Server Image

Available in Classic

You can create an image of the server you're currently using to store the current state of the server, and then easily create a server with the same information using the saved server image. You can also share your server image with other accounts.

Check My server image information

Describes the screen configuration of the Server Image page and how to check My server image information.

Server Image page

From NAVER Cloud Platform portal, click the Console > Services > Compute> Server > Server Image in order to view the Server Image page.

The Server Image page is laid out as follows:

Check original server

Before you create the server image, you can check the errors of the original server. After you confirm there are no problems through Ncloud Tool Kit and manual check, create the server image.

Checking the Ncloud Tool Kit

You can check errors through Ncloud Tool Kit.

• 1. Inspect Ncloud Tool Kit (Linux)
• 2. Inspect Ncloud Tool Kit (Windows)

Manual check

By inspecting the following items manually, you can check errors.

• 1. Check Xentools version and reinstall
• 2. Check /etc/rc.local file (Linux)
• 3. Check /etc/fstab file (Linux)
• 4. Rebooting source server and checking status

1. Check Xentools version and reinstall

For more information, refer to the following guides.

• Linux: see Reinstall Xentools (Linux).
• Windows: see Reinstall Xentools (Windows).

2. Check /etc/rc.local file (Linux)

If the /etc/rc.local file is changed, an error may occur when creating My server image.
Enter the following command to change the rc.local file.

#!/bin/bash

touch /var/lock/subsys/local/usr/local/etc/ncloud_auto.sh > 
/tmp/.ncloud_out.log 2> /tmp/.ncloud_error.log &

3. Check /etc/fstab file (Linux)

An error may occur when creating the My server image due to /etc/fstab setting errors. For more information, see Set auto mount (fstab).

4. Rebooting source server and checking status

Reboot the original server and check if the status of the original server changes to Running.

Create My server image

You can create an image of the current status for a server you're using. Server information including OS, software, storage configuration is saved to the image.

To create a server image, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server menu.
4. From the server list, select the server to create the image from, and then click the [Manage servers and change settings] button.
5. Click Create My server image.
6. Enter the server image name, and then click the [Create] button.
   • You can enter server image names between 3-30 characters and they must begin with an English letter. Uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens are allowed.
   • The server image name can't be duplicated for use.
7. Check the popup message and click the [OK] button.
   • The server image is created.

Create server with My server image

You can create a server with the same information using the saved server image. To create the server using the server image, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Create server] button.
5. Depending on the use environment, proceed through the Set server step in order to complete the server creation.
   • For more information on how to create a server, see Create server.
   • When there's an added storage or when you create a server different to the original server, it may take some time to create the server.
   • You can view created servers in the Server menu.

Replicate to another Region

To replicate the created My server image to another Region, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Replicate to another Region] button.
5. Enter the Region to save the replicated server image and the new server image name on the popup window, and then click the [Create] button.

Replicate server image to VPC

You can replicate a My server image created in the Classic environment to the VPC environment.

To replicate a My server image to the VPC environment, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Replicate to VPC] button.
5. Enter the server image name from the popup window, and then click the [Create] button.
   • My server image is replicated to the VPC environment.

Replicate Windows server image

Windows server images can be replicated to VPC servers after running the anti-virus status confirmation script. To replicate a Windows Server image to a VPC server after running the anti-virus status confirmation script, follow these steps:

1. Access the Windows server to check the installed anti-virus solution.

2. If the anti-virus solution is either ApexOne or OfficeScan, delete the anti-virus from the Control Panel and delete related folders.

   • ApexOne
     • Program name: Trend Micro Apex One Security Agent
     • Folder address: Trend Micro\Security Agent in C:\Program File (x86)
   • OfficeScan
     • Program name: Trend Micro officescan Security Agent
     • Folder address: Trend Micro\Security Agent in C:\Program Files (x86)
   • For anti-virus solutions other than ApexOne and OfficeScan, you can create a My server image without deleting them from the server.

3. Run Windows PowerShell as administrator.

4. Enter the following command and download the anti-virus status confirmation script execution tool.

   • The ncp_vac_chk.exe file is downloaded to the desktop.

   cd c:\users\Administrator\Desktop
   Invoke-WebRequest http://init.ncloud.com/vpcporting/real/ncp_vac_chk.exe -outfile ncp_vac_chk.exe
   

5. Run the script execution tool as administrator and check the results.

   • If the anti-virus status confirmation is performed properly, 2 files (notifyFreeAntiVirusRemoved, result) are created on the desktop. If it is performed improperly, only the result file is created.
   • If the notifyFreeAntiVirusRemoved file is not created or if the result of the file is not "OK," check the anti-virus removal status again and then run the script execution tool again.

6. Create My server image with the server where the script is performed.

   • For detailed information on creating My server image, see Create My server image.

7. Replicate the created server image to the VPC environment.

   • For more information about how to replicate My server image to the VPC environment, see Replicate server image to VPC.

Replicate older version of server image

If the VPC replication feature is not supported because the hypervisor version of the Classic environment is lower than that of VPC environment, you can create a new server in the Classic environment using the server image you want to replicate, and then create a My server image with the new server to replicate it to the VPC. To replicate the older version of My server image to the VPC environment, follow these steps:

1. Create a new server in the Classic environment with the older version of the My server image.
   • The image of the new server to be created must be the same as that of the VPC server you want to replicate the image to.
   • For more details on how to create a server, see Create server..
2. Create My server image again with the created server.
   • For detailed information on creating My server image, see Create My server image.
3. Replicate the server image that has been created again to the VPC environment.
   • For more information about how to replicate My server image to the VPC environment, see Replicate server image to VPC.

Share My server image

You can share your server image with other accounts. If you have multiple accounts, you can use this feature to manage servers efficiently.

Add shared account

To add an account you want to share the server image with, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Set sharing permissions] button.
5. Enter the login ID of the account you want to share the server image with, and then click the [Add permissions] > [Apply] in order.
   • The server image is shared to the added account, and the status of the server is displayed as Shared.

Delete shared account

To delete an account to stop sharing a server image, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Set sharing permissions] button.
5. From the popup window, click the [Delete shared account] tab.
6. Click and select the checkbox of the account you want to delete from Shared accounts, and then click the [>] button to add it to Accounts to be deleted.
7. After you add all accounts to be deleted, click the [Apply] button.
   • Sharing status of the server image to the deleted account is disabled.

Create snapshot

To create a snapshot, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Create snapshot] button.
5. Select the disk you want to create a snapshot of as Snapshot creation device list on the popup window, enter the Snapshot name, and then click the [Create] button.
   • Snapshots are created separately by device.
6. Check the created snapshot in Services > Compute > Server > Snapshot.

Delete My server image

To delete a server image, follow these steps:

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 > Server in order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select the server image you want to delete from the server image list, and then click the [Delete server image] button.
5. Check the popup message and click the [OK] button.