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Manage the operation of the cloud server
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Manage the operation of the cloud server

You can manage the operation of the cloud server: turn off and incorporate, freeze and restart after a freeze, suspend and pause.

If the cloud server is shut down or suspended, all fees continue to apply cloud platform resources vCPU, RAM, local and network disks, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. If the server is frozen, vCPU, RAM and GPU are not charged, while all other resources are charged. Read more about cloud platform payment models.

Shut down the server⁠

When shutting down the server, the operating system will shut down correctly, the power will be turned off.

If the server does not respond within a fixed time, it will be stopped forcibly — unsaved data may then be lost.

If the cloud server is turned off, all charges continue to apply cloud platform resources: vCPU, RAM, local and network disks, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. Read more about cloud platform payment models.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Servers.
  2. On the menu. of the server select Off. The server will go into status SHUTOFF.

Turn on the server⁠

If the server has been turned off, turning it on will restart the operating system booting, disk and port connections.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Servers.
  2. On the menu. of the server select Enable. The server will go into status ACTIVE.

Freeze the server⁠

Freezing is cloud server shutdown In this case vCPU, RAM and GPU are transferred to the common pool of resources and are no longer charged. At the same time, other resources continue to be charged cloud platform resources: network disks, public IP addresses, public subnets. Read more about cloud platform payment models.

You can freeze cloud servers with boot only network drive. Servers with local disk you can't freeze it.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Servers.
  2. On the menu. of the server select Freeze. The server will go into status FROZEN.

Resume server operation after a freeze⁠

When the server is reactivated, a cloud server is created with the same number of vCPUs, RAM and GPUs that were available at the time of the freeze. The server is created if there are resources in the common pool.

  1. In control panel go to Cloud platform → Servers.
  2. On the menu. of the server select Resume. The server will go into status ACTIVE.

Suspend the server⁠

The server will be paused. The server and system state will be completely preserved, and the server can be run. resume — it will continue its operation in the state it was in when it was stopped.

If the cloud server is suspended, all fees continue to apply cloud platform resources: vCPU, RAM, local and network disks, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. Read more about cloud platform payment models.

  1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

  2. Suspend the cloud server:

    openstack server pause <server>

    Specify <server> — ID or server name. The list can be viewed using the command openstack server list

    The server will go into status PAUSED.

Resume server operation after a pause⁠

If the server has been suspended, when it resumes, it will continue in the state it was in at the time it was suspended.

  1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

  2. Reactivate the cloud server:

    openstack server unpause <server>

    Specify <server> — ID or server name. The list can be viewed using the command openstack server list

    The server will go into status ACTIVE.