Server (Instance)
For simplicity, the instances will be referred to as a server in this guide.
Create server (Create)
- Enter the Server menu in the "Cloud Virtual Server".
- To create a new server, click the Create button. \ In the new window that appears, you need to select information and parameters related to the server. First, choose the region.
Then select the operating system. (If you want to create a windows server, you need to send a request to info@ttc.kz).
1. After selecting the operating system, select the server type or size (vcpu, vram).Server types are divided into 4 main categories.
- Basic server - an option for simple use, it is a type of server suitable for simple applications, blogs, static web, test environment, memory cache storage, small systems and simple database.
- Compute server - a type of server that is more computational, suitable for running applications with a lot of computational power, such as CI/CD application building, video processing, machine learning, etc.
- Memory server - more speed and load handling type. This type of server is suitable for running high-load database systems and memory-intensive systems that take a lot of load.
- General server - a type of server that is suitable for running systems that require high traffic and reliability, such as online shopping and news site.
- Other information
Give the name of the server or the name of the virtual server.
SSH access to the server can be done with the username and password entered in the access rights field. It is also possible to access the server with the help of a keypair created by the user. For access to your server, see [Connecting to Server].
Under Disk size, enter the size of the virtual disk to be used for that server.
On the network, you can use the Private network IP. Alternatively, by enabling the automatic IP assignment option, the CLOUD server will assign a Public IP address to the creating server. Auto Assign Ip vs Private network for details on configuration Auto Assign Ip vs Private network
In Port Settings, you select your Security Group. The server will follow the port rules listed in the selected Security Group, see Security Groups for details on Port Configuration. Security Groups
After selecting all the settings, in the server parameters section, the estimated amount of money that the server will cost in a month of continuous operation will be displayed.
After reviewing all settings and pricing, click the Create button to create your virtual server.
Server actions
Reboot the server
To reboot the server, select the server and click the Reboot button. There are two types of reboots, soft reboot and forced hard reboot. Hard forces immediate shutdown without waiting for the user server process, while Soft reboots more safely while waiting for the user server process.
Turn off the server (Shutdown)
To shutdown the server, select the server and click Stop.
Suspend the server
It refers to the mode of taking a pause without shutting down or saving the current state of the server. In this state, the server is not charged, and only hard and IP are charged. You can suspend the server by selecting the server you want to suspend and clicking the Suspend button.
Resume Suspended and Shutdown Servers
To restart a suspended server, select the server and press the Resume button.
To turn on a server that is turned off or stopped, select the server and press the Start button.
Delete the server
When the server is selected, the Delete button becomes active. We recommend that you use caution when deleting anything.
When you press the Delete button, a small window will appear, and after the confirmation action or delete, the Server will be deleted.
Resize the server
You must turn off the server to resize it.
- Go to the Server menu in the Cloud Virtual Server menu.
- Select the server you want to resize and click the Actions button.
- Click the Actions button and a drop-down menu will appear, and click the Resize Server button.
- Click the Resize button to display the options.
- Select the appropriate type from the Server Type section.
Click the edit button.
When the server table changes to Confirm Changes button, you need to click on that button to confirm.
Click the Confirm button to verify that your server size has been changed.
Note that if necessary, the server should be Soft Rebooted or restarted.
IP address management (Interface manage)
It is an action that allows the server to bind and delete multiple addresses. The address can be added as Private or Public.
- Go to the Server section of the Cloud Virtual Server menu.
- To add Public IP and Private IP addresses, click the Add button in the Server Actions column.
- Click the Actions button and a drop-down menu will appear, and click Manage Interface. This will - bring up a new dialog box.
- Clicking the External button on the dialog will add a new Public IP address to that server.
- But if you change the option and select the internal network, the Private IP address will be added.
- You can also delete an IP by clicking the delete button.
Connecting a Floating IP address to the server (Associate Floating IP)
A fixed address or floating ip refers to an IP address that remains with you even when the server is destroyed, compared to a normal IP. Floating IP is reserved and used to connect to the desired server. For example: It is the most useful option when the user whitelists his IP. For a server with a simple address, the server is changed and selected randomly if it is deleted.
Floating IP addresses can only be added to Private networks.
- Go to the Server section of the Cloud Virtual Server menu.
- Click the "Server Actions" button to add a floating IP address.
- Click the Actions button to bring up the Dropdown menu and click the Manage Addresses button.
- This will bring up a new dialog box.
- Select the floating IP address to be assigned from the Fixed address association field and click the Associate button.
Disk management (Volume manage)
- Go to the Server section of the Cloud Virtual Server menu.
- Click the Server Actions button.
- Click the Actions button to bring up a drop-down menu and click the Disk Management button. This will bring up a new dialog box.
- In the disk management area, disks that are not connected to another server will appear, click the button to select the disk to add.
- But clicking the eject button will remove the disk from that server
Manage port settings (Security group manage)
- Go to the Server section of the Cloud Virtual Server menu.
- Click the Server Actions button.
- Click the Actions button and a Dropdown menu will appear and click the manage button. This will bring up a new dialog box.
- The field displays the connected and unconnected port settings.
- Click the minus sign to remove that setting from the server.
- Click the plus sign to associate that setting with the server.
- Click on the configuration button to manage the ports for that configuration.
