Manage an instance

Service Configuration

Once your server is available, its status will change from …Build to Active. At this point, you could review or change some additional properties as follows:

STACKIT Portal

General information

Here you can find information about your server instance.

You can change the instance name with the Edit button. This will not change the server hostname.

In this tab the information about Server status, Machine type and Boot volume can be found. Also you can add Labels to your instance.

You can use the buttons on top-right corner for Power operation, accessing the Web console and accessing documentation.

Disk Volume

• Manage the disk volumes, attached to the server.
• View, Attach, Dettach and Resize volumes.
• Manage Labels for your Automations.

You cannot detach a root volume. New volumes can be attached if they are in Available state

Network settings

• Manage Network interfaces.
• Attach, dettach and configure NICs.
• Create, Attach and Detach Public IP Addresses

Manage Security groups within your NICs. Add, remove, change Security rules to configure access to your server.

Backup and Update

• Create, Delete and Configure Backup and Update schedules.
• Run Backup and Update immediately.

Available only if services are enabled. More details - Backup and Update

Commands

Use Run Command service to execute remote commands and scripts to your server. Permissions for executing commands can be granted on Project and Organisational level.

In order to use Run Commands service you need Server Agent to be installed to the server.

API

To list and manage server details via API:

API Reference: STACKITServer.

CLI

To list and manage server details via CLI:

CLI Refference: STACKITServerCLI.