Launch Configuration

Available in VPC

You can configure Launch Configuration, which is the Auto Scaling server configuration template, in the NAVER Cloud Platform console.

Launch Configuration interface

The Launch Configuration interface includes the following components:

View Launch Configuration list

You can view information for each created Launch Configuration. To view the Auto Scaling Group list:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Auto Scaling.
2. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
3. When the Launch Configuration list appears, review the summary information or click Launch Configuration to view details.
   • Launch Configuration name: The name entered when the Launch Configuration was created.
   • Hypervisor: The underlying hypervisor of the Auto Scaling server.
   • OS information: The operating system information of the Auto Scaling server.
   • Server image name: The server image or custom server image name selected when creating the Launch Configuration.
   • Server image number: The unique ID of the server image selected when creating the Launch Configuration.
   • Image type: The type of Auto Scaling server image.
   • Zone: The zone to which the Auto Scaling server is assigned.
   • Server specifications: The detailed specifications of the Auto Scaling servers.
   • Init Script: The script configured to run automatically when the Auto Scaling server is created. You can view it by clicking [View].
   • My server image: The name of the custom server image used. If a default image is used, this field is left blank.
   • Authentication key: The authentication key name for the Auto Scaling server.
   • Default storage encryption applied: Whether encryption is applied to the default storage of the Auto Scaling server.

Create Launch Configuration

To create a Launch Configuration in the NAVER Cloud Platform console:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Auto Scaling.
2. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
3. Click [Create Launch Configuration].
4. When the Create Launch Configuration interface appears, complete the following steps in order:
   • 1. Select server image
   • 2. Configure server settings
   • 3. Configure name
   • 4. Configure authentication key
   • 5. Review final settings

1. Select server image

Select the server image to use.

1. Select the tab in which the server image will be displayed.
   • [Latest server image] tab: Displays the latest version of server images by OS.
   • [NCP server image] tab: Displays all server images provided by NAVER Cloud Platform.
   • [My server image] tab: Displays server images that the user has directly created or that have been shared with the user.
2. Select the OS and hypervisor type.
   • You can also search by entering a server image keyword.
3. From the server image list, click [Next] to the right of the server image you want.
   • Depending on the selected server type, consent to provide third-party information may be required. If applicable, agree to the terms of service.

2. Configure server settings

Specify the server settings information and click [Next].

• Select the server type and specifications.
• The pricing plan is provided on an hourly basis only.
• If there is a script to be executed automatically when the server is created, select it in Init Script. The initial execution script must be registered in advance in Services > Compute > Server > Init Script in the console to be selectable. For more information on how to register a script, see Init Script creation guide.

3. Configure　storage

Specify the storage settings information and click [Next].
For KVM-based 3rd-generation servers, you can configure the storage size and add storage. After configuring the server block storage, click [Next].

• The storage size can be set from 10 GB to 2 TB based on Linux.
• To add a new row to the storage list, click [Add storage]. Enter the storage information in the added row.
  • Storage name: Can be entered using 3 to 30 letters, numbers, hyphens (-), and underscores (_), and must begin with a letter.
  • Snapshot name: Select the snapshot to use if you want to apply a snapshot.
  • Size: Enter a number between 10 and 16,380.
  • Storage type: Select from CB1/2 or FB1/2.
• You can create up to 20 additional storages.
• If the default storage is encrypted, you can use only encrypted additional storage. Likewise, if the default storage is not encrypted, you can use only non-encrypted additional storage.

4. Configure name

Enter the Launch Configuration name and click [Next].

• You can use 1 to 255 lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens (-).
• The name cannot duplicate the name of an existing Launch Configuration.

5. Configure authentication key

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

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

6. Review final settings

After reviewing the settings, click [Create Launch Configuration].

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

Delete Launch Configuration

To delete a created Launch Configuration:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Auto Scaling.
2. Click the Launch Configuration menu.
3. Click the Launch Configuration to delete and click [Delete].
4. When the delete popup appears, click [OK].
   • The corresponding Launch Configuration disappears from the Launch Configuration list.