Server Group
Users can create the service by entering the required information for a Server Group within the Virtual Server service and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
Create Server Group
You can create and use the Server Group service while using the Virtual Server service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
To create a Server Group, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
- On the Server Group page, click the Server Group menu. You will be taken to the Server Group List page.
- On the Server Group List page, click the Create Server Group button. You will be taken to the Create Server Group page.
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
Category RequiredDetailed description Server Group name Required Enter the name of the Server Group to create - using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (
-,_) within 255 characters
policy Required Set Anti-Affinity(Distributed placement), Affinity(Proximate placement), and Partition(Distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage) for Virtual Servers belonging to the same Server Group - Anti-Affinity(Distributed placement) and Affinity(Proximate placement) policies place Virtual Servers belonging to the same Server Group based on the selected policy in a Best Effort manner, but they are not absolutely guaranteed.
- Anti-Affinity(Distributed placement): A policy that attempts to place servers belonging to a Server Group on different racks and hosts as much as possible.
- Affinity(Proximate placement): A policy that attempts to place servers belonging to a Server Group close together within the same rack and host as much as possible.
- Partition (Distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage): A policy that places Virtual Servers belonging to a Server Group and the Block Storage attached to those servers in different distribution units (Partitions).
- The Partition (Virtual Server and Block Storage distributed placement) policy displays the Partition number alongside to clearly indicate which Partition each Virtual Server and its associated Block Storage belong to.
- Partition numbers are assigned based on the Partition Size (up to 3) configured for the Server Group.
Table. Server Group Service Information Input Items - using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (
- Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.
Category RequiredDetailed description tag Selection Add Tag - Up to 50 can be added per resource
- Add Tag button after clicking, input or select Key, Value values
Table. Server Group additional information input fields
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
- Check the input information and click the Complete button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Server Group List page.
Check detailed information of Server Group
Server Group service allows you to view and edit the full list of resources and detailed information. The Server Group Details page consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
To view detailed information about the Server Group, follow these steps.
- Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
- From the Service Home page, click the Server Group menu. Navigate to the Server Group list page.
- On the Server Group List page, click the resource you want to view detailed information for. You will be taken to the Server Group Details page.
- Server Group Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
Detailed Information
On the Server Group List page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| service | Service name |
| Resource Type | Resource Type |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform
|
| Resource name | Server Group name |
| Resource ID | Server Group’s unique resource ID |
| constructor | User who created the Server Group |
| Creation date and time | Server Group creation date and time |
| Server Group name | Server Group name |
| policy | Anti-Affinity(distributed placement), Affinity(proximate placement), Partition(distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage) |
| Server Group Member | List of Virtual Servers belonging to the Server Group
|
tag
Server Group list page lets you view the tag information of the selected resource, and add, modify, or delete it.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Tag list | Tag list
|
Job History
On the Server Group List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.
| Category | Detailed description |
|---|---|
| Task History List | Resource Change History
|
Delete Server Group
You can delete unused Server Groups. However, once a Server Group is deleted it cannot be recovered, so please review the impact thoroughly beforehand before proceeding with deletion.
To delete a Server Group, follow the steps below.
- Click the All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Virtual Server.
- On the Service Home page, click the Server Group menu. You will be taken to the Server Group List page.
- On the Server Group List page, select the resource to delete and click the Delete button.
- On the Server Group List page, select multiple Server Group check boxes and click the Delete button at the top of the resource list.
- After the deletion is complete, verify that the resource has been removed on the Server Group List page.