Set Up a Cube
Create a Cube
1. Drag the Cube element from the Palette into the Workspace.
2. Click the Cube element to highlight it. The Inspector will appear on the right.
3. In the Inspector, configure your Cube from the Settings tab.
Name: Your choice is recommended to be unique to this Virtual Data Center (VDC).
Template: choose the appropriate configuration template.
vCPUs: set automatically when a Template is chosen.
RAM in GB: set automatically when a Template is chosen.
Storage in GB: set automatically when a Template is chosen.
4. You will also notice that the Cube comes with an Unnamed Direct Attached Storage. Click on the storage device and rename it in the Inspector.
Name: Your choice is recommended to be unique to this Virtual Data Center (VDC).
Size in GB: Specify the required storage capacity.
Image: You can select one of IONOS' images or use your own.
Password: The combination should be between 8 and 50 characters in length; using only Latin characters and numbers.
Backup Unit: Backs up all data with version history to local storage or your private cloud storage.
Add more Storage
1. Drop a Storage element from the Palette onto a Cube in the Workspace to connect both.
2. In the Inspector, configure your Storage device in the Settings tab.
Name: Your choice is recommended to be unique to this Virtual Data Center (VDC).
Availability Zone: Choose the Zone where you wish to host the Storage device.
Size in GB: Specify the required storage capacity for the SSD.
Performance: Depends on the size of the SSD.
Image: You can select one of IONOS' images or use your own.
Password: The combination should be between 8 and 50 characters in length; using only Latin characters and numbers.
Backup Unit: Backs up all data with version history to local storage or your private cloud storage.
Connect to the internet
1. Each compute instance has a NIC, which is activated via the Autoport symbol. Connect the Cube to the Internet by dragging a line from the Cube's Autoport to the Internet's NIC.
2. In the Inspector, configure your LAN device in the Network tab.
Name: Your choice is recommended to be unique to this Virtual Data Center (VDC).
MAC: The MAC address will be assigned automatically upon provisioning.
Primary IP: The primary IP address is automatically assigned by the IONOS DHCP server. You can, however, enter an IP address for manual assignment by selecting one of the reserved IPs from the drop-down menu. Private IP addresses should be entered manually. The NIC has to be connected to the Internet.
Failover: If you have an HA setup including a failover configuration on your VMs, you can create and manage IP failover groups that support your HA setup.
Firewall: Configure a firewall.
DHCP: It is often necessary to run a DHCP server in your virtual data center (e.g. PXE boot for fast rollout of VMs). If you use your own DHCP server, clear this checkbox so that your IPs are not reassigned by the IONOS DHCP server.
Additional IPs: In order to use "floating" or virtual IPs, you can assign additional IPs to a NIC by selecting them from the drop-down menu.
Suspend a Cube
1. Choose a Cube. From the Settings tab in the Inspector, select Power > Suspend.
2. (Optional) In the dialog that appears, connect using Remote Console and shut down the VM at the operating system level to prevent data loss.
3. Confirm your action by checking the appropriate box and clicking Apply SUSPEND.
4. Provision your changes. Confirm the action by entering your password.
Result: The Cube is suspended but not deleted.
Resume a Cube
1. Choose a Cube. From the Settings tab in the Inspector, select Power > Resume.
2. Confirm your action by checking the appropriate box and clicking Apply RESUME.
3. Provision your changes. Confirm the action by entering your password.
Result: The Cube is resumed.
The server is switched off. CPU, RAM, and IP addresses are released and billing is suspended. Connected storage devices will still be billed. Reserved IP addresses are not removed from the server. The deallocated virtual machine is marked by a red cross in DCD.
Provision Changes
1. Start the provisioning process by clicking PROVISION CHANGES in the Inspector.
2. The Provision Data Center dialog opens. Review your changes in the Validation tab.
3. Confirm changes with your password. Resolve outstanding errors without a password.
4. Once ready, click Provision Now to start provisioning resources.
Result: The data center is now provisioned with the new Cube. DCD will display a Provisioning Complete notification once your cloud infrastructure is ready.
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