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

Create Virtual Server

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

To create a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu, click it. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Virtual Server button. 2. Create Virtual Server page.

3. On the Virtual Server Creation page, enter the information required to create the service and select detailed options.

   • Select the required information in the Image and version selection area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Image	Essential	Select the type of Image provided Standard: Samsung Cloud Platform standard Image Alma Linux, Oracle Linux, RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu, Windows Custom: User-created Image Kubernetes: Kubernetes Image RHEL, Ubuntu Marketplace: Image subscribed from Marketplace
     Image version	Essential	Select version of the chosen Image Provide version list of the provided server Image

     Table. Virtual Server Image and version selection input items
   • Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Number of servers	Essential	Number of servers to create simultaneously Only numeric input is allowed, enter a value between 1~100
     Service Type > Server Type	Essential	Virtual Server 서버 타입 Standard: standard specifications commonly used High Capacity: large-capacity server specifications beyond Standard For detailed information about the server types provided by Virtual Server, see Virtual Server 서버 타입
     Service Type > Planned Compute	Essential	Status of resources with Planned Compute set In Use: Number of resources with Planned Compute that are currently in use Configured: Number of resources with Planned Compute set Coverage Preview: Amount applied per resource by Planned Compute Apply for Planned Compute Service: Go to the Planned Compute service creation page For more details, refer to Planned Compute 신청하기
     Block Storage	Essential	Block Storage settings used by the server according to purpose Basic OS: The area where the OS is installed and used Enter the size in Units; the minimum size varies depending on the OS Image type Alma Linux: Enter a value between 2 and 1,536 Oracle Linux: Enter a value between 7 and 1,536 RHEL: Enter a value between 2 and 1,536 Rocky Linux: Enter a value between 2 and 1,536 Ubuntu: Enter a value between 2 and 1,536 Windows: Enter a value between 4 and 1,536 SSD: High‑performance general volume HDD: General volume SSD/HDD_KMS: Additional encrypted volume using Samsung Cloud Platform KMS (Key Management Service) encryption keys Encryption can only be applied at initial creation and cannot be changed afterward Using the SSD_KMS disk type may cause performance degradation SSD_Provisioned: SSD volume with configurable IOPS and Throughput Additional: Use when additional user space beyond the OS area is needed After selecting Use, enter the storage type and size Click the + button to add storage, or the x button to delete (up to 25 can be added) Enter the size in Units, with a value between 1 and 1,536 Since 1 Unit equals 8 GB, this creates 8 – 12,288 GB SSD: High‑performance general volume HDD: General volume SSD/HDD_KMS: Additional encrypted volume using Samsung Cloud Platform KMS (Key Management Service) encryption keys Encryption can only be applied at initial creation and cannot be changed afterward Using the SSD_KMS disk type may result in performance degradation SSD/HDD_MultiAttach: Volume that can be attached to two or more servers SSD_Provisioned: SSD volume with configurable IOPS and Throughput For details on each Block Storage type, see Block Storage 생성하기 Delete on termination: When Delete on Termination is selected, the volume is terminated together with the server Volumes with snapshots are not deleted even when Delete on termination is enabled A multi‑attach volume can be deleted only when the server being removed is the last remaining server attached to the volume Max IOPS: Enter a maximum IOPS value between 5,000 and 20,000 Cannot be set for disk types HDD, HDD_KMS, or HDD_MultiAttach Max Throughput: Enter a maximum Throughput value between 250 and 1,000 Cannot be set for disk types HDD, HDD_KMS, or HDD_MultiAttach
     Server Group	Selection	After selecting Use to set Anti-Affinity (distributed placement), Affinity (proximate placement), Partition (distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage) for servers belonging to the same Server Group , select the Server Group , choose Create New to create a Server Group
     Place servers belonging to the same Server Group according to the selected policy using a Best Effort method
     The policy is selected from Anti-Affinity (distributed placement), Affinity (proximate placement), or Partition (distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage)

     Table. Virtual Server service information input items
     Caution

     When using the Partition (distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage) policy among Server Group policies, you cannot allocate additional Block Storage Volumes after creating a Virtual Server, so create all required Block Storage during the Virtual Server creation stage.
   • Required Information Input area, please enter or select the necessary information.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Server name	Essential	Enter a name to distinguish the server when the selected number of servers is 1 Set the hostname to the entered server name Enter using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _) within 63 characters
     Network Settings > Create New Network Port	Essential	Set the network where the Virtual Server will be installed VPC name: Select a pre‑created VPC General Subnet: Select a pre‑created general Subnet IP can be auto‑generated or manually entered, and if Enter is selected, the user can input the IP directly NAT: Available only when there is a single server and the VPC is attached to an Internet Gateway. Checking Use allows selection of a NAT IP NAT IP: Select a NAT IP If no NAT IP is available to select, click the Create New button to generate a Public IP Refresh button: Click to view and select the created Public IP Creating a Public IP incurs charges according to the Public IP pricing policy Local Subnet (optional): Select Use for the local Subnet It is not a required element for creating the service A pre‑created local Subnet must be selected IP can be auto‑generated or manually entered, and selecting Enter allows the user to input the IP directly
     Network Settings > Specify Existing Network Port	Essential	Set the network where the Virtual Server will be installed VPC: Select a pre-created VPC General Subnet: Select a pre-created General Subnet and Port NAT: Available only when there is a single server and the VPC has an Internet Gateway attached. When selected, you can choose a NAT IP NAT IP: Select the NAT IP If there is no NAT IP to select, click the Create New button to generate a Public IP Refresh button to view and select the created Public IP Local Subnet (optional): Select Use for the local subnet Select a pre-created local Subnet and Port
     Security Group	Selection	Settings required to connect to the server Select: Up to 5 pre‑created Security Groups can be selected Create New: If there is no applicable Security Group, create one separately in the Security Group service If a Security Group is not set, all connections are blocked, so you must configure it to allow the necessary connections
     Keypair	Essential	User authentication method to use when connecting to the server New creation: Create a new one if a new Keypair is required Refer to Keypair 생성하기 Default login account list by OS Alma Linux: almalinux Oracle Linux: cloud-user RHEL: cloud-user Rocky Linux: rocky Ubuntu: ubuntu Windows: sysadmin

     Table. Virtual Server required information input fields

     Reference

     • The default OS account can serve as the default user account in a cloud environment and can be used for initial configuration via cloud-init and SCP-related functions.
     • If you delete or change the primary account, related Samsung Cloud Platform functions may not work properly, so deletion or modification is not recommended.
   • Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Lock	Selection	Lock usage setting When you use Lock, it prevents actions such as terminating, starting, or stopping the server, thereby avoiding malfunctions caused by mistakes
     Init script	Selection	Script executed when the server starts The init script must be written as a Batch script for Windows, a Shell script for Linux, or cloud‑init, depending on the image type. Up to 45,000 bytes can be entered
     tag	Selection	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, input or select Key, Value values

     Table. Virtual Server additional information input fields

4. Summary Verify the detailed information and estimated charges generated in the panel, then click the Create button.

5. When the popup indicating creation opens, click the Confirm button.

   • When creation is complete, verify the created resources on the Virtual Server List page.

View Virtual Server Details

The Virtual Server service lets you view and modify the complete resource list and detailed information. The Virtual Server Details page consists of Details, Monitoring, Tags, Activity History tabs.

To view detailed information about the Virtual Server service, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • Virtual Server Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Monitoring, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
   • For detailed information about Virtual Server Additional Features, please refer to Virtual Server 관리 부가 기능.

     Category	Detailed description
     Virtual Server status	State of a user-created Virtual Server Build: State where a Build command has been issued Building: Build in progress Networking: Server creation process in progress Scheduling: Server creation process in progress Block_Device_Mapping: Connecting Block Storage during server creation Spawning: State where the server creation process is ongoing Active: Available state Powering_off: State when a stop request is made Deleting: Server deletion in progress Reboot_Started: Reboot in progress state Error: Error state Migrating: State where the server is migrating to another host Reboot: State where a Reboot command has been issued Rebooting: Reboot in progress Rebuild: State where a Rebuild command has been issued Rebuilding: State when a Rebuild request is made Rebuild_Spawning: State where the Rebuild process is ongoing Resize: State where a Resize command has been issued Resizing: Resize in progress Resize_Prep: State when a server type modification is requested Resize_Migrating: State where the server is moving to another host while resizing Resize_Migrated: State where the server has completed moving to another host during resize Resize_Finish: Resize completed Revert_Resize: Resize or migration of the server failed for some reason. The target server is cleaned up and the original source server is restarted Shutoff: State when powering off is completed Verity_ Resize: State after Resize_Prep is performed following a server type modification request, where the server type is finalized or can be reverted Resize_Reverting: State when a server type revert request is made Resize_Confirming: State where the server’s Resize request is being confirmed
     Server control	Button to change server status Start: Start a stopped server Stop: Stop a running server Restart: Restart a running server
     Image generation	Create a user Image from the current server’s Image For detailed Image creation instructions, refer to Image 생성하기
     Console log	Current server console log view You can view the console logs output by the current server. For more details, refer to 콘솔 로그 확인하기
     Create dump	Create a dump of the current server The dump file is created inside the Virtual Server For detailed dump creation instructions, see Dump 생성하기
     Rebuild	The OS area data and settings of the existing Virtual Server are deleted, and it is rebuilt as a new server For more details, refer to Rebuild 수행하기
     Service cancellation	Cancel service button

     Table. Virtual Server status information and additional features

Detailed Information

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

Monitoring

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

Tag

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

Job History

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

Control Virtual Server Operation

If you need to control the operation of a created Virtual Server resource, you can perform the task from the Virtual Server List or Virtual Server Details page. You can start, stop, and restart a running server.

Virtual Server Getting Started

You can start a Virtual Server that is shut off. To start the Virtual Server, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. Virtual Server List page, click the resource to start among the stopped (Shutoff) servers, and navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Start each resource using the right More button.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkboxes, you can control multiple servers simultaneously via the Start button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Start button at the top to start the server. 4. Check the status of the changed server in the Status Indicator item.
   • When the Virtual Server start is complete, the server status changes from Shutoff to Active.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server 상세 정보 확인하기.

Stop Virtual Server

You can stop a Virtual Server that is running (Active). To stop the Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Virtual Server List Navigate to the page.
3. Virtual Server List page, click the resource to stop among the servers that are active, and navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Stop each resource using the right More button.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkboxes, you can control multiple servers simultaneously using the Stop button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Stop button at the top to start the server. 4. Check the status of the changed server in the Status Indicator item.
   • When the Virtual Server shutdown is complete, the server status changes from Active to Shutoff.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server 상세 정보 확인하기.

Restart Virtual Server

You can restart the created Virtual Server. To restart the Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. Virtual Server List page, click the resource to restart, and navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • Virtual Server List page allows you to restart each resource via the right More button.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkboxes, you can control multiple servers simultaneously via the Restart button at the top.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Restart button at the top to start the server. 4. Check the status of the changed server in the Status Indicator item.
   • During a Virtual Server restart, the server status passes through Rebooting and finally changes to Active.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server 상세 정보 확인하기.

Managing Virtual Server Resources

If you need server control and management functions for the created Virtual Server resources, you can perform tasks from the Virtual Server List or Virtual Server Details page.

Create Image

You can create an image of a running Virtual Server.

To create a Virtual Server Image, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.

3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to create an Image. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.

4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Create Image button. 4. Go to the Image creation page.

   • Enter the required information in the Service Information Input area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Image name	Essential	the name of the Image to be created Enter within 200 characters using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters(-, _)

     Table. Image service information input items

5. Check the input information and click the Done button.

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

Edit server type

You can modify the server type of a Virtual Server.

To modify the server type of a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to control its operation. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, check the server status and click the server type Edit button. 4. Edit Server Type popup window opens.
5. Edit Server Type In the popup window, after changing the server type, click the Confirm button.
   • If you modify the Virtual Server’s server type, the Virtual Server status changes to a state related to performing a resize.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server 상세 정보 확인하기.

Change IP

Please refer to IP 변경하기 for instructions on changing the IP.

Enable detailed monitoring for ServiceWatch

By default, Virtual Server is linked with ServiceWatch for basic monitoring. You can enable detailed monitoring as needed to identify operational issues more quickly and take action. For detailed information about ServiceWatch, refer to the ServiceWatch 개요.

To enable detailed ServiceWatch monitoring for a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Navigate to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to enable detailed ServiceWatch monitoring. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. Click the Edit button for ServiceWatch detailed monitoring on the Virtual Server Details page. 4. ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring Edit Navigate to the popup window.
5. ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring Edit In the popup window, after selecting Enable, review the instructions and click the Confirm button.
6. On the Virtual Server Details page, view the detailed ServiceWatch monitoring items.

Disable detailed monitoring for ServiceWatch

To disable detailed ServiceWatch monitoring of a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Navigate to the Virtual Server List page.
3. Virtual Server list on the page, click the resource to disable ServiceWatch detailed monitoring. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Edit button for ServiceWatch detailed monitoring. 4. ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring Edit Navigate to the popup window.
5. ServiceWatch Detailed Monitoring Edit In the popup window, after deselecting Enable, review the guidance message and click the Confirm button.
6. On the Virtual Server Details page, check the ServiceWatch detailed monitoring items.

Virtual Server management add‑on features

For Virtual Server management, you can view console logs, generate dumps, and perform rebuilds. To view the console log, generate a dump, and rebuild a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

Check console log

You can view the current console log of the Virtual Server.

To view the console log of a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. Virtual Server List On the page, click the resource to view the console log. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. Virtual Server Details on the page, click the Console Log button. 4. Console Log navigates to the popup window.
5. Console Log Check the console log output in the popup window.

Create Dump

To create a Dump file of the Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Navigate to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. Click the Create Dump button on the Virtual Server Details page.
   • The dump file is created inside the Virtual Server.

Execute Rebuild

You can delete the OS data and configuration of the existing Virtual Server and rebuild it on a new server.

To perform a Rebuild of a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Go to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to perform Rebuild. 3. Navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, click the Rebuild button.
   • During a Virtual Server Rebuild, the server status changes to Rebuilding, and when the Rebuild is complete, it returns to its pre‑Rebuild state.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server 상세 정보 확인하기.

Terminate Virtual Server

If you terminate an unused Virtual Server, you can reduce operating costs. However, if you terminate a Virtual Server, the running service may be stopped immediately, so you should proceed with the termination only after fully considering the impact of service interruption.

To cancel a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Virtual Server menu. 2. Virtual Server List page is accessed.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, select the resource to terminate, and click the Terminate Service button.
   • The termination of attached storage depends on the Delete on termination setting; see 해지 제약 사항.
4. If the termination is complete, check on the Virtual Server list page whether the resource has been terminated.

Termination constraints

When a Virtual Server termination request cannot be processed, a popup window will provide guidance. Please refer to the case below.

Termination of attached storage varies depending on the Delete on termination setting; please refer to it.