Manage server

Available in VPC

You can view and manage the server created from the NAVER Cloud Platform console.

Server status

To view the status of the created server on the list:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. When the server list appears, view the summary or click the server to view the details.
   • Server name (Instance ID): The server name you entered yourself or automatically entered when you created the server and automatically assigned unique ID.
   • Status: The current status of the server.
     • Creating: The status in which the server is being created with the information you entered.
     • Configuring: The status in which the settings you entered are being applied to the created server.
     • Booting: The status in which the server is booting.
     • Running: The status in which the server is available for normal use.
     • Replicating: The status in which the current server is being replicated by running the Create server image.
     • Stopping: The status in which the operating server is being stopped.
     • Stopped: The status in which the server is stopped.
     • Returning: The status in which the stopped server is being returned.
   • Physical placement group: If a batch group is assigned, the joined placement group.
   • Creation date and time: The date and time when the server was created.
   • Running date and time: The date and time when the server was last operated.
   • Private IP: Private IP assigned to the server. Displays the network interface address automatically assigned or directly entered when you created it.
     • If you apply multiple network interfaces, the additional IP is displayed.
   • Private secondary IP: Secondary private IP assigned to the server. Applicable for HA solutions or hosting multiple websites.
     • Private secondary IPs are assigned only within the subnet range identical to the main private IP. If multiple network interfaces are applied, you can add additional secondary IPs individually.
   • Manager: The account of the person in charge of the server. The main account is displayed as the default, and you can click [EDIT] to select the Manager among sub accounts.
   • Monitoring: The monitoring type. The basic monitoring service is automatically provided, and you can click to subscribe to or cancel the detailed monitoring.
     • Once you subscribe to detailed monitoring, the default monitoring cycle of a 5-minute cycle is changed to a 1-minute cycle.
   • Authentication key: The name of the authentication key file set when creating the server.
     • When you get the admin password, the file must be uploaded.
   • Storage: The name, type, size, and mount point of the block storage being used in the server. Click to go to the Storage menu.
   • Script: The initial creation script set when creating the server. Click to go to the Init Script menu.
   • Server image name: The server image selected when creating the server.
   • VPC: The VPC where the server is located.
   • Hypervisor: The type of hypervisor being used on the server.
   • Server generation: The number of generations of the server.
   • Server specifications: The code representing the specifications of the server. For more information, see Server specification code.
   • Subnet: The subnet and zone where the server is located.
   • OS information: The operating system of the server.
   • Network Interface (NIC): The device name of the network interface allocated at server creation. Click [Edit ACG] to view available ACGs and their rules and change the ACG to be applied.
   • Public IP (Instance ID): The public IP address assigned to the server and the unique instance number of the address.
   • Return protection: The status of the return protection settings of the server. A server with return protection enabled is not returned.
   • Default storage encryption applied: Whether storage encryption was applied at server creation.

Server monitoring

You can monitor servers by viewing server performance indicators such as CPU usage rate and memory usage. To view monitoring indicators:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click to select the server to be monitored from the server list, and click [Monitoring].
3. Select the period, and view the performance indicator.
   • You can select a fixed unit or enter a specific date yourself to designate the period.
   • To update indicators to the current time, click [Refresh].
   • To view specific indicators in more detailed graphics, click .

Configure server settings

Select a server from the server list and click [Manage servers and change settings] to use the following features:

• Manage server
  • Check admin password.
  • Create My Server image.
  • Create replica server.
  • Create storage.
• Change server settings
  • Change return protection settings.
  • Change public IP settings.
  • Change secondary IP settings.
  • Change detailed monitoring settings.
  • Change server specifications.
  • Change physical placement group.
  • Assign network interface.
  • Remove network interface.
• Advanced management
  • Initialize admin password.
  • Change server authentication key.
  • Change server name.
  • Manage authentication key.
  • Server console screenshot.
  • Manage physical placement group.
  • Manage metadata API.

Check admin password

To check the admin password for server access:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. From the server list, select the server whose admin password you want to check.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Check admin password.
5. Drag the authentication key file to the Drag and drop the file or click here component of the popup, or click Drag and drop the file or click here and then select the authentication key file.
6. Click [Check password].
7. In the confirmation popup, check the admin name and password.

Create My Server Image

You can create an image of the current status for a server you're using. For more information about how to create My server image, see Create My server image.

Create replica server

You can create a server with the same server image, server type, pricing plan, ACG, and authentication key as the server you subscribe to. It is convenient when creating multiple servers with the same specifications. To create a replica server:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to use as the origin from the list of servers.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Create replica server.
5. Specify the creation option from the settings popup, and click [Next].
6. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [Create server].
7. In the popup, review the details and click [OK].
   • A replica server is created.

Create storage

In addition to the default storage, you can create additional storage to the server in use. When clicking [Manage servers and change settings], the Create storage menu appears, which is available for g1 and g2 servers.

The storage volume types that can be additionally created for g1 and g2 servers are HDD and SSD. To create additional storage:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to add a storage to.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Create storage.
5. Specify the settings and click [Add].
   • To create a storage using a snapshot you have, select the snapshot you want to use from Select snapshot (see Create storage with snapshot).
6. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [OK].
   • The storage is created and added to the selected server.

Change return protection settings

You can set return protection to prevent accidental return of servers, or disable return protection settings for the return of servers. To change the return protection settings:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to change the return protection settings for.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change return protection settings.
5. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [Yes].
   • If the current return protection status is Disabled, then it is changed to Set. If it is already Set, then it is changed to Disabled.

Change public IP settings

You can assign public IPs to servers or remove assigned public IPs. To change the public IP settings:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to change the Public IP settings for.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change public IP settings.
5. Select a public IP to assign to the server or check the content of the popup, and click [Yes].

Change secondary IP settings

You can add secondary IPs to network interfaces assigned to servers. Up to 5 secondary IPs can be manually specified or randomly assigned within the IP range of the subnet that the network interface belongs to. To change the secondary IP settings:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to change the secondary IP settings for.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change secondary IP settings.
5. Change the settings and click [Set].
   • If you want to directly specify the desired IP, enter the IP and click [Add].
   • If you want to automatically assign the IP, leave the Secondary IP input field empty and click [Add].
   • To delete the assigned secondary IP, click [X].

Change detailed monitoring settings

The basic monitoring provides monitoring data in a 5-minute cycle. Once you subscribe to detailed monitoring, you can check the monitoring data in a 1-minute cycle. To subscribe to or cancel detailed monitoring:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to change the detailed monitoring settings for.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change detailed monitoring settings.
5. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [Yes].
   • If you're not currently using detailed monitoring, the detailed monitoring subscription is requested. If you're using detailed monitoring, it is canceled.

Change server specifications

To change the server specifications:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server for which you want to change specifications, and click [Stop] to stop the server.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change server specifications.
5. From the settings popup, select the server specifications you want to change, and click [Yes].
6. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [OK].
   • The server specifications are changed.

Change physical placement group

To change the settings related to physical placement groups:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server to change its physical placement group settings.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change physical placement group.
5. Specify the settings and click [Apply].
   • To create a new placement group to add the server to, select Add to new placement group, enter the placement group name, and select the placement method.
   • To add the server to a placement group already created, select Change joined group, and select the placement group to add the server to.
   • To exclude a server from its joined group, select Exclude server from joined group.
6. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [OK].
   • The physical placement group settings are changed.

Assign network interface

To assign a network interface to a server:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to assign a network interface to.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Assign network interface.
5. Specify the settings and click [Apply].
   • The selected network interface is assigned to the server.

Remove network interface

To remove an assigned network interface from a server:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server you want to remove an assigned network interface from.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Release network interface.
5. In the confirmation popup, review the details and click [Remove].
   • The network interface assignment is removed from the server.

Initialize admin password

To initialize the admin password for the server:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server to initialize the admin password, and click [Stop] to stop the server.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Initialize admin password.
5. Enter the NAVER Cloud Platform account password and click [Yes].
6. Drag the authentication key file to the Drag and drop the file or click here component of the popup, or click Drag and drop the file or click here and then select the authentication key file.
7. Click [Check password].
   • Starting the server initializes the admin password. To start the server immediately, click [Start now].

Change server authentication key

To change the server authentication key:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Select the server to which you want to change the authentication key, and click [Stop] to stop the server.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change server authentication key.
5. Enter the NAVER Cloud Platform account password and click [Yes].
6. Click [Send verification email], and click [OK] in the confirmation popup.
7. Check the authentication message transferred by email, enter it in the Authentication message field, and click [OK].
   • The authentication message needs to be entered within 10 minutes of sending the verification email.
8. Select an authentication key you have or create a new authentication key, and click [Change].
   • To create a new authentication key, select Create new authentication key, enter the authentication key name, and click [Create and save authentication key].
   • The authentication key is changed. To start the server immediately, click [Start now].

Change server name

To change the server name:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server to change the name.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Change server name.
5. Enter the new server name and click [Change].
   • The server name is changed.

Manage authentication key

To check the information of authentication keys you have or delete unassigned authentication keys:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server or Bare Metal Server menu.
3. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Manage authentication key.
   • The authentication key list is displayed. You can find the assignment information of the authentication keys in the authentication key list.
   • To delete an unassigned authentication key, click [X] to the right of the authentication key item, and click [Apply].

Server console screenshot

To check the server console's screenshots:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Select the server whose screenshot you want to check.
4. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Server console screenshot.
   • The server's screenshot is displayed on the popup.

Manage physical placement group

To delete a physical placement group with no server placed:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Manage physical placement group.
4. Click [X] of the physical placement group item you want to delete.
5. Click [Apply].
   • The edited information is saved.

Manage metadata API

To set the metadata version when calling server metadata through APIs:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. Navigate to [Manage servers and change settings] > Manage metadata API.
4. Select the metadata version and click [OK].
   • When set to V2, you must include a session token in the request statement. Applications and agents using V1 are no longer supported.