The user can enter the essential information of the Global CDN service through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console and create the service by selecting detailed options.
Create Global CDN
You can create and use the Global CDN service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
To request the creation of a Global CDN service, follow the procedure below.
Click All Services > Networking > Global CDN menu. It moves to the Service Home page.
On the Service Home page, click the Create Global CDN button. It moves to the Create Global CDN page.
Global CDN Creation page, enter the information required for service creation and select detailed options.
Enter Service Information Enter or select the required information in the area.
Classification NecessityDetailed Description CDN Name Required Enter the name of the Global CDN to use - Cannot be used with the same name as the one currently in use
CDN Domain Required Enter the domain name of the Global CDN to use Table. Global CDN service information input itemsOriginal Settings area, please enter or select the required information.
Classification NecessityDetailed Description Original Location > Domain or IP Required Enter the location of the original server - Enter the domain name (recommended) or the public IP of the original server directly
Original Location > Protocol Required Select the protocol to use - Service protocol and original protocol must be set the same
Original Location > Port Number Required Enter one source port to use - Allowed source ports: 72, 80-89, 443, 488, 591, 777, 1080, 1088, 1111, 1443, 2080, 7001, 7070, 7612, 7777, 8000-9001, 9090, 9901-9908, 11080-11110, 12900-12949, 45002
Original Path Select Enter the directory path of the original file - Example: /aaa/bbb/ccc/
Forward host header required Set the Host header value to be passed to the user when requesting the original server from the Global CDN - Incoming host header: Service domain name
- Origin host name: Original domain name
- Custom Value: Enter the domain name directly in the standard domain format, such as www.abc.com
Cache key hostname required Global CDN Edge server cache key setting to identify content - Incoming host header: Use the domain that the user is accessing as the cache key
- Origin hostname: Use the configured origin domain as the cache key
Custom header (Request) Select When requesting from the Global CDN Edge server to the origin server, change a specific header - Select to use and enter Header name and Header value
- (+) button to add an item, and (X) button to delete
- Up to 10 items can be entered
Fig. Global CDN Source Setup Input Items
Reference- You can apply for multiple Global CDN services from one Account.
- In the Global CDN service, only one origin location can be set.
Caching Settings area, please enter or select the necessary information. It determines how to handle the Cache header passed to the Global CDN Edge server.
Classification NecessityDetailed Description Caching options Required Sets the caching policy applied to all content transmitted to the Global CDN Edge server (Honor origin cache-control and expires recommended) - Honor origin cache-control and expires: Follows both the origin’s cache-control and expiration policies
- Cache: Follows the Global CDN provider’s policy
- Honor origin expires: Follows the origin’s expiration time policy
- Honor origin cache-control: Follows the origin server’s cache control policy
Content Delivery Policy Required Global CDN Edge server verifies content validity with the origin server - Provide only valid content: Set to not send when TTL expires (recommended)
- Provide all cached content: Provide all cached content regardless of TTL expiration
Cache expiration time required Enter the time when the cached content expires on the Global CDN Edge - Enter within 3,600 – 2,592,000 seconds
Ignore query string Selection When applying the caching policy, set whether to use the query string - Ignore query string when enabled
Range request allowed Optional Provides large file optimization feature for objects over 100MB - Supports optimization up to a maximum of 1.8 GB
Custom header (Response) Select When requesting from the Global CDN Edge server to the origin server, change a specific Header - Select usage and enter Header name and Header value
- (+) button to add items, and (X) button to delete
- Up to 10 inputs are possible
Fig. Global CDN Caching Settings Input ItemsEnter Additional Information Enter or select the required information in the area.
Classification NecessityDetailed Description Tag Selection Add Tag - Up to 50 can be added per resource
- Click the Add Tag button and enter or select Key, Value
Table. Global CDN additional information input items
In the Summary panel, review the detailed information and estimated charge amount, and click the Complete button.
- Once creation is complete, check the created resource on the Global CDN list page.
Check Global CDN Details
The Global CDN service allows you to check and modify the entire resource list and detailed information. The Global CDN details page consists of detailed information, tags, and operation history tabs.
To check the Global CDN details, follow the next procedure.
Click All services > Networking > Global CDN menu. It moves to the Service Home page of Global CDN.
On the Service Home page, click the Global CDN menu. It moves to the Global CDN list page.
Global CDN List page, click on the resource to view detailed information. Move to the Global CDN Details page.
- Global CDN Details page displays the status information and detailed information of Global CDN, and consists of Details, Tags, Operation History tabs.
Classification Detailed Description Service Status Global CDN’s status - Creating: being created/when Global CDN starts
- Active: creation completed/operating, information can be modified
- Inactive/Pending: operation stopped
- Aborted: failed to activate after property creation
- Stopped/Stopping: operation suspended/operation suspension in progress
- Editing: settings being changed
- Starting: starting up
- Deleting: being cancelled
- Mismatching: when the versions of Console and Global CDN partner are different
- Error: error occurred
Start Service Start Button Stop Service Stop Button Purge Applied Button to Apply Purger Function Service Cancellation Button to cancel Global CDN Table. Status Information and Additional Functions
Detailed Information
On the Global CDN List page, you can check the detailed information of the selected resource and modify the information if necessary.
| Classification | Detailed Description |
|---|---|
| Service | Service Name |
| Resource Type | Service Name |
| SRN | Unique resource ID in Samsung Cloud Platform |
| Resource Name | Resource Title |
| Resource ID | Unique resource ID in the service |
| Creator | User who created the service |
| Creation Time | The time when the service was created |
| Modifier | User who modified the service information |
| Modified Time | Time when service information was modified |
| CDN Name | CDN Title |
| CDN Domain | CDN Domain Information |
| CDN Setting Version | Information about the settings (Property) applied to the Global CDN service
|
| Original Settings | Entered CDN original information
|
| Caching settings | You can check the details of caching options, content transmission policies, cache expiration time, ignore query strings, range request permissions, and custom header (response) records entered in the CDN description
|
Tag
On the Global CDN List page, you can check the tag information of the selected resource, and add, change, or delete it.
| Classification | Detailed Description |
|---|---|
| Tag List | Tag list
|
Work History
You can check the operation history of the resource selected on the Global CDN List page.
| Classification | Detailed Description |
|---|---|
| Work history list | Resource change history
|
Global CDN Setting Change
You can change and apply the Global CDN service settings.
To change the Global CDN settings, follow these procedures.
- Click All Services > Networking > Global CDN menu. It moves to the Service Home page of Global CDN.
- Service Home page, click the Global CDN menu. It moves to the Global CDN list page.
- Global CDN List page, click on the resource to view detailed information. Move to the Global CDN Details page.
- Global CDN Details page, click the Edit button. Move to the Global CDN Edit page.
- On the Global CDN Edit page, modify the desired information and click Save. A modification notification window will appear.
- Click Confirm in the notification window. The service information modification will be completed.
Global CDN Operation Control
You can stop or restart the Global CDN service.
To control the operation of Global CDN, follow these procedures.
- 모든 서비스 > Networking > Global CDN menu should be clicked. It moves to the Service Home page of Global CDN.
- On the Service Home page, click the Global CDN menu. It moves to the Global CDN list page.
- Global CDN List page, click the resource to check the detailed information. It moves to the Global CDN Details page.
- Global CDN Details page, click the control button. The service runs or stops.
- Start: Runs the Global CDN service.
- 중지: Global CDN service operation is stopped.
Starting or stopping the service will take more than an hour to be applied globally.
- If the service is stopped, the service domain provision will be stopped. Please use the stop function with caution.
Apply Global CDN Purge
Purge is a feature that forcibly deletes cached content on the CDN Edge server. If the content is modified before the object expires, you can set it to update with new content by deleting the existing content from the CDN Edge using Purge.
- When Purge is applied, all contents stored in the CDN Edge are deleted, and content requests from the CDN Edge to the origin may occur simultaneously.
- When executing Purge, the number of requests to the original server may increase, causing a load. Be careful when applying Purge.
To apply Purge of Global CDN, follow the next procedure.
- Click All services > Networking > Global CDN menu. It moves to the Service Home page of Global CDN.
- Service Home page, click the Global CDN menu. Move to the Global CDN list page.
- Global CDN List page, click on the resource to check the detailed information. Move to the Global CDN Details page.
- Global CDN details page, click the Purge apply button. Purge apply popup window appears.
- Set the detailed items in the popup window and click Confirm. Purge will be applied.
- Content selection: Select the type of content to apply Purge.
- Path information input: If you select Entire Domain, the set domain information is displayed, and if you select Path Input, you can directly enter the path excluding the domain.
Cancel Global CDN
You can apply for cancellation of the Global CDN service on the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.
To request the cancellation of the Global CDN service, please follow the procedure below.
- 모든 서비스 > Networking > Global CDN menu should be clicked. It moves to the Service Home page of Global CDN.
- Service Home page, click the Global CDN menu. It moves to the Global CDN list page.
- Global CDN List page, click on the resource to check the detailed information. Move to the Global CDN Details page.
- Global CDN Details page, click the Cancel Service button.
- Once the cancellation is complete, please check the service cancellation status in the Global CDN list.