Image

The user can enter the required information for the Image service within the Virtual Server service and select detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console to create the service.

Image generation

You can create and use the Image service while using the Virtual Server service on the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create an Image, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Go to the Virtual Server’s Service Home page.

2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. Go to the Image List page.

3. Click the Image Create button on the Image List page. It navigates to the Image Create page.

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

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     Image name	Required	Name of the Image to create Enter within 255 characters using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (-, _)
     Image file > URL	Required	Enter URL after uploading Image file to Object Storage Object Storage Details page allows copying URL The Bucket of Object Storage where the Image file is uploaded must be in the same zone as the server to be created Image file can only have .qcow2 extension Upload a secure Image file to minimize security risks.
     OS type	Required	OS type of the uploaded Image file Select from Alma Linux, CentOS, Oracle Linux, RHEL, Rocky Linux, Ubuntu
     Minimum Disk	Required	Minimum disk size (GB) for the Image to be created Enter a value between 0 and 12,288 GB
     Minimum RAM	Required	Minimum RAM capacity (GB) of the image to be created Enter a value between 0 and 2,097,151 GB
     Visibility	Required	Indicates access permissions for the Image Private: Can be used only within the Account Shared: Can be shared between Accounts
     Protected	Select	Select whether Image deletion is prohibited Checking Use prevents accidental deletion of the Image This setting can be changed after Image creation

     Table. Image Service Information Input Items
   • Additional Information Input Enter or select the required information in the area.

     Category	Required	Detailed description
     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. Image additional information input items

4. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated billing amount generated in the panel, and click the Complete button.

   • When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Image List page.

Image Check detailed information

Image service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information. Image detail page consists of detailed information, tags, operation history tabs.

To view detailed information of the Image service, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Go to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. Go to the Image list page.
3. Image List page, click the resource to view detailed information. Image Details page will be opened.
   • Image Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Detail Information, Tag, Work History tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     Image status	Status of the Image created by the user Active: Available Queued: When an Image creation request is made, the Image is uploaded and waiting for processing Importing: When an Image creation request is made, the Image is uploaded and being processed
     Create shared Image	Create Image to share with another Account Can be created only when the Image’s Visibility is private and the Image has snapshot information
     Share with another Account	Image can be shared with another Account If the Image’s Visibility is Shared, it can be shared with another Account Only displayed for Images created by Create shared Image or by uploading a qcow2 file
     Image Delete	Button to delete the Image If the Image is deleted, it cannot be recovered

     Table. Image status information and additional functions

Detailed Information

Image list page allows you to view detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.

Tag

Image list page, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and you can add, modify, or delete it.

Work History

You can view the operation history of the selected resource on the Image list page.

Image Resource Management

Describes the control and management functions of the generated Image.

Create Image for Sharing

Create an Image to share with another Account.

To create an image for sharing, follow the steps below.

1. Log in to the shared Account and click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Go to the Virtual Server’s Service Home page.
2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. Navigate to the Image List page.
3. Click the Image to create a shared Image on the Image List page. You will be taken to the Image Details page.
4. Create Shared Image Click the button. A popup window notifying the creation of a shared Image will open.
5. After checking the notification content, click the Complete button.

Share Image to another Account

Create an image to share with another Account.

To share the Image with another Account, follow these steps.

1. Log in to the shared Account and click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Virtual Server’s Service Home page.

2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. It navigates to the Image List page.

3. On the Image List page, click the Image you want to share with another Account. It moves to the Image Details page.

4. Click the Share to another Account button. A popup window notifying Image sharing opens.

5. After checking the notification content, click the Confirm button. It moves to the Share Image with another Account page.

6. Share Image with another Account on the page, enter Share Account ID, and click the Complete button. A popup notifying Image sharing opens.

   Category	Required	Detailed description
   Image name	-	Name of the Image to share Input not allowed
   Image ID	-	Image ID to share Input not allowed
   Shared Account ID	Required	Enter another Account ID to share Enter within 64 characters using English letters, numbers, and special character -

   Table. Image sharing items to another Account

7. After checking the notification content, click the Confirm button. You can check the information in the sharing status of the Image Details page.

   • When first requested, the status is Pending, and when approval is completed by the Account to be shared, it changes to Accepted, and if approval is denied, it changes to Rejected.

Receive shared Image from another Account

To receive an Image shared from another Account, follow the steps below.

1. Log in to the account to be shared and click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Go to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.

2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. It navigates to the Image List page.

3. Image List on the page More > Image Share Request List click the button. Image Share Request List popup opens.

4. Image Sharing Request List In the popup window, click the Approve or Reject button for the Image to be shared.

   Category	Detailed description
   Image name	shared Image name
   OS type	OS type of shared Image
   Owner Account ID	Owner Account ID of shared Image
   Creation time	Creation time of shared Image
   Approval	Approve the shared Image
   Reject	Reject processing of the shared Image

   Table. Image sharing request list item

5. After checking the notification content, click the Confirm button. You can check the shared Image in the Image list.

Image Delete

You can delete unused images. However, once an image is deleted it cannot be recovered, so you should fully consider the impact before proceeding with the deletion.

To delete Image, follow the steps below.

1. All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
2. Click the Image menu on the Service Home page. Go to the Image list page.
3. Image list 페이지에서 삭제할 자원을 선택하고, Delete 버튼을 클릭하세요.
   • Image list page, select multiple Image check boxes, and click the Delete button at the top of the resource list.
4. When deletion is complete, check on the Image List page whether the resource has been deleted.