Core infrastructure in the Compute category

Cloud Servers and Cloud Images are core infrastructure products in the Compute category.

Everything in the cloud begins with the computing power of Cloud Servers. After you create one or several cloud servers, you might need to add other services to create a configuration that is ideal for your workload.

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• To learn key concepts about Cloud Servers, begin at Understanding Cloud Servers.

See also

Using flavors to create a new cloud server Changing the characteristics of a cloud server Monitoring events on your cloud server Creating a cloud server in a region Handling host-related issues Operating a cloud server with nova-agent Configuring disks for a cloud server Managing access with SSH keys Synchronizing time with NTP Describing a cloud server with metadata: Setting and updating metadata Showing metadata

Understanding flavor classes: Flavor classes for virtual cloud servers Flavor classes for OnMetal cloud servers Choosing a flavor class Checking for regional availability of flavor classes Controlling cloud server initiation: Controlling boot behavior with cloud-init Controlling boot behavior with a config drive Controlling boot behavior with personality

Understanding Cloud Servers introduces key ideas. To learn how to put these ideas to work, start at Actions for Cloud Servers.

• To see a list of actions that Cloud Servers can perform, visit Actions for Cloud Servers.

• To learn how to perform Cloud Servers actions using your choice of interface, begin at

  • Cloud Servers and the Cloud Control Panel

  • Cloud Servers and CLIs: rack, nova, and supernova

  • Cloud Servers and APIs

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• To learn key concepts about Cloud Images, begin at Understanding Cloud Images.

See also

Image properties Data immutability On-demand images Importing and exporting images Scheduled images Creating custom images from servers Creating cloud servers from base images: Default base image configurations Base images life cycle Patching base images

Sharing images: Managing shared images Models of sharing images Planning to share or use shared images Preparing to share images Image-sharing roles Getting support for shared images

Understanding Cloud Images introduces key ideas. To learn how to put these ideas to work, start at Actions for Cloud Images.

• To see a list of actions that Cloud Images can perform, see Actions for Cloud Images.

• To learn how to perform Cloud Images actions using your choice of interface, begin at

  • Cloud Images and the Cloud Control Panel

  • Cloud Images and CLIs: glance

  • Cloud Images and APIs

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