A limit of 30 virtual machines (Cloud Server and Cloud VPS) can be activated for your AWI account. To activate more, please contact
customer support.
To create a Cloud Server, follow these steps:
- sign in to the Control Panel;
- in the left vertical menu under COMPUTING select Cloud Servers > Manage;
- in the Manage Cloud Servers section click on CREATE NEW CLOUD SERVER;
- the New Cloud Server window will open with more options:
- Aruba Cloud Server (configure service on the new Aruba Cloud Management Platform);
- OpenStackCloud Server (configure service on the Control Panel);
- VMwareCloud Server (configure service on the Control Panel);
- Hyper-VCloud Server (configure service on the Control panel);
- select CONFIGURE for the Cloud Server selected.
The Cloud Server creation procedure varies according to the choice made:
OpenStack Cloud Server
The
Configure new Cloud Server procedure requires the following details:
- 1 - Choice of technology
- OpenStack hypervisor is preselected as default;
- 2 - Choice of Template
- select a template from those available;
- by ticking the Also configure a public IPv6 address option, will give you an IPv6 address in addition to the IPv4 address automatically assigned by the system;
- a public IPv6 address can only be activated when creating a Cloud Server;
- 3 - Choice of size
- choose a size between:
- General Purpose - vCPU/RAM ratio equal to 1:2
- RAM Oriented - vCPU/RAM ratio equal to 1:4
- in both cases you can:
- add one or more hard disks using the ADD HD button;
- select the IPv4 using the MANAGE IP button;
- connect a virtual switch using the CONNECT VIRTUAL SWITCH button;
- 4 - Server details
- you need to give the Cloud Server a name;
- 5 - Manage Server account
- you need to choose a password to use for your Cloud Server;
- if you have chosen a Linux template, you can add an SSH key;
- Billing type
- you need to choose the billing type [1] for your Cloud Server, either:
- hourly
- 30 day monthly
- yearly
- Click on the CREATE NEW CLOUD SERVER button to open the Create new Cloud Server page where you need to confirm by clicking on OK, CREATE CLOUD SERVER.
VMware Cloud Server / Hyper-V Cloud Server
The
Configure new Cloud Server procedure requires the following details:
- 1 - Choice of Technology
- VMware or Hyper-V hypervisor is preselected as default;
- 2 - Choice of Template
- select a template from those available;
- if you want to create a Cloud Server based on your own template, select ENABLE FTP IMPORT (see the guide);
- by ticking the Also configure a public IPv6 address option, will give you an IPv6 address in addition to the the IPv4 address automatically assigned by the system;
- a public IPv6 address can only be activated when creating a Cloud Server;
- 3 - Select Resources
- you need to select the number of virtual CPUs, RAM and the size of the main disk;
- you can also:
- add one or more hard disks using the ADD HD button;
- select the IPv4 using the MANAGE IP button;
- connect a virtual switch using the CONNECT VIRTUAL SWITCH button;
- 4 - Server details
- you need to give the Cloud Server a name;
- 5 - Manage Server account
- you need to choose a password to use for your Cloud Server;
- if you have chosen a Linux template, you can add an SSH key;
- Billing type
- you need to choose the billing type [1] for your Cloud Server, either:
- hourly
- 30 day monthly
- yearly
- Click on the CREATE NEW CLOUD SERVER button to open the Create new Cloud Server page where you need to confirm by clicking on OK, CREATE CLOUD SERVER.
Billing type
The billing type selected for the Cloud Server will only be applied to the vCPU, RAM, HD resources and Microsoft Windows Server license, if any, and will not affect resources that are billed hourly (Virtual Switch and additional IPs) and calendar monthly (such as Windows Server RDS and Microsoft SQL Server software licenses).
Taking the example of annual billing for a Cloud Server with Windows Server operating system with vCPU, RAM, HD, Microsoft SQL Server license, Virtual Switch and additional IP (as well as automatically assigned primary IP), you will pay:
- in advance (for the whole year) the cost for vCPU, RAM, HD and Microsoft Windows Server license;
- billed hourly for the Virtual Switch and additional IP (primary IP is free);
- billed calendar monthly (at the start of each month) for the cost for Microsoft SQL Server license.
The billing type can be changed at any time (see the
guide).