Instance Actions

Qumulus provides various control options for managing both the state and configuration of your instances.

These steps allow you to access their instance and perform various actions through the management actions, include stopping, rebooting, resizing, and deleting instances, as well as creating snapshots and associating public IP addresses.

1. Navigate to Instances.

Go to Compute > Instances from the main menu.

2. Selecting an Instance

Locate the desired instance in the list you want to manage.

3. Instance Management Options

Once you select an instance, the Stop, Reboot, and Actions buttons will be available at the top-right corner of the instances list page.

Stop

Gracefully shuts down the selected instance. This option stops operations temporarily while keeping all resources intact.

Reboot

Performs a clean instance restart without a full-power shutdown. This option works best when you need to add configuration updates or new changes to your system.

Actions Menu

Click on the Actions button to access additional operations:

• Hard Reboot: Forces an instant reboot. Use this when the instance refuses to respond to soft reboot procedures.

A hard reboot situation might cause data loss when you have unsaved information.

• Rename: Rename the instance's display name. This does not affect OS settings.

• Create Snapshot: Generates Snapshots that allow you to capture your instance's disk state for backup and cloning purposes at a specific moment in time. Create an Instance Snapshot:
• Resize: Modify the compute resources of the instance (e.g., vCPUs, RAM) to scale up or down based on workload requirements.

• Associate Public IP: Attach a public IP address to the instance, allowing external network access. Associating Public IP to an Instance
• Delete: Permanently delete the instance and all associated data.

Deleting an instance is irreversible and results in data loss. Before proceeding, ensure backups or snapshots are in place.

Recommended Best Practices

Precautions for avoiding data loss:

• Stop your instance before conducting actions, including Resize or Delete.

• You should check for necessary backups or snapshots before performing operations like Delete, Hard Reboot, or Resize because these actions can impact your data and instance availability.