Overview
You can pause, suspend, stop, and start a DreamCompute instance using either the OpenStack command line client or the DreamCompute dashboard.
Choose the 'Dashboard examples' or 'Command line examples' below depending on which one you're more comfortable with.
Dashboard examples
All of these actions can be performed from the 'Compute' > 'Instances' page of the DreamCompute dashboard.
- Navigate to the DreamCompute page and log into your DreamCompute dashboard.
- On the top left, click the Compute tab.
- From the expanded list, click 'Instances'.
How do I pause and unpause an instance?
To pause your instance, click the dropdown menu under the Action column next to your instance. From the menu, select Pause Instance.
To resume the instance, click the Resume Instance option from the dropdown menu.
How do I suspend and resume an instance?
To suspend your instance, click the dropdown menu under the Action column next to your instance. From the menu, select 'Suspend Instance'.
To resume the instance, click the Resume Instance option from the dropdown menu.
How do I stop and start an instance?
To stop your instance, click the dropdown menu under the 'Action' column next to your instance. From the menu, select Shut Off Instance.
Start the instance again by clicking the 'Start Instance' option.
Command line examples
In the following examples, 'myInstance' is the name of your instance. You can view the name of your instance in the DreamCompute dashboard. You must install the OpenStack command line client to run the commands below.
How do I pause and unpause an instance?
To pause an instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server pause myInstance
This command stores the state of the VM in RAM. A paused instance continues to run in a frozen state.
To unpause an instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server unpause myInstance
How do I suspend and resume an instance?
To suspend an instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server suspend myInstance
To resume a suspended instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server resume myInstance
How do I stop and start an instance?
To stop an instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server stop myInstance
To start a stopped instance, run the following command:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server start myInstance
How do I check my instance's status?
After you run any of the commands above, you can check your instance's status to confirm it's state. Use the show command to view its current status. In the following example, the instance has been suspended:
[user@localhost]$ openstack server show myInstance +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | Field | Value | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+ | OS-DCF:diskConfig | AUTO | | OS-EXT-AZ:availability_zone | iad-2 | | OS-EXT-STS:power_state | Shutdown | | OS-EXT-STS:task_state | None | | OS-EXT-STS:vm_state | suspended | | OS-SRV-USG:launched_at | 2024-03-29T23:11:23.000000 | | OS-SRV-USG:terminated_at | None | | accessIPv4 | | | accessIPv6 | | | config_drive | True | | created | 2024-03-29T23:10:55Z | | flavor | gp1.subsonic (100) | | hostId | 570ede2f2db7b70562c4dezfc408c77c99883c0f48f0b9cbf50414a3 | | id | cda78s8c-702d-4117-87bc-b34de0b28554 | | image | | | key_name | myKey | | name | myInstance | | project_id | e52ede2a460548cf950ba86497300079 | | properties | | | security_groups | name='default' | | status | SUSPENDED | | updated | 2024-03-29T23:08:19Z | | user_id | 2981541bcc4be4d49a23787a63eb8320 | | volumes_attached | id='4acc41d7-6zb9-4fdf-8ac0-d45c4452ed0d' | +-----------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------+