketplace: Image subscribed from Marketplace
     Image Version	Required	Select version of selected Image Provides version list of provided server Image

     Table. Virtual Server Image and Version Selection Input Items
   • In the Service information input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Server Count	Required	Number of servers to create simultaneously Only numbers can be entered, enter value between 1 and 100
     Service Type > Server Type	Required	Virtual Server server type Standard: Standard specs generally used High Capacity: Large capacity server specs larger than Standard For details on server types provided by Virtual Server, refer to Virtual Server Server Type
     Service Type > Planned Compute	Required	Resource status with Planned Compute set In Use: Number in use among resources with Planned Compute set Set: Number of resources with Planned Compute set Coverage Preview: Amount applied as Planned Compute per resource Apply for Planned Compute Service: Move to Planned Compute service creation page For details, refer to Apply for Planned Compute
     Block Storage	Required	Configure Block Storage used by server according to purpose Default OS: Area where OS is installed and used Capacity is entered in Units, minimum capacity varies depending on OS Image type Alma Linux: Enter value between 2 and 1,536 Oracle Linux: Enter value between 7 and 1,536 RHEL: Enter value between 2 and 1,536 Rocky Linux: Enter value between 2 and 1,536 Ubuntu: Enter value between 2 and 1,536 Windows: Enter value between 4 and 1,536 SSD: High performance general volume HDD: General volume SSD/HDD_KMS: Additional encryption volume using Samsung Cloud Platform KMS (Key Management Service) encryption key Encryption application is only possible at initial creation and cannot be changed after creation Performance degradation occurs when using SSD_KMS disk type SSD_Provisioned: SSD volume with configurable IOPS and Throughput Additional: Use when additional user space is needed outside OS area Select Use and then enter storage type and capacity To add storage, click + button, to delete, click x button (can add up to 25) Capacity is entered in Units, enter value between 1 and 1,536 1 Unit is 8GB, so 8 to 12,288GB is created SSD: High performance general volume HDD: General volume SSD/HDD_KMS: Additional encryption volume using Samsung Cloud Platform KMS (Key Management Service) encryption key Encryption application is only possible at initial creation and cannot be changed after creation Performance degradation may occur when using SSD_KMS disk type SSD/HDD_MultiAttach: Volume that can connect to 2 or more servers SSD_Provisioned: SSD volume with configurable IOPS and Throughput For details by Block Storage type, refer to Create Block Storage Delete on termination: When Delete on Termination is selected, the Volume is also terminated when the server is terminated Volumes with snapshots are not deleted even when Delete on termination is Use Multi attach volumes are only deleted when the server to be deleted is the last remaining server connected to the volume Max IOPS: Enter IOPS maximum value within 5,000 to 20,000 Cannot set when disk type is HDD, HDD_KMS, HDD_MultiAttach
     Server Group	Optional	Set servers belonging to the same Server Group to Anti-Affinity (distributed placement), Affinity (close placement), Partition (Virtual Server and Block Storage distributed placement) Select Use and then select Server Group Select Create New to create Server Group Servers belonging to the same Server Group are placed in Best Effort manner according to selected policy Select policy from Anti-Affinity (distributed placement), Affinity (close placement), Partition (Virtual Server and Block Storage distributed placement)

     Table. Virtual Server Service Information Input Items
     Caution

     When using Partition (Virtual Server and Block Storage distributed placement) policy among Server Group policies, Block Storage Volume cannot be additionally allocated after Virtual Server creation, so create all necessary Block Storage at the Virtual Server creation stage.
   • In the Required information input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Server Name	Required	Enter name for server identification when selected server count is 1 Set hostname with entered server name Enter within 63 characters using English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _)
     Network Settings > Create New Network Port	Required	Set network where Virtual Server will be installed VPC Name: Select pre-created VPC General Subnet: Select pre-created general Subnet IP can select Auto Create or user input, if Input is selected, user can directly enter IP NAT: Can only use when server count is 1 and Internet Gateway is connected to VPC. Check Use to select NAT IP NAT IP: Select NAT IP If there is no NAT IP to select, click Create New button to create Public IP Click Refresh button to check and select created Public IP When Public IP is created, fees are charged according to Public IP fee standard Local Subnet (Optional): Select Use for Local Subnet Not required for service creation Must select pre-created Local Subnet IP can select Auto Create or user input, if Input is selected, user can directly enter IP Security Group: Settings required to connect to server Select: Select pre-created Security Group Create New: If there is no Security Group to apply, can create separately in Security Group service Can select up to 5 If Security Group is not set, all connections are blocked by default Security Group must be set to allow necessary connections
     Network Settings > Specify Existing Network Port	Required	Set network where Virtual Server will be installed VPC: Select pre-created VPC General Subnet: Select pre-created general Subnet and Port NAT: Can only use when server count is 1 and Internet Gateway is connected to VPC. Check Use to select NAT IP NAT IP: Select NAT IP If there is no NAT IP to select, click Create New button to create Public IP Click Refresh button to check and select created Public IP Local Subnet (Optional): Select Use for Local Subnet Select pre-created Local Subnet and Port
     Keypair	Required	User authentication method to use when connecting to the server Create New: Create a new one when a new Keypair is needed For the new Keypair creation method, refer to Create Keypair Default login account list by OS Alma Linux: almalinux Oracle Linux: cloud-user RHEL: cloud-user Rocky Linux: rocky Ubuntu: ubuntu Windows: sysadmin </ul

     Table. Virtual Server Required Information Input Items
   • In the Additional information input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Lock	Optional	Set whether to use Lock When Lock is used, prevents operations such as server termination, start, stop to prevent accidental malfunction
     Init Script	Optional	Script to execute when server starts Init script must be written as Batch script for Windows or Shell script or cloud-init for Linux depending on Image type. Can enter up to 45,000 bytes
     Tag	Optional	Add tags Can add up to 50 per resource Click Add Tag button and then enter or select Key, Value values

     Table. Virtual Server Additional Information Input Items

4. On the Summary panel, check the created detailed information and estimated billing amount, then click the Create button.

   • When creation is complete, check the created resource on the Virtual Server List page.

Check Virtual Server Details

Virtual Server service can check and modify overall resource list and detailed information. Virtual Server Detail page is composed of Detail Information, Monitoring, Tags, Operation History tabs.

To check detailed information of Virtual Server service, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to check detailed information for. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
   • Virtual Server Detail page displays status information and additional function information, and is composed of Detail Information, Monitoring, Tags, Operation History tabs.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

     Category	Detailed Description
     Virtual Server Status	Status of Virtual Server created by user Build: State where Build command is transmitted Building: Build in progress Networking: Process in progress during server creation Scheduling: Process in progress during server creation Block_Device_Mapping: Connecting Block Storage during server creation Spawning: State where server creation process is in progress Active: Usable state Powering_off: State when stop is requested Deleting: Server deletion in progress Reboot_Started: State where Reboot is in progress Error: Error state Migrating: State where server is being migrated to another host Reboot: State where Reboot command is transmitted Rebooting: Restart in progress Rebuild: State where Rebuild command is transmitted Rebuilding: State when Rebuild is requested Rebuild_Spawning: State where Rebuild process is in progress Resize: State where Resize command is transmitted Resizing: Resize in progress Resize_Prep: State when server type modification is requested Resize_Migrating: State where server is moving to another host while Resize is in progress Resize_Migrated: State where server has completed moving to another host while Resize is in progress Resize_Finish: Resize completed Revert_Resize: Server Resize or migration failed for some reason. Target server is cleaned and original source server is restarted Shutoff: State when Powering off is completed Verity_ Resize: State where server type confirmation/server type reversion is selectable after Resize_Prep progress according to server type modification request Resize_Reverting: State when server type reversion is requested Resize_Confirming: State where server Resize request is being confirmed
     Server Control	Buttons to change server status Start: Start stopped server Stop: Stop running server Restart: Restart running server
     Create Image	Create a user image from the current server image For detailed image creation method, refer to Create Image
     Console Log	Check current server console log Can check console log output from current server. For details, refer to Check Console Log
     Create Dump	Create current server Dump Dump file is created inside Virtual Server For detailed Dump creation method, refer to Create Dump
     Rebuild	Delete existing Virtual Server OS area data and settings, and configure by Rebuilding as new server For details, refer to Perform Rebuild
     Terminate Service	Button to terminate service

     Table. Virtual Server Status Information and Additional Functions

Detail Information

On the Virtual Server List page, you can check detailed information of selected resource and modify information if necessary.

Monitoring

On the Virtual Server List page, you can monitor ServiceWatch metrics of selected resource. On the Monitoring tab, you can view monitoring charts for Virtual Server, and each chart is based on available Service Watch metrics.

Tags

On the Virtual Server List page, you can check tag information of selected resource, and add, modify, or delete tags.

Operation History

On the Virtual Server List page, you can check operation history of selected resource.

Control Virtual Server Operation

If operation control of created Virtual Server resource is needed, you can perform tasks on Virtual Server List or Virtual Server Detail page. You can start, stop, and restart running servers.

Start Virtual Server

You can start stopped (Shutoff) Virtual Server. To start Virtual Server, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to start among stopped (Shutoff) servers to move to the Virtual Server Detail page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Start through More button on the right for each resource.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkbox, you can control multiple servers simultaneously through Start button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Start button at the top to start the server. Check changed server status in Status Display item.
   • When Virtual Server start is completed, server status changes from Shutoff to Active.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

Stop Virtual Server

You can stop running (Active) Virtual Server. To stop Virtual Server, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to stop among running (Active) servers to move to the Virtual Server Detail page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Stop through More button on the right for each resource.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkbox, you can control multiple servers simultaneously through Stop button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Stop button at the top to start the server. Check changed server status in Status Display item.
   • When Virtual Server stop is completed, server status changes from Active to Shutoff.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

Restart Virtual Server

You can restart created Virtual Server. To restart Virtual Server, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to restart to move to the Virtual Server Detail page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Restart through More button on the right for each resource.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkbox, you can control multiple servers simultaneously through Restart button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Restart button at the top to start the server. Check changed server status in Status Display item.
   • During Virtual Server restart, server status changes to Rebooting and finally to Active.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

Manage Virtual Server Resources

If server control and management functions of created Virtual Server resource are needed, you can perform tasks on Virtual Server List or Virtual Server Detail page.

Create Image

You can create Image of running Virtual Server.

To create Virtual Server Image, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.

3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to create Image. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.

4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click the Create Image button. You will be moved to the Create Image page.

   • In the Service information input area, enter the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Image Name	Required	Name of Image to create Enter within 200 characters using English, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _)

     Table. Image Service Information Input Items

5. Check input information and click Complete button.

   • When creation is complete, check the created resource on All Services > Compute > Virtual Server > Image List page.

Modify Server Type

You can modify server type of Virtual Server server.

To modify Virtual Server server type, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to control operation. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, check server status and click server type Modify button. Modify Server Type popup window opens.
5. On the Modify Server Type popup window, change server type and then click Confirm button.
   • When Virtual Server server type is modified, Virtual Server status changes to Resize execution related status.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

Change IP

For method of changing IP, refer to Change IP.

Enable ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring

By default, Virtual Server is linked with ServiceWatch for basic monitoring. If needed, you can enable detailed monitoring to more quickly identify and respond to operational issues. For details on ServiceWatch, refer to ServiceWatch Overview.

To enable Virtual Server ServiceWatch detailed monitoring, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to enable ServiceWatch detailed monitoring. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click ServiceWatch detailed monitoring Modify button. You will be moved to Modify ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring popup window.
5. On the Modify ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring popup window, select Enable, check guide text and then click Confirm button.
6. Check ServiceWatch detailed monitoring item on Virtual Server Detail page.

Disable ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring

To disable Virtual Server ServiceWatch detailed monitoring, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to disable ServiceWatch detailed monitoring. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click ServiceWatch detailed monitoring Modify button. You will be moved to Modify ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring popup window.
5. On the Modify ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring popup window, deselect Enable, check guide text and then click Confirm button.
6. Check ServiceWatch detailed monitoring item on Virtual Server Detail page.

Virtual Server Management Additional Functions

For Virtual Server server management, you can check console log, create Dump, and perform Rebuild. To check Virtual Server console log, create Dump, and perform Rebuild, follow the procedure below.

Check Console Log

You can check current console log of Virtual Server.

To check Virtual Server console log, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to check console log. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Console Log button. You will be moved to Console Log popup window.
5. Check console log output on Console Log popup window.

Create Dump

To create Virtual Server Dump file, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to check detailed information. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Create Dump button.
   • Dump file is created inside Virtual Server.

Perform Rebuild

You can delete existing Virtual Server server OS area data and settings, and configure by Rebuilding as new server.

To perform Virtual Server Rebuild, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to perform Rebuild. You will be moved to the Virtual Server Detail page.
4. On the Virtual Server Detail page, click Rebuild button.
   • During Virtual Server Rebuild, server status changes to Rebuilding and when Rebuild is completed, returns to state before Rebuild execution.
   • For details on Virtual Server status, refer to Check Virtual Server Detail Information.

Terminate Virtual Server

Terminating unused Virtual Server can reduce operating costs. However, since Virtual Server termination can immediately stop running services, you must fully consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with termination.

To terminate Virtual Server, follow the procedure below.

1. Click All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. You will be moved to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, select the resource to terminate and click Terminate Service button.
   • Termination of connected storage varies depending on the Delete on termination setting; see Termination Constraints.
4. When termination is complete, check if resource is terminated on Virtual Server List page.

Termination Constraints

If termination is not possible when Virtual Server termination is requested, you will be guided through a popup window. Refer to the cases below.

Termination of connected storage varies depending on Delete on termination setting, so please refer.