Creating your first Instance

Step 1. Ensure that you are logged into the VMAccel portal.

Step 2: Go To Compute -> Instances -> and click on “Launch Instance”

Step 3: Fill in the details:

Instance Name is required
For this example, I chose “Test Demo”
Click either “Next” or “Source”
Step 4: Select Boot Source (default is Image)
Select the image you would like to use:
- In this example: I am using Ubuntu 18.04 – XRT 2020.2
Click either “Next” or “Flavor”
Step 5: Select the Flavor you want to use.
- In this example: I choose U200.1
Click either “Next” or “Networks”
Step 6: Select from one of the networks provided.
- You should always select only the local network to start your instance.
- Other networks/ports can be added after the instance has been started

Step 7: If you are planning to login to your instance using the SSH feature, you must create your SSH Key pair during Instance creation.

Select Key Pair (Go to Advanced Features → Creating an Instance with SSH) for more details
- Ensure a key pair is added to the instance. You can create one in the GUI or upload one.
- Note: You will not be able to SSH into most instances without adding an SSH Key at launch or manually adding an SSH key in the OS. Cloud images disable password authentication over SSH and require the usage of SSH key
- The remaining options are for advanced configuration and are outside the scope of this guide:
Step 8: The following items are discussed in more detail in the Advanced features section of this manual.