Server Image

Available in VPC

You can create an image of the server you are currently using to save the current state of the server, and 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

This section describes the configuration of the Server Image page and how to check My server image information.

Server Image page

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

The Server Image page is laid out as follows:

Check the 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. Check Ncloud Tool Kit (Linux)
• 2. Check Ncloud Tool Kit (Windows)

Manual check

You can check errors by inspecting the following items manually:

• 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, see 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 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. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server menu.
3. From the server list, select the server to create the image from, and click the [Manage servers and change settings] button.
4. Click Create My server image.
5. Enter the server image name, and 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.
6. Check the popup window 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. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server Image menu.
3. Select a server image from the server image list, and click the [Create server] button.
   • g1 and g2 servers display a popup window for selecting a console page for creating servers. Select the desired console version and click the [Create server] button.
4. Depending on the user environment, proceed through the Set server step in order to complete the server creation.
   • For more information on how to create servers, see Set server (New console/Existing console).
   • When there is an added storage or when you create a server in a different zone from the original server, it may take some time to create the server.

Create conversion to XEN server image-based KVM image

You can easily reconfigure a VM on KVM by using the automatic conversion feature that converts a XEN server image into a KVM-based property. To convert, follow these steps:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.

2. Click the Server Image menu.

3. Select a server image from the server image list, and then click the [Create conversion to KVM image] button.

   • If additional storage is attached, conversion may take a long time depending on capacity.
   Caution

   • Before converting a XEN server image to a KVM server image, you must perform a conversion suitability check (How to check original server).
   • If an error occurs in the converted image, inspect the original server per the guide, then repeat the KVM image conversion.

4. In the Server Image list, check the converted KVM server image.

   • In Details, you can view the original server and original serve image information.

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. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server Image menu.
3. Select a server image from the server image list, and click the [Set sharing permissions] button.
4. Enter the login ID of the account you want to share the server image with, and click [Add permissions] > [Apply] in order.
   • The server image is shared to the added account, and the status of the server is displayed as Sharing.
   • 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

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

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server Image menu.
3. Select a server image from the server image list, and click the [Set sharing permissions] button.
4. In the popup window, click the [Delete shared account] tab.
5. Click and select the checkbox of the account you want to delete from Shared accounts, and click the [>] button to add it to Accounts to be deleted.
6. 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

To delete a server image, follow these steps:

1. In the VPC environment of the NAVER Cloud Platform console, navigate to > Services > Compute > Server.
2. Click the Server Image menu.
3. Select the server image you want to delete from the server image list, and click the [Delete server image] button.
4. Check the popup window and click the [OK] button.