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Managing cloud server operation

You can manage the operation of a cloud server:

If a cloud server is turned off or suspended, all cloud platform resources continue to be billed: vCPU, RAM, local and network volumes, GPU, public IP addresses, public subnets.

If the server is frozen, vCPU, RAM, and GPU are not charged; all other resources are billed. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model in the Cloud Server Payment Model and Pricing article.

Turn off the server

When you turn off the server, the operating system will shut down gracefully. The power will then be turned off.

If the server does not respond within a certain time, it will be shut down forcibly. Unsaved data may be lost in the event of a forced shutdown.

If the cloud server is turned off, all cloud platform resources continue to be billed: vCPU, RAM, local and network volumes, GPU, public IP addresses, and public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model in the Cloud Server Payment Model and Pricing article.

  1. In the Control panel, from the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

  2. In the server menu, select Shut down. The server will switch to the SHUTOFF status.

Turn on the server

If the server was turned off, turning it on will reload the operating system, and connect disks and ports.

  1. In the Control panel, from the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

  2. In the server menu, select Turn on. The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.

Freeze the server

Freezing is a cloud server shutdown where vCPU, RAM, and GPU are transferred to a common resource pool and are no longer charged. At the same time, other cloud platform resources continue to be billed: network volumes, public IP addresses, and public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model.

You can only freeze cloud servers with a bootable network volume. Servers with a local disk cannot be frozen.

  1. In the Control panel, from the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

  2. In the server menu, select Freeze. The server will switch to the FROZEN status.

Resume server operation after freezing

When you resume a server, a cloud server is created with the same amount of vCPU, RAM, and GPU that it had at the time of freezing. The server is created if resources are available in the common pool.

  1. In the Control panel, from the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

  2. In the server menu, select Resume. The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.

Pause the server

For your information

You can only pause the server using the OpenStack CLI.

The server will be paused. The state of the server and the system will be entirely preserved, and the server's operation can be resumed — it will continue running in the state it was in at the time of pausing.

If the cloud server is suspended, all cloud platform resources continue to be billed: vCPU, RAM, local and network volumes, GPU, public IP addresses, and public subnets. Learn more about the cloud platform payment model in the Cloud Server Payment Model and Pricing article.

  1. Open OpenStack CLI.

  2. Pause the cloud server:

    openstack server pause <server>

    Specify <server> — the server ID or name. You can view the list of servers using the openstack server list command.

    The server will switch to the PAUSED status.

Resume server operation after pause

For your information

You can only resume the server's operation after it has been paused using the OpenStack CLI.

If the server was paused, resuming its operation will allow it to continue running in the state it was in at the time of pausing.

  1. Open OpenStack CLI.

  2. Reactivate the cloud server:

    openstack server unpause <server>

    Specify <server> — the server ID or name. You can view the list of servers using the openstack server list command.

    The server will switch to the ACTIVE status.

Recreate the server

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When recreating a server, all data on the boot disk is deleted; the IP address and additional disks remain the same.

A cloud server is created with the same source, vCPU, RAM, and GPU quantity that it had before being recreated.

  1. In the Control panel, from the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.

  2. In the server menu, select Recreate server.

  3. Save the new password.

  4. Confirm server recreation. To do this, enter the server name.

  5. Click Recreate.