+
+ Availability Zone |
+
+ By default, this value is set to the availability zone
+ given by the cloud provider (for example, us-west
+ or apac-south). For some cases, it could be
+ nova.
+ |
+
+
+ Instance Name |
+ Assign a name to the virtual machine.
+ The name you assign here becomes the initial host
+ name of the server. After the server is built, if you change
+ the server name in the API or change the host name directly,
+ the names are not updated in the dashboard.
+ Server names are not guaranteed to be unique when
+ created so you could have two instances with the same host
+ name.
+
+ |
+
+
+ Flavor |
+ Specify the size of the instance to launch.
+ The flavor is selected based on the size of the
+ image selected for launching an instance. For example, while
+ creating an image, if you have entered the value in the
+ Minimun RAM (MB) field as 2048, then on
+ selecting the image, the default flavor is
+ m1.small.
+
+ |
+
+
+ Instance Count |
+ To launch multiple instances, enter a value greater
+ than 1. The default is 1. |
+
+
+ Instance Boot Source |
+ Your options are:
+
+
+ Boot from image
+ If you choose this option, a new field
+ for Image Name displays. You can
+ select the image from the list.
+
+
+ Boot from snapshot
+ If you choose this option, a new field for
+ Instance Snapshot displays. You
+ can select the snapshot from the list.
+
+
+ Boot from volume
+ If you choose this option, a new field for
+ Volume displays. You can select
+ the volume from the list.
+
+
+ Boot from image (creates a new volume)
+ With this option, you can boot from an
+ image and create a volume by entering the
+ Device Size and Device Name
+ for your volume. Click the Delete on Terminate
+ option to delete the volume on terminating the instance.
+
+
+
+ Boot from volume snapshot (creates a new
+ volume)
+ Using this option, you can boot from a
+ volume snapshot and create a new volume by choosing
+ Volume Snapshot from a list and
+ adding a Device Name for your volume.
+ Click the Delete on Terminate option
+ to delete the volume on terminating the instance.
+
+
+
+ Since you are launching an instance from an
+ image, Boot from image is
+ chosen by default.
+ |
+
+
+ Image Name |
+ This field changes based on your previous selection.
+ Since you have chosen to launch an instance using an image,
+ the Image Name field displays. Select
+ the image name from the dropdown list.
+ |
+
+
+ Access & Security
+ tab |
+
+
+ Keypair |
+ Specify a key pair.
+ If the image uses a static root password or a
+ static key set (neither is recommended), you do
+ not need to provide a key pair to launch the instance. |
+
+
+ Security Groups |
+ Activate the security groups that you want to
+ assign to the instance.
+ Security groups are a kind of cloud firewall that
+ define which incoming network traffic is forwarded to
+ instances. For details, see .
+
+ If you have not created any security groups, you can
+ assign only the default security group to the instance.
+ |
+
+
+ Networking tab |
+
+
+ Selected Networks |
+ To add a network to the instance, click the
+ + in the Available Networks
+ field.
+ |
+
+
+ Post-Creation tab |
+
+
+ Customization Script |
+ Specify a customization script that runs after your
+ instance launches. |
+
+
+ Advanced Options tab |
+
+
+ Disk Partition |
+ Select the type of disk partition from the dropdown
+ list.
+
+
+ Automatic
+
+ Entire disk is single partition and
+ automatically resizes.
+
+
+ Manual
+
+ Faster build times but requires
+ manual partitioning.
+
+
+
|
-
- Instance Name |
- Assign a name to the virtual machine.
-
- The name you assign here becomes the
- initial host name of the server. After the
- server is built, if you change the server
- name in the API or change the host name
- directly, the names are not updated in the
- dashboard.
- Server names are not guaranteed to be
- unique when created so you could have two
- instances with the same host name.
-
- |
-
-
-
- Flavor |
- Specify the size of the instance to
- launch. |
-
-
- Instance
- Count |
- To launch multiple instances, enter a value
- greater than 1. The default is 1. |
-
-
-
-
- Instance Boot Source
-
- |
- Your options are:
-
-
-
- Boot from
- image—If you choose
- this option, a new field for
- Image Name
- displays. You can select the image from
- the list.
-
-
-
- Boot from
- snapshot—If you choose
- this option, a new field for
- Instance Snapshot
- displays. You can select the snapshot
- from the list.
-
-
-
- Boot from
- volume—If you choose
- this option, a new field for
- Volume displays.
- You can select the volume from the
- list.
-
-
-
- Boot from image (creates a new
- volume) —With this
- option, you can boot from an image and
- create a volume by entering the
- Device Size and
- Device Name for
- your volume.
-
-
-
- Boot from volume snapshot
- (creates a new volume)—
- Using this option, you can boot from a
- volume snapshot and create a new volume
- by choosing Volume
- Snapshot from a list and
- adding a Device
- Name for your volume.
-
-
- Since you are launching an instance from an
- image, Boot from image is
- chosen by default.
- |
-
-
-
-
- Image Name
-
- |
-
- This field changes based on your previous
- selection. Since you have chosen to launch an
- instance using an image, the Image
- Name field displays. Select the
- image name from the dropdown list.
- |
-
-
- Access &
- Security tab |
-
-
- Keypair |
- Specify a key pair.
- If the image uses a static root password or a
- static key set (neither is recommended), you do
- not need to provide a key pair to launch the
- instance. |
-
-
- Security
- Groups |
- Activate the security groups that you want to
- assign to the instance.
- Security groups are a kind of cloud firewall
- that define which incoming network traffic is
- forwarded to instances. For details, see .
- If you have not created any security groups,
- you can assign only the default security group
- to the instance. |
-
-
- Networking tab |
-
-
- Selected
- Networks |
- To add a network to the instance, click the
- + in the
- Available Networks
- field. |
-
-
- Post-Creation tab |
-
-
- Customization
- Script |
- Specify a customization script that runs after
- your instance launches. |
-