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

You can control the operation of the cloud server: turn off and turn on, freeze and resume after freezing, pause and resume work after a pause.

If the cloud server is turned off or suspended, all [cloud resources] continue to be paid платформы](/en/control-panel-actions/projects/about-projects#selectel-products-that-support-projects) : vCPU, RAM, local and network drives, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. If the server is frozen, vCPU, RAM and GPU are not charged, while all other resources are paid. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model.

Turn off the server⁠

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

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

If the cloud server is turned off, all [cloud resources] continue to be paid платформы](/en/control-panel-actions/projects/about-projects#selectel-products-that-support-projects) : vCPU, RAM, local and network drives, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model.

  1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/servers /) go to Cloud Platform → Servers.
  2. In the server menu, select Turn Off. The server will switch to the `SHUTOFF' status.

Turn on the server⁠

If the server was turned off, when it is turned on, the operating system will start booting again, connecting disks and ports.

  1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/servers /) go to Cloud Platform → Servers.
  2. In the server menu, select Enable. The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.

Freeze the server⁠

A freeze is a [turn—off of the cloud server] (#turn-off-server), in which vCPU, RAM and GPU are transferred to a shared resource pool and are no longer charged. At the same time, other [cloud resources] continue to be paid платформы](/en/control-panel-actions/projects/about-projects#selectel-products-that-support-projects): network drives, public IP addresses, public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model.

You can freeze cloud servers with only a bootable network drive. Servers with local disk cannot be frozen.

  1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/servers /) go to Cloud Platform → Servers.
  2. In the server menu, select Freeze. The server will switch to the FROZEN status.

Resume server operation after freezing⁠

When the server resumes operation, a cloud server is created with the same amount of vCPU, RAM and GPU that was at the time of freezing. The server is created if there are resources in the shared pool.

  1. In the [control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/servers /) go to Cloud Platform → Servers.
  2. In the server menu, select Resume. The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.

Suspend the server⁠

The server will be paused. The state of the server and the system will be completely preserved, and the server can be [resumed] (#unpause-server) — it will continue its work in the state it was in at the time of the shutdown.

If the cloud server is suspended, all [cloud resources] continue to be paid платформы](/en/control-panel-actions/projects/about-projects#selectel-products-that-support-projects) vCPU, RAM, local and network drives, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model.

  1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

  2. Suspend the cloud server:

    openstack server pause <server>

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

    The server will switch to the `PAUSED' status.

Resume server operation after a pause⁠

If the server has been suspended, when it resumes operation, it will continue to work in the state it was in at the time of the shutdown.

  1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

  2. Restart the cloud server:

    openstack server unpause <server>

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

    The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.