19 docs tagged with "Compute"

AI accelerator (GPU)

Enable direct GPU passthrough so virtual machines can access dedicated GPU hardware for AI and machine learning workloads.

Associate a floating IP to an instance

Associate a floating IP address with an instance to make it reachable from external networks.

Attach security groups to an instance

Attach security groups to an instance to control inbound and outbound network access.

Connect to your Linux or Windows instance

Connect to a launched Linux or Windows instance using the browser-based noVNC console in the web UI.

Create a host aggregate

Group compute hosts with shared characteristics to enable targeted scheduling, resource segmentation, and metadata-based policies.

Create a keypair

Create an SSH keypair to access instances securely without a password.

Create an instance

Provision a virtual machine from a predefined resource template, OS image, and configuration parameters.

Create an instance snapshot

Capture the current disk and configuration state of an instance as a reusable snapshot.

Create virtual machines from ISO images

Boot a virtual machine from a guest ISO image to manually install an operating system that doesn't have a ready-made cloud image available.

CubeCOS image service

Upload, manage, and control access to images using centralized storage, versioning, and visibility settings.

Export an instance

Export an instance to a downloadable image file so it can be archived, transferred, or imported elsewhere.

Flavor

Configure a flavor, the virtual hardware profile that defines vCPU count, memory, and root disk size for an instance.

Import OS images or migrate VMs from other hypervisors

Migrate virtual machines from various platforms to Bigstack CubeCOS using optimized UI workflows.

Import OS images or migrate VMs from other hypervisors using the CLI

Upload and import OS images, cloud templates, and virtual machines into CubeCOS via command-line interface. Comprehensive guide for v2v migrations from VMware, p2v migrations, Hyper-V, and other hypervisors to prepare VMs for deployment.

Install the QEMU agent

Install the QEMU guest agent to enable IP reporting, guided shutdown, and file-system freezes for backups.

Launch your first instance on CubeCOS

Launch your first virtual machine instance after installing CubeCOS—step-by-step guidance for new users and test deployments.

Live migrate an instance from one host to another

Move a running instance from one physical host to another without shutting it down.

Resize an instance

Resize an instance by switching it to a different flavor without recreating the virtual machine.

Restore a virtual machine (instance) from snapshot

Restore an OpenStack volume from a Ceph RBD snapshot, including prerequisites, restore steps, verification, and troubleshooting.