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Getting Started Guide

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Virtual Machine Management​

The interface for managing your virtual machines is available in the Console under the 'OpenIaaS' menu, located on the green bar on the left side of the screen.

List of Virtual Machines​

In the 'Virtual Machines' section, you have access to the list of your virtual machines hosted on your trusted Cloud.

For each virtual machine, you can access the following information:

  • Its name.
  • Its status (off, on).
  • Its availability zone (AZ).
  • Its operating system.
  • The number of virtual CPUs (vCPU).
  • The amount of virtual memory (vRAM).

Virtual Machine Actions​

The following actions are available from this interface:

  • Refresh the list of virtual machines.
  • Filter the list.
  • Search for a virtual machine by name.
  • Create a new virtual machine.

When you click the green dropdown arrow on the right side of the list for a virtual machine, you access all information related to that machine.

A quick action bar allows you to perform the following actions:

  • Power on the virtual machine.
  • Power off the virtual machine.
  • Restart the virtual machine.
  • Open the console.
  • Mount an ISO.
  • Unmount an ISO.
  • Convert the virtual machine into a template.
  • Move the virtual machine.
  • Rename the virtual machine.
  • Delete the virtual machine.

In the General tab, you find detailed information about your virtual machine, such as its physical location (AZ, Pool, Host), RAM, CPU, IP addresses, and other details.

The Advanced tab allows you to view more specific information:

  • Virtual machine UUID
  • Guest tools
  • Guest OS
  • DVD drive

As well as modify certain settings such as:

  • Boot order
  • Secure Boot
  • Automatic startup (not possible if no backup policy is associated with the VM)

Virtual Machine Console​

The console of a virtual machine is accessible from the list of virtual machines by clicking the 'Console' icon:

A new browser tab opens, displaying the console of your machine, based on a VNC client:

Within the VNC menu, you can:

  • request the transmission of specific key presses,
  • force a keyboard mapping (in cases where your virtual machine uses a different keyboard layout than your web browser),
  • open a text field that can be sent to the machine. This method replaces the previous non-functional clipboard,
  • switch to full-screen mode,
  • change the window size (scaling).

Keyboard Layout Support​

Input entered in the console depends on the keyboard language of your web browser, the keyboard language of the virtual machine, and whether the 'enforce keyboard' option on the left side of the screen is enabled or not.

Here is a summary of the possible scenarios:

Physical Machine Keyboard Language (input)Virtual Machine Keyboard Language'Enforce Keyboard' Option SelectedResult (output)
FrenchFrenchNo✅
FrenchFrenchYesNot recommended
FrenchEnglishNoEnglish
FrenchEnglishYes✅
EnglishFrenchNoFrench
EnglishFrenchYes✅
EnglishEnglishNo✅
EnglishEnglishYesNot recommended

Note:

  • If certain characters do not appear during manual input, you may try using the clipboard instead.

Clipboard Functionality​

This feature allows you to send an entire string of characters to your virtual machine. It is important to note that the "enforce keyboard" option affects how this string of characters is transmitted to your virtual machine. If you notice during console input that the "enforce keyboard" option is required, make sure to enable it before using the clipboard.
This functionality can be used to send a password, a command, or the content of a configuration file, for example:

Upon clicking the "Paste" button, the content of your text field is sent to your virtual machine.

Replication​

Access to Replication Management​

The replication management interface is available in the Console under the 'OpenIaaS' > 'Replication' menu, located on the green bar on the left side of the screen.

Creating a Replication Policy​

In the 'Replication' section, you can create policies defining the protection settings for your virtual machines.

To create a new policy, click the 'Add Policy' button. A form opens with the following steps:

Step 1: General Information​

  • Name : Provide an explicit name for your policy
  • Frequency : Select the replication interval (1-59 minutes or 1-24 hours)

Step 2: Storage Selection​

  • Availability Zone: Select the destination zone
  • Pool: Choose the resource pool
  • Block Storage: Select the destination storage

Step 3: Validation​

Verify the settings and click 'Add' to create the policy.

Associating a VM with Replication​

To protect a virtual machine, go to the details of your VM from the list of virtual machines.

In the VM's detailed view, you will find a 'Replication' section:

Steps to associate a VM with replication:

  1. Click on 'Configure a policy'
  2. Select the desired replication policy from the dropdown list
  3. Confirm your selection

Replication will start automatically after confirmation.

Policy and Replica Management​

Policies View​

The 'Policies' tab allows you to view all your replication policies:

For each policy, you have access to the following information:

  • Its name
  • Its replication frequency
  • The destination availability zone
  • The associated pool
  • The block storage used

Available actions include:

  • View details for each policy
  • Modify parameters
  • Delete an unused policy

Replica View​

The 'Replicas' tab displays all virtual machines currently being replicated:

You can view:

  • The names of replicated virtual machines
  • The source and target locations
  • The associated replication policy

Available actions include:

  • Export data to CSV format
  • View replication details
  • Manage replicas by policy