Narbulut ECS Virtual Machine (VM) Creation Guide

Table of Contents
1. Prerequisites
2. Accessing the Virtual Machines Page
3. Step 1: Resources
4. Step 2: Configuration
5. Step 3: Basics
6. Step 4: Confirm
7. After VM Creation
8. Recommended Configurations

1. Prerequisites

Before creating a virtual machine, make sure the following requirements are met:

A user account with access to the ECS platform
At least one Image (operating system image) uploaded
Sufficient resource quota (CPU, RAM, Disk)
VPC and Subnet configuration completed

2. Accessing the Virtual Machines Page

After logging in to the ECS platform, there are two ways to access the Virtual Machines page:

Method 1: Hamburger Menu
Click the hamburger menu (three-line icon) in the top left corner. From the mega menu, select Compute > Virtual Machines.

Method 2: Direct URL
https://ecs.narbulut.com/#/mod-computer/index

Figure 1 — Virtual Machines list

Button	Description
New	Opens the new virtual machine creation wizard
Power On	Starts the selected VMs
Shut Down	Shuts down the selected VMs
Import	Imports an external VM image
More	Additional actions (Restart, Suspend, Clone, etc.)
Console	Console access to the VM

To create a new VM, click the blue "New" button. A 4-step wizard will open: Resources → Configuration → Basics → Confirm

3. Step 1: Resources

When you click the “New” button, a 4-step creation wizard opens.

Figure 2 — Step 1: Resources (Resource Selection)

Resource Pool

Select the cluster where the virtual machine will be created. Default: Narbulut Cluster

Creation Method

Choose the VM creation method. Default: Ordinary VM (standard virtual machine).

Image Selection

Select the operating system image for the virtual machine. Click on an image in the list to select it — the selected image is highlighted with a blue border.

Figure 3 — Image selection: selected image highlighted with blue border

Image Type	Description	Usage
ISO	Images booted from installation disk	OS installation is performed manually
Built-in (x86)	Pre-installed, ready-to-use images	Recommended for quick start

Deployment Method

When a Built-in image is selected, deployment method options appear:

Method	Description	Advantage
Full Deployment	Creates a full copy of the image	Stable performance, independent disk
Quick Deployment	Uses linked clone	Faster creation, less disk usage

Note: When Quick Deployment is selected, some features such as disk editing and cloning are limited.

4. Step 2: Configuration

In this step, you configure the hardware resources (CPU, RAM, Disk, Network) for the virtual machine.

Figure 4 — Step 2: Configuration (Compute and Storage)

Compute (CPU and RAM)

Field	Options	Default
CPU	1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16 cores or custom value	1 core
Memory Size	1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 32, 48, 64 GB or custom value	1 GB

Storage

Field	Description
Storage Tag	Storage pool: High Performance Storage or PowerStorage
Disk	System disk size. Default 120 GB
+ New	Add additional disk (up to 64 disks total)
VirtIO Disk	VirtIO disk driver. Recommended to keep enabled for performance
Disk Encryption	Disk encryption. Can be enabled for security

Note: When Disk Encryption is enabled, cloning, image creation, export, CDP backup, and disaster recovery are not supported.

Networking

Figure 5 — Network Configuration: VPC, Subnet, NIC settings

Field	Description
Network Type	Network type: VPC (Virtual Private Cloud)
VPC	VPC selection
NIC	Network interface. Add up to 10 NICs with "+New"
Subnet	Subnet selection
IPv4	IPv4 protocol (default: enabled)

Other Hardware

Figure 6 — Other Hardware settings

Field	Description
CD/DVD Drive	Virtual CD/DVD drive — for mounting ISO files
USB	USB device support
Graphics Card	Graphics card type (VGA, QXL, VirtIO-GPU)
Mouse Type	Mouse type
Keyboard Layout	Keyboard layout (default: English US)
BIOS Type	BIOS type (Legacy BIOS or UEFI)

5. Step 3: Basics

Enter the virtual machine name, description, group, and other basic information.

Figure 7 — Step 3: Basics

Field	Description	Required
Name	Virtual machine name	Yes
Tag	Tag — for categorizing VMs	No
Description	Description text	No
Group	VM group (default: Default Group)	No

System Information

Field	Description
Computer Name	Computer name within the operating system
Administrator Password	Administrator password (for Built-in images)

Tip: The Computer Name field is the computer name that appears within the operating system after the VM is created. Choose a name that follows your organization's naming conventions.

6. Step 4: Confirm

In the final step, review the summary of all your configuration settings. If the settings are correct, click “Confirm” to create the virtual machine.

Figure 8 — Step 4: Confirm (Configuration Summary)

Figure 9 — Confirm: Detailed configuration table

7. After VM Creation

After the VM is created, follow these steps:

Check VM Status — Verify that the new VM is in Running state in the Virtual Machines list.
Console Access — Click the Console button on the VM row to access the operating system.
IP Address Verification — Verify that the VM has received an IP address matching the network configuration.
Network Connectivity — If external access is needed, configure Elastic IP assignment and ACL rules.

8. Recommended Configurations

Use Case	CPU	RAM	Disk	Network
Web Server	2 Cores	4 GB	120 GB SSD	1 NIC
Database Server	4 Cores	8 GB	250 GB SSD	1 NIC
Application Server	4 Cores	8 GB	120 GB SSD	1 NIC
Development/Test	2 Cores	4 GB	80 GB SSD	1 NIC

Tip: These values are starting recommendations. Actual resource requirements may vary depending on your application's workload profile. CPU and RAM values can be increased after VM creation.

Related Guides

After creating a VM, refer to the ECS Network Management Guide for network configuration, and the ECS Backup Guide for backup settings.

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