Main Elements of the VDS Control Panel
KVM
Virtual Machines Section
In this section you can:
- view information about the plan, operating system, and current status of virtual servers;
- check the financial status of the service;
- perform operations on the server via the quick access menu.
Main Controls
Reboot — restarts the virtual server (similar to pressing the restart button on a physical server).
Stop — performs a graceful shutdown of the virtual machine by stopping all running processes (available only when the server is running).
Start — starts the virtual machine if it is powered off.
Console — opens the virtual console screen The virtual console is equivalent to a monitor and keyboard connected to the server.
Change Password — used to change the root user password of the operating system On FreeBSD or with manual OS installation, password recovery is done via Recovery Mode (booting from a Live CD and mounting the filesystem).
Reinstall — starts OS installation on the server Available options: Automatic Installation, Manual Installation, Restore from Snapshot.
Hyper-V
Management Section
In this section you can:
- view information about the current status of the virtual server;
- monitor resource usage on the server;
- start, stop, or reboot the virtual dedicated server.
Main Controls:
Reboot — restarts the virtual server (equivalent to pressing the restart button on a physical server).
Power Off — immediately shuts down the virtual machine (equivalent to unplugging the power cable).
Shut Down — performs a graceful shutdown by stopping all running processes before powering off the virtual machine.
Start — starts the virtual machine if it is powered off.
The Virtual Console is equivalent to a monitor connected to the server. To access it, connect using an RDP client to the server specified in the RDP Access field on the Management tab.
The username for connecting to the virtual console is specified in the User field. The username is generated automatically when the service is activated and cannot be changed. The username consists of the Windows domain name (VPS) and a unique username.
For access to the virtual console the following RDP-clients are recommended:
- Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8) — built-in Remote Desktop Connection;
- macOS — Microsoft Remote Desktop • Linux — FreeRDP or Remmina;
- iOS — Microsoft Remote Desktop;
- Android — Microsoft Remote Desktop.
Virtual Server Resource Usage Indicators. These indicators show the current resource usage of the virtual machine, provided that the VM Integration Services service is running. If the VDS was ordered with a preinstalled Windows OS, VM Integration Services is already installed. Otherwise, you can install this package manually.
Configuration Section:
In this section you can:
- view information about the settings and parameters of the virtual machine;
- see the name of the installed operating system;
- change the VDS administrator password The VDS administrator password is used to access the virtual console or, in the case of automatic OS installation, to log in as Administrator (Windows) or root (Linux). It is also used for remote access.
DVD Section:
In this section you can:
- manage the properties of the virtual DVD drive.
By default, the virtual machine is configured to boot from the DVD device.
Snapshots Section:
Main Controls:
A Snapshot is a mechanism that allows you to create “point-in-time copies” or “restore points” of your virtual machine disk image. Virtual machine images are stored on external storage. Each plan allows storing up to two snapshots. Snapshots are not a backup solution and are automatically deleted 14 days after creation.
Take Snapshot — creates a snapshot of the current state of the virtual machine
Includes all VM settings, memory state, and disk contents The snapshot includes all settings of the virtual machine, as well as the contents of memory and disks.
Apply — restores the virtual machine to a saved snapshot It enables to recover the current state of the virtual machine from the saved snapshot. It allows to reset all settings of virtual machine, as well as the contents of memory and disks, valid at the moment of snapshot.
Reinstallation Section
In this section, you can automatically reinstall the operating system. To do this, select an operating system image available for automatic reinstallation from the drop-down list. During the reinstallation, all data and saved snapshots are deleted, the administrator password remains the same, and network settings are not changed.
Network Section
In this section you can:
- view information about your VDS IPv4 addresses;
- add or remove additional IPv4 addresses.
Main Controls:
Add IP. Allows you to add an additional IP address.
Set as Primary replaces the primary IPv4 address with the selected one (requires VM Integration Services) The primary address is the one displayed in the network adapter settings under Internet Protocol Version 4 (Ipv4).
Delete allows you to delete any IP address except the primary one If you're using a pre-installed operating system, the primary address is assigned to the network interface automatically. If the allocated IPv4 address quota changes, for example, if you're retiring an IPv4 address, you must delete one of the addresses manually.
Statistics Section
The Statistics section contains graphs showing the virtual machine’s resource usage by hour or by day for the following:
CPU — percentage of total utilization.
Disk — input/output operations in Mb/s.
Memory — memory requested by the operating system (in GB) Memory usage is displayed as follows: Exceeding available memory is marked as “reserve” Exceeding requested memory beyond available is marked as “shortage” Reserve and shortage are highlighted with different colors.
Data is displayed by hours — for the last 2 days, by days — for the last 1.5 months. Time intervals are based on the time zone of the statistics collection server and may differ from the user’s local time.
Log Audit Section
In this section, you can:
- view the log of events and actions performed in the virtual machine control panel;
- sort events by date and type.