Flavor classes for virtual cloud servers

To create your server as a virtual server, open the Virtual Server tab on the Create Server page of the Cloud Control Panel.

Click the Virtual Server tab to begin creating a virtual server.

You can choose Virtual Server flavor classes optimized for compute, I/O, memory, general purpose, or standard resources:

• Compute is optimized for web servers, application servers and other CPU-intensive workloads. Storage is entirely backed by Cloud Block Storage, for maximum flexibility.

• I/O is optimized for applications that demand high disk I/O and consistent performance, such as large relational databases and NoSQL data stores. Storage is RAID 10-protected SSD.

• Memory is optimized for applications that demand low-latency access to large amounts of RAM, like caching servers, in-memory analytics and search indexes. Storage is entirely backed by Cloud Block Storage for maximum flexibility.

• General Purpose is for web servers, batch processing, network appliances, small databases, and most general purpose computing workloads. Storage is high-performance, RAID 10-protected SSD.

• Standard scales resources like CPU, memory, and storage depending on your needs. All storage is located on RAID 10-protected SATA hard disk drives.

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.