1. Pinakastra™ Cloud Console - Compute

Table Of Contents

1. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Instance

2. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Instance Snapshots

3. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Flavours

4. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Server Groups

5. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Images

6. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Key Pairs

1. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Instance

Instances refer to virtual machines (VMs) created and managed within the OpenStack environment.

They are scalable and customizable computing units that can run various operating systems and applications.

Clicking on the name of any instance in the Instance List will navigate to a new page containing comprehensive details about the specific instance. 

The page provides horizontal menu tabs for additional references.

1.    Detail : - Overall Information about Instance

2.    Volumes : - The Attached Volume Details

3.    Instance Snapshots : - Associated Snapshots 

4.    Interfaces : - Associated Network Interfaces

5.    Floating IPs : - Associated Floating IPs to the Interfaces

6.  Security Groups : - Associated Security Groups to the Interfaces

7.  Action Logs  : - Logs related to the Actions performed on the Instance

2. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Instance Snapshots

Instance snapshots allow users to capture the current state of a running instance, including its disk contents and memory. These snapshots can be used for backup, recovery, or cloning purposes.

Using snapshots we can create volumes and Instances

3. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Flavours

Flavors define the compute, memory, and storage capacity of instances in OpenStack. They provide a way to standardise and manage different types of virtual machine configurations, allowing users to choose the appropriate resources for their workload.

After selecting any flavor, we'll be directed to a detailed page.

4. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Server Groups

Server groups allow users to organise instances into logical groups based on specific criteria, such as availability zone or affinity/anti-affinity policies. 

They can be used to improve performance, availability, and fault tolerance within the OpenStack infrastructure.

5. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Images

Images are templates used to create instances in OpenStack. They contain the operating system and pre-installed software configurations. Users can choose from a variety of pre-built images or create custom images tailored to their specific requirements.

There are 3 Types of images.  private images,  public images  and share images.

Private images belong to the current project. The public images are public to the all projects. Shared images are the images that are  shared between projects.

6. Pinakastra™ Cloud - Compute - Key Pairs

Key pairs are used for secure authentication and access to instances in OpenStack. They consist of a public key, which is injected into the instance during creation, and a corresponding private key, which is kept by the user for authentication purposes. Key pairs ensure secure communication between users and their instances.

Virtual machines also support username-password authentication.