50 docs tagged with "User guide"

Create API keys and use CubeCOS's RESTful API to access Ceph storage programmatically.

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

Configure allowed address pairs on a network port to permit traffic from additional IP addresses.

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

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

Automatically create a DNS record whenever a floating IP is assigned to a virtual machine.

Automatically create a subdomain using a domain preset whenever a floating IP is assigned to a virtual machine.

Switch between supported languages in CubeCOS and the Skyline (OpenStack) dashboard.

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

Set up a Kubernetes cluster on CubeCOS with OpenStack cloud credentials and Rancher orchestration.

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

Create and configure a load balancer in CubeCOS to distribute traffic across multiple instances.

Create a private network in CubeCOS to enable secure, internal communication between project instances.

To isolate workloads or assign access control, you can create a dedicated tenant project and user in CubeCOS.

Create a public Swift object storage container, upload files to it through the dashboard, and access objects through the Swift API.

Create a router to direct traffic between networks using Layer 3 routing and NAT.

Create a security group to control network access to instances with security group rules.

Create NFS or CIFS network shares at the tenant or project level for use in virtual machines.

Create a full or incremental backup of a volume for long-term protection and disaster recovery.

Create a point-in-time snapshot of an existing volume for fast rollback, testing, or short-term recovery.

Create a DNS zone and A record for a CubeCOS instance using DNSaaS.

Create a DNS A record for a floating IP using the CubeCOS CLI.

Create S3-compatible access and secret keys for a CubeCOS user, then verify them with s3cmd or the CLI.

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

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

Create a new block storage volume from an image or snapshot, then attach it to a compute instance for additional persistent storage.

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.

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

Delete a load balancer that you no longer need.

Configure a static route to connect two private networks through a shared external gateway.

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

Extend a Windows instance's partition to use the additional space after migrating it to a larger volume.

Resize an existing block storage volume and extend the filesystem inside the guest OS to use the new capacity.

Assign a fixed IP to a virtual machine for internal network communication.

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

Allocate and manage floating IPs to give instances connectivity to external networks.

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

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 necessary device drivers on a Windows instance before migrating it to CubeCOS, ensuring compatibility and a successful migration process.

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

Grant a Keycloak user administrator permissions in Rancher for Kubernetes cluster management.

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

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

Use a cloud-init script to set the initial password for a Linux instance at launch.

Set or reset the Windows administrator password for an instance from the console, or via a cloud-init script at launch.

Learn how to transfer a volume to another project in CubeCOS and confirm storage health.

Diagnose and resolve common CubeCOS instance problems, including launch failures, stuck states, console access, and resize or migration errors.

Diagnose and resolve common CubeCOS networking problems, including connectivity, floating IPs, routers, DNS, and load balancers.

Diagnose and resolve common CubeCOS storage problems, including Ceph cluster health, OSD failures, volume attachment, and object or file storage errors.

Start here to triage a CubeCOS issue before moving to instance, network, or storage specific troubleshooting steps.