Instance Operations

In this guide, you will learn how to perform various operations for instances on SkyAtlas Cloud.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, make sure you have:

Access to SkyAtlas Cloud.
Choose an instance for operations.
If you don't have an instance, follow the instance operations.

Start, Stop, and Reboot

Go to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Select the instance you want to start, stop or reboot.
From the Actions menu, click on "Stop Instance," "Start Instance," or "Hard-Soft Reboot Instance" to perform the desired operation.

Resize Instance

Go to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Choose the instance for which you want to resize.
From the Actions menu, click on "Resize" to change the instance's flavor definition.

Warning

After confirming the resize operation, the server will shut down and the process will be completed by reopening it.
If you encounter no issues after the process, confirm the resize operation to complete the process.
If you encounter any issues, you can revert the resize operation.

Associate and Disassociate Floating IP

Go to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Select the instance for which you want to assign a Floating IP.
From the Actions menu, click on "Associate Floating IP" to assign a Floating IP address.
From the Actions menu, click on "Disassociate Floating IP" to remove the Floating IP address.

Attach Interface

Navigate to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Choose the instance to which you want to attach a network interface.
From the Actions menu, click on "Attach Interface."
Select the desired network and the subnet for the new interface.
Optionally, you can specify a fixed IP address for the new interface.
Confirm the attachment to complete the process.

Detach Interface

Navigate to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Choose the instance from which you want to detach a network interface.
From the Actions menu, click on "Detach Interface."
Select the interface you want to detach and confirm the process.

Create Snapshot

The snapshot creation process may take some time, depending on the size of the instance's disk. Once completed, you will have a snapshot that can be used to create new instances with the captured state.

Navigate to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Choose the instance for which you want to create a snapshot.
From the Actions menu, click on "Create Snapshot"
Provide a descriptive name for the snapshot to easily identify it later.
Optionally, you can add additional notes or descriptions to the snapshot.
Confirm the creation of the snapshot to initiate the process.

Note

Snapshots are useful for data backup, system recovery, or duplicating instances.
Snapshots capture the instance's disk, including the operating system, installed applications, and data.

Delete Instance

Go to the "Compute" section on the left and select the "Instances" tab.
Select the instance you want to delete.
From the Actions menu, click on "Delete Instance" to remove the instance.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you can stop, start, resize instance, assign a Floating IP address, and delete an instance when no longer needed.