Launch configuration

Available in VPC

The following describes how to set a Launch Configuration, which is an Auto Scaling server configuration template, in NAVER Cloud Platform console.

Launch Configuration screen

The basic description of using Launch Configuration is as follows:

Check Launch Configuration list

You can check information on each created launch configuration. The following describes how to view the information.

1. Access NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. From the Region menu, click the Region you are using.
3. Click VPC in the Platformmenu.
4. Click Services > Compute > Auto Scaling, in order.
5. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
6. When the launch configuration list appears, check the summary information, or click Launch Configuration to check the details.
   • Launch Configuration name: the name entered when creating a launch configuration
   • Hypervisor: the base hypervisor for Auto Scaling servers
   • OS information: information on the operating system of the Auto Scaling server
   • Server image name: the name of the server image selected when creating a launch configuration
   • Server image number: the number of the server image selected when creating a launch configuration
   • Image type: the type of the Auto Scaling server image
   • ZONE: the zone where the Auto Scaling server is assigned
   • Server Specifications: detailed specifications of the Auto Scaling server
   • Init Script: a script set to be automatically executed when creating an Auto Scaling server. You can click the [View] button to check it.
   • My Server image: the name of the My Server image used. A blank is displayed if the default image is used.
   • Authentication key: the name of the authentication key for the Auto Scaling server
   • Apply encryption to default storage: whether to apply encryption to the default storage of the Auto Scaling server

Create launch configuration

The following describes how to create launch configuration on NAVER Cloud Platform console.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and the Platform menu on the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click Services > Compute > Auto Scaling, in order.
3. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
4. Click the [Create Launch Configuration] button.
5. When the Launch configuration creation page appears, take the following steps in order.
   • 1. Select server image
   • 2. Set server
   • 3. Set name
   • 4. Set authentication key
   • 5. Final confirmation

1. Select server image

Select the server image to use.

1. Select the default server image or My Server image as the server image to use.
2. Select the boot disk size, image type, and OS image type.
3. From the server image list, click the [Next] button to the right of the server image you want.
   • Boot disk size is 50 GB for Linux, and 100 GB for Windows.

2. Set server

Specify the server settings information and click the [Next] button.

• As for storage types, select SSD for services that require high-performance I/O and HDD for general services.
• Rates are offered on an hourly basis only.
• If there is a script that is to be executed automatically when the server is created, select it from Init Script. The initial execution script must be registered in advance in the console's Services > Compute > Server > Init Script menu to be selectable. For more information on how to register the script, see Init Script creation guide.

3. Set name

Enter the launch configuration name and click the [Next] button.

• You can use 1 to 255 English lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).
• It should not overlap with the name of a previously created launch configuration.

4. Set authentication key

Select an authentication key that you have or create a new one and click the [Next] button.

• To create a new authentication key, select Create new authentication key, enter the authentication key name, and then click the [Create and save authentication key] button.

5. Final confirmation

After checking the set details, click the [Create Launch Configuration] button.

• The created server configuration template is saved and added to the launch configuration list.

Delete Launch Configuration

The following describes how to delete launch configurations that you have created.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and the Platform menu on the NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click Services > Compute > Auto Scaling, in order.
3. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
4. Click the launch configuration to delete and click the [Delete] button.
5. When the Delete pop-up window appears, click the [OK] button.
   • The launch configuration disappears from the launch configuration list.