Server Image

Available in VPC

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

The Server Image page is laid out as follows:

Check the original server (Linux)

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. You can check it as follows:

• 1. Check /etc/resolv.conf file
• 2. Check /etc/fstab file

1. Check /etc/resolv.conf file

If the /etc/resolv.conf file is changed, an error may occur when you create server image. Check the config setting of the /etc/resolv.conf file.

nameserver 169.254.169.53
nameserver 169.254.169.54

2. Check /etc/fstab file

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

Manual check

You can check errors through a manual check.
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.

The following describes how to create a server image.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Compute > Server menus, in that 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.
   • In g3 servers, you can change the size of default storage or create an additional storage.
     • When adding a storage, select the name, snapshot to reflect, size, and type of the storage.
7. Check the pop-up 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. The following describes how to create the server using the server image.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Compute > Server menus, in that order.
3. Click the Server Image menu.
4. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Create server] button.
   • g1 and g2 servers display a pop-up window for selecting a console page for creating servers. Select the desired console version and click [Create server].
5. Depending on the use environment, perform the Set server step and later steps to complete the server creation.
   • For more information on how to create servers, see Set server (new console/existing console).
   • 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.

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

The following describes how to add an account you want to share the server image with.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Compute > Server menus, in that 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] buttons, in that order.
   • The server image is shared to the added account, and the status of the server is displayed as Shared.
   • The shared My server image is viewed on the Create server page of the new console as well as in the server image list.

Delete shared account

The following describes how to delete an account to stop sharing a server image.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Compute > Server menus, in that 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 pop-up 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.

Delete My server image

The following describes how to delete a server image.

1. Click the environment you are using in the Region menu and Platform menu of NAVER Cloud Platform console.
2. Click the Services > Compute > Server menus, in that 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 pop-up message and click the [OK] button.