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

Create Virtual Server

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

To create 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 Create Virtual Server button. 2. Navigate to the 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 status	Detailed description
     Image	Required	Select the provided Image type 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 the selected Image Provide version list of the 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 status	Detailed description
     Number of servers	Required	Number of servers to create concurrently Only numeric input is allowed, and enter a value between 1~100
     Service Type > Server Type	Required	Virtual Server server type 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	Required	Planned Compute-configured resource status In Use: Number of resources with Planned Compute that are currently in use Configured: Number of resources with Planned Compute configured 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 Apply
     Block Storage	Essential	Block Storage settings used by the server according to purpose Basic OS: Area where the OS is installed and used Capacity is entered in Units, and the minimum size varies by OS Image type Alma Linux: Enter a value between 2~1,536 Oracle Linux: Enter a value between 7~1,536 RHEL: Enter a value between 2~1,536 Rocky Linux: Enter a value between 2~1,536 Ubuntu: Enter a value between 2~1,536 Windows: Enter a value between 4~1,536 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 be applied only 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: Used when extra user space beyond the OS area is needed After selecting Use, enter the storage type and capacity To add storage, click the + button; to delete, click the x button (up to 25 can be added) Capacity is entered in Units, with a value between 1~1,536 1 Unit equals 8 GB, so 8~12,288 GB are created 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 be applied only at initial creation and cannot be changed afterward Using the SSD_KMS disk type may cause 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 A volume with an existing snapshot is 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 5,000~20,000 Not configurable for disk types HDD, HDD_KMS, HDD_MultiAttach Max Throughput: Enter a maximum Throughput value between 250~1,000 Not configurable for disk types HDD, HDD_KMS, HDD_MultiAttach
     Server Group	Select	After selecting Use for setting 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 the Server Group
     Servers belonging to the same Server Group are placed in a Best Effort manner according to the selected policy
     The policy can be selected among Anti-Affinity (distributed placement), Affinity (proximate placement), 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 step.
   • Required Information Input area, please enter or select the required information.

     Category	required status	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	Required	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 set to auto‑generate or user‑provided; if input is selected, the user can manually enter the IP 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, click the Create New button to generate a Public IP Refresh button 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 a local Subnet It is not a required element for creating the service A pre‑created local Subnet must be selected IP can be set to auto‑generate or user‑provided; if input is selected, the user can manually enter the IP Security Group: Settings required to access the server Select: Choose a pre‑created Security Group Create New: If no applicable Security Group exists, it can be created separately in the Security Group service Up to 5 can be selected If no Security Group is set, all connections are blocked by default A Security Group must be configured to allow required connections
     Network Settings > Specify Existing Network Port	Required	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 is attached to an Internet Gateway. When enabled, you can select 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 to view and select the created Public IP Local Subnet (Optional): Choose Use for the local Subnet Select a pre‑created local Subnet and port
     Keypair	Required	User authentication method to use when connecting to the server Create new: 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: Required input fields for Virtual Server
   • Additional Information Input area, please enter or select the required information.

     Category	required status	Detailed description
     Lock	Select	Lock usage setting Using the lock prevents actions such as server termination, start, stop, etc., from being executed, preventing misoperations due to mistakes
     Init script	Select	the script that runs when the server starts The init script must be written as a Batch script for Windows, a Shell script or cloud‑init for Linux, depending on the Image type. Up to 45,000 bytes can be entered
     tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key, Value values

     Table. Virtual Server additional information input fields

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

   • Once creation is complete, check the created resources on the Virtual Server List page.

Check Virtual Server detailed information

The Virtual Server service allows you to view and edit the entire resource list and detailed information. The Virtual Server Details page includes the Details, Monitoring, Tags, Activity Log tabs.

To view detailed information about the Virtual Server service, 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 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 Add-on Features, please refer to Virtual Server Management Add-on Features.

     Category	Detailed description
     Virtual Server status	Status of a user-created Virtual Server Build: State where a Build command has been received Building: Build in progress Networking: Server creation networking process Scheduling: Server creation scheduling process Block_Device_Mapping: Attaching Block Storage during server creation Spawning: Server creation process is ongoing Active: Available state Powering_off: State when a shutdown request is made Deleting: Server deletion in progress Reboot_Started: Reboot in progress Error: Error state Migrating: Server is being migrated to another host Reboot: Reboot command has been received Rebooting: Restart in progress Rebuild: Rebuild command has been received Rebuilding: State when a Rebuild request is made Rebuild_Spawning: Rebuild process is ongoing Resize: Resize command has been received Resizing: Resize in progress Resize_Prep: State when a server type change is requested Resize_Migrating: Server is being moved to another host while resizing Resize_Migrated: 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 server is restarted Shutoff: State when powering off is completed Verity_ Resize: After a server type change request and Resize_Prep, the server type is confirmed or can be reverted Resize_Reverting: State when a server type revert is requested Resize_Confirming: State while confirming the server’s Resize request
     Server control	Buttons 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, see Create Image
     Console log	View console logs of the current server You can check the console logs output by the current server. For more details, see 콘솔 로그 확인하기
     Create dump	Create a dump of the current server Dump file is created inside the Virtual Server Refer to Dump 생성하기 for detailed dump creation instructions
     Rebuild	The OS area data and settings of the existing Virtual Server are deleted, and it is rebuilt on a new server For details, see Rebuild 수행하기
     Service termination	Button to cancel the service

     Table. Virtual Server status information and additional functions

Detailed Information

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

Monitoring

You can monitor the ServiceWatch metrics of the resources selected on the Virtual Server List page. 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

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

Job History

Virtual Server List page allows you to 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.

Getting Started with Virtual Server

You can start a Virtual Server that is Shutoff. To start 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. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. Virtual Server List page, click the resource to start among the shutoff servers, and navigate to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can Start each resource via the right More button.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkboxes, you can control multiple servers simultaneously using the Start button at the top.
4. Virtual Server Details page, click the Start button at the top to start the server. 4. Check the status of the modified 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 Detailed Information.

Stop Virtual Server

You can stop a Virtual Server that is running (Active). To stop 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. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to stop among the active servers, and proceed to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • On the Virtual Server List page, you can stop each resource via 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 modified 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 Detailed Information.

Restart Virtual Server

You can restart the created Virtual Server. To restart 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. Go to the Virtual Server List page.
3. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource to restart, and go to the Virtual Server Details page.
   • On the Virtual Server list page, you can restart each resource via the right More button.
   • After selecting multiple servers with checkboxes, you can control multiple servers simultaneously using 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 Display section.
   • During a Virtual Server restart, the server status goes through Rebooting and finally changes to Active.
   • For detailed information about the Virtual Server status, please refer to Virtual Server Detailed Information.

Managing Virtual Server Resources

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

Create Image

You can create an image of a running Virtual Server.

To create an Image of a Virtual Server, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of 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 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 status	Detailed description
     Image name	Required	the name of the Image to be created English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _) within 200 characters

     Table. Image service information input fields

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

   • When creation is complete, check the created resources 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. 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. On the Virtual Server List page, click the resource you want to control. 3. Go to the Virtual Server Details page.
4. On the Virtual Server Details page, check the server status and click the Edit button for the server type. 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 Detailed Information.