Resources
This category includes panels related to resources management for sub-resellers and organizations.
Regions
Regions are where Instances physically run. This screen allows for viewing of available regions and allowing or disallowing regions for use by end users.
Viewing Regions
The Regions screen allows for enabling and disabling regions for end users to create resources in, and can be enabled/disabled by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the region, and selecting Enable or Disable. Region detail columns include:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | user friendly identifier showing where the region is located (for example, Sydney) |
| State | indicates whether or not the region is enabled for end users |
| Actions | the ⚙ Actions menu button which allows for toggling region availability |
The different columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Searching is also enabled, through the magnifying glass icon on the right.
Note: Disabling a region will not affect any resources that have already been created in that region.
Networks
Networks are what allow your instances to communicate between each other and with the outside world.
Restricting Public Networking
Whether end users can allocate IP addresses from public networks can be enabled and disabled here. There are three commands available:
- Change: Specify whether the enable or disable public networking.
- Apply to children: This command recursively applies this setting to all child resellers.
- Lock setting: This command locks this option from being changed by any child reseller. Once locked, it can be unlocked again through this command.
Viewing Inherited Public Networks
Under the Inherited public networks heading a list of public networks available to this reseller, inherited from parent resellers, is shown. Inherited public networks detail columns include:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Region | where instances using the network are physically located (for example, Sydney) |
| Name | the name for the network |
| Specification | the network address and subnet mask in CIDR notation (there can be multiple for each record) |
| IPs in Use / Free | the number of IPs in use / the number of IPs free |
| State | whether or not the network is enabled (applies to all children as well as users of this reseller) |
| Actions | the ⚙ Actions menu button which allows for toggling whether it is enabled or disabled and deleting or configuring options in the case of custom public networks |
Networks can be enabled/disabled by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the network, and selecting Enable or Disable.
When selecting a row, each specification relating to that row will appear underneat, displaying the specification, gateway, nameservers and IPs in use/Free.
The different columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Searching is also enabled, through the magnifying glass icon on the right.
Creating, Viewing and Editing my Public Networks
Under the My public networks heading, any public networks created by this reseller are shown. The details shown are the same as what is shown under Inherited public networks.
Custom public networks can be added through the Add button at the bottom, and by entering the relevant details for the custom network, these being:
- the subnet range in CIDR format
- the default gateway
- the nameservers
Multiple of these networks can be put under the one record (through the Add subnet option in the popup).
Networks can be enabled/disabled by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the network, and selecting Disable. They can also be deleted or configured in the same manner (by selecting the relevant item).
The different columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Searching is also enabled, through the magnifying glass icon on the right.
Disk Templates
Templates are used by end users to quickly deploy instances preconfigured with an operating system, such as Ubuntu.
Viewing Inherited Templates
The Templates screen allows for enabling or disabling use of templates for use by end users. Template detail columns include:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Region | the region the template is associated with |
| Name | identifier for the template |
| Slug | identifier for use in the api |
| Recommended virtualization | the default type of virtualization the template uses |
| Minimum Disk Space | the minimum disk space the Instance needs if using this template |
| State | indicates whether or not this template is enabled |
| Actions | the ⚙ Actions menu button which allows for toggling template availability |
Templates can be enabled/disabled by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the template, and selecting Enable or Disable.
The different columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Searching is also enabled, through the magnifying glass icon on the right.
Creating, Viewing and Editing User Templates
When users publish templates, they will end up here for approval. Approval can be granted/taken away by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the template, and selecting Enable or Disable.
Performance Tiers
Performance tiers represent different performance levels that Instances and disks run on. All Instances and disks created by end users run on one of these tiers.
Viewing Performance Tiers
Performance tiers are separated into disk and instance performance tiers, and the Performance Tiers screen allows for enabling or disabling performance tiers for use by end users. The performance tiers detail columns include:
| Column | Description |
|---|---|
| Region | the region this performance tier is attached to (for example, Sydney) |
| Name | identifier for this performance tier |
| State | whether or not this performance tier is enabled for use by end users |
| Actions | the ⚙ Actions menu button which allows for toggling performance tier availability |
Performance tiers can be enabled/disabled by clicking the ⚙ icon on the right, or by right clicking the performance tier, and selecting Enable or Disable.
The different columns can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Searching is also enabled, through the magnifying glass icon on the right.
Note: Disabling a performance tier will not affect any resources that have already been created in that tier.