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Action Menu

This section covers the available options under the Action menu of the Metering Manager.

From the Actions menu of the application instance, you can perform a multitude of actions.

Figure 1. Metering Manager Action Menu Options

Connect to console​

This option opens a connection to the Linux Kernel for the Metering Manager instance.

Instance State​

To change the current state of the Metering Manager instance by selecting the following actions:

  • Pause... — pause the operation of the application instance

  • Resume... — resume the operation the application instance

    Note

    This option is available only once the instance is paused.

  • Restart... — restart the application instance

  • Force restart... — forcefully restart the application instance

  • Shut down... — shut down the application instance

  • Force shutdown... — forcefully shut down the application instance

Instance Modes​

The Switch to... action enables to change the instance mode for the Metering Manager. You can choose between enhanced mode and compatibility mode.

Note

The application instance must be first shut down before changing the instance mode.

Guest Agent Tools​

To detach all Guest Agent tools from the instance, select the Eject guest tools option.

The Guest Agent tools can be attached by clicking the Insert guest tools option.

Snapshot​

To create a snapshot of the current instance, select the Take snapshot... option.



Create Template​

To create a new application template with the current configured instance settings, select the Create template... option.

You can edit the following parameters:

  • The destination of the new template

  • The name and description of the new template

  • The number of CPU cores and memory provisioned

  • The boot sequence of the instance

  • The instance mode

  • The extent of sysprep (System Preparation)

Copy Object ID​

To copy the object ID of the Metering Manager instance, select the Copy Object ID to clipboard option.

Add a vDisk​

To add a new virtual disk (vDisk) to the application instance, select the Add vDisk option.



You can configure the following parameters:

  • vDisk Name — the name of the new virtual disk

  • vDisk Size — the size in GB of the new virtual disk

  • IOPS Limit — whether to limit the number of Input/Output operations per second

  • Bandwidth Limit — whether to limit the allocated bandwidth in Mbps

Add a vNIV​

To add a new virtual network interface controller (vNIC) to the application instance, select the Add a vNIC option.

Note

The instance must be first shut down before adding any vNICs.



You can configure the following parameters:

  • vNIC Name — the name of the new vNIC

  • Networking Mode — the network mode of operation(VNET or VLAN)

  • Network — the network used by the new vNIC

  • Firewall Profile and Override — the firewall settings for the new vNIC

  • MAC Address — whether the new vNIC is assigned automatically assigned a MAC address, or one is supplied manually

Edit the Instance​

From the Edit Instance menu, you can configure multiple application instance parameters. For more details, see Profile.

Delete the Instance​

To delete the Metering Manager application instance, select the Delete Instance... option.