Manage VM Images & Instance Types

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Last updated: Nov 27, 2020 by Anuj Raghuram (Unlicensed)
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Overview

HyperCloud™ Platform (HCP) allows the admin to manage Instance Types and VM Images as described below:

Instance Types

An instance is a Virtual Machine (VM) that's hosted on a Cloud Infrastructure. You can have many instance types of a Virtual Machine (VM) based on the Memory, Storage, and the Compute type of a VM instance.

Manage Instance Types

The HyperCloud™ Platform (HCP) lets Cloud and Tenant Administrators manage your VM Type Catalog consumed by end-users.
To update a catalog, you'll need to download the catalog:

  1. Login to your HCP account.

  2. Navigate to Service Orchestration > Providers > Open your Cloud Provider > Actions > Download Instance Types.
    You'll be able to download your Instance Types in a JSON file. 

    Instance Type - JSON file in Text Editor

  3. To make changes to your Instance Type:

    1. Open the JSON file in a text editor.

    2. Edit the syntax for the Instance Type.

    3. Save the file in JSON format.

    4. Upload your JSON file by navigating to Service Orchestration > Providers > Open your Cloud Provider > Actions > Upload Instance Types.

Virtual Machine Images

A Virtual Machine (VM) Image is a template that lets you create new instances.

You can choose the VM Images from a Catalog before you create a VM on a Cloud Provider. The Catalog may vary for each Cloud Provider. A Cloud Provider Specialist usually creates these Catalog Images while ensuring that correct patches and software are installed and configured along with Cloud Provider default settings. 

An Image can be that of an:

  • Operating System 

  • Installed software such as databases, application servers or other applications

Manage Virtual Machines (VMs)

The HyperCloud™ Platform (HCP) lets Cloud and Tenant Administrators manage your VM Image Catalog consumed by end-users.
To update a catalog, you'll need to download the catalog:

  1. Login to your HCP account.

  2. Navigate to Service Orchestration > Providers > Open your Cloud Provider > Actions > Download Machine Images.
    You'll be able to download your VM images in a JSON file. 

  3. To make changes to your VM Image:

    1. Open the JSON file in a text editor.

    2. Edit the syntax for the VM Image.

    3. Save the file in JSON format.

    4. Upload your JSON file by navigating to Service Orchestration > Providers > Open your Cloud Provider > Actions > Upload Machine Images.

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