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
In the Samsung Cloud Platform Console, you can create and use the Server Group service while using the Virtual Server service.
To create a Server Group, follow the steps below.
All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
On the Server Group page, click the Server Group menu. 2. Navigate to the Server Group List page.
On the Server Group List page, click the Create Server Group button. 3. Server Group creation navigate to the page.
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
Category required statusDetailed description Server Group name Required Enter the name of the Server Group to be created - using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (
-,_) within 255 characters
Policy Required Select the placement policy for Virtual Servers belonging to the same Server Group - Anti-Affinity(Distributed placement): A policy that places servers belonging to a Server Group on different racks and hosts as much as possible
- Affinity(Proximity placement): A policy that places servers belonging to a Server Group close together within the same rack and host as much as possible
- Partition(Virtual Server and Block Storage distributed placement): A policy that places Virtual Servers and their associated Block Storage from a Server Group into different distribution units (Partitions)
- Up to three distributions are possible, and the setting can be applied when the number of possible distributions is two or more to ensure resource availability
- Display 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 ItemsReference- Virtual Servers that belong to the same Server Group are placed on a Best Effort basis according to policy, but this is not strictly guaranteed.
- using English letters, numbers, spaces, and special characters (
- Enter or select the required information in the Additional Information Input area.
Category required statusDetailed description tag Selection Add Tag - Up to 50 per resource can be added
- After clicking the Add Tag button, input or select Key, Value values
Table. Server Group additional information input items
- Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.
Check the input information and click the Generate button.
When the popup notifying creation opens, click the Confirm button.
- When creation is complete, check the created resources on the Server Group List page.
Check Server Group detailed information
The Server Group service lets you view and modify the complete resource list and detailed information. Server Group Details page consists of Details, Tags, Activity Log tabs.
To view detailed information about the Server Group, follow the steps below.
- All Services > Compute > Virtual Server Click the menu. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
- On the Service Home page, click the Server Group menu. 2. Go to the Server Group List page.
- On the Server Group list page, click the resource to view detailed information. 3. Navigate to the Server Group Details page.
- The Server Group Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Tags, Operation History tabs.
Detailed Information
Server Group List page allows you to view detailed information of the selected resource and, if necessary, edit the information.
| 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(proximal placement), Partition(distributed placement of Virtual Server and Block Storage) |
| Partition Size | Partition Size |
| Server Group member | Server name and Partition information 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
Server Group List page allows you to 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, since a Server Group cannot be recovered once deleted, please review the impact thoroughly in advance before proceeding with deletion.
To delete a Server Group, follow these steps.
- All Services > Compute > Virtual Server menu, click. 1. Navigate to the Service Home page of the Virtual Server.
- On the Service Home page, click the Server Group menu. 2. Go 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 deletion is complete, check on the Server Group List page whether the resource has been deleted.