Step-by-step guides for Compute Cloud

Virtual machinesVirtual machines

Creating a VMCreating a VM

• Creating a VM from a public Linux image
• Creating a VM from disks
• Creating a VM with disks recovered from snapshots
• Creating a VM from a custom image
• Creating a VM with a custom configuration script
• Creating a VM with metadata from environment variables
• Creating a VM with access to a Yandex Lockbox secret
• Creating a VM with Gen 2 hardware
• Making a VM preemptible

Getting VM infoGetting VM info

• Getting information about a VM
• Getting the serial port output

Managing a VMManaging a VM

• Stopping, starting, or restarting a VM
• Resetting a user password on a Windows Server VM
• Attaching a disk to a VM
• Detaching a disk from a VM
• Moving a VM to a different availability zone
• Moving a VM to a different folder
• Moving a VM to a different cloud
• Updating a VM
• Changing VM computing resources
• Maintenance policy management
• Configuring VM access permissions
• Linking the service account to your VM
• Deleting a VM

Using a VMUsing a VM

• Connecting to a Linux VM over SSH
• Connecting to a Linux VM over SSH using Yandex Cloud Shell
• Exchanging files with a Linux VM
• Connecting to a Windows VM via RDP
• Connecting to a Windows VM via PowerShell
• Using Yandex Cloud from within a VM
• Recovering access to a VM

OS LoginOS Login

• Creating a VM with OS Login
• Configuring OS Login access on an existing VM
• Exporting an SSH certificate
• Connecting to a VM via OS Login

Working with a serial consoleWorking with a serial console

• Managing serial console access
• Connecting to a Linux VM serial console
• Connecting to the serial console of a Windows VM instance

Password reset agentPassword reset agent

• Checking password reset agent operation on a Windows Server VM
• Installing the password reset agent on a Windows Server VM
• Resetting a Windows Server admin password
• Deleting the password reset agent from a Windows Server VM

NetworkNetwork

• Adding another network interface to a virtual machine
• Deleting a network interface from a VM
• Assigning a public IP address to a VM
• Unassigning a public IP address from a VM
• Making a VM public IP address static
• Reassigning a public IP address from one VM to another
• Updating the VM internal IP address
• Changing security groups of a VM network interface
• Enabling a software-accelerated network

GPUGPU

• Creating a VM with a GPU
• Installing NVIDIA drivers
• NVIDIA driver update guide
• Enabling MIG mode on a VM with a GPU in Compute Cloud
• Managing maintenance of GPU VMs

GPU clustersGPU clusters

• Creating a GPU cluster
• Adding a VM to a GPU cluster
• Updating a GPU cluster
• Getting GPU cluster info
• Configuring GPU cluster access permissions
• Deleting a GPU cluster
• Testing a GPU cluster physical state
• Running parallel tasks in a GPU cluster
• Testing InfiniBand throughput

DisksDisks

Creating a diskCreating a disk

• Creating an empty disk
• Creating an empty disk with a large block
• Creating a non-replicated disk
• Creating an ultra high-speed network storage with three replicas (SSD)
• Recovering a disk from a snapshot
• Recovering a disk from an image

Managing a diskManaging a disk

• Updating a disk
• Configuring disk snapshot schedules
• Moving a disk to a different folder
• Moving a disk to a different availability zone
• Encrypting a disk
• Getting disk info
• Configuring disk access permissions
• Deleting a disk

ImagesImages

Images with pre-installed softwareImages with pre-installed software

• Creating a VM from a public image
• Software setup
• Working with a VM created from a public image
• Getting a list of public images
• Getting public image info

Yandex Data Science Virtual MachineYandex Data Science Virtual Machine

• Yandex Data Science Virtual Machine
• Creating a VM from a public DSVM image

Creating an imageCreating an image

• Setting up a custom disk image
• Uploading a custom disk image to Yandex Cloud
• Creating an image from a disk
• Creating an image from a disk snapshot
• Creating an image from another custom image

Managing an imageManaging an image

• Getting a list of disk images
• Getting information about a disk image
• Importing an image from a different cloud or folder
• Encrypting an image
• Configuring image access permissions
• Deleting a disk image

SnapshotsSnapshots

• Creating a disk snapshot
• Getting disk snapshot info
• Deleting a disk snapshot
• Creating a disk snapshot schedule
• Getting disk snapshot schedule info
• Updating a disk snapshot schedule
• Disabling and enabling a disk snapshot schedule
• Encrypting an image
• Configuring disk snapshot access permissions
• Configuring snapshot schedule access permissions
• Deleting a disk snapshot schedule

File storagesFile storages

• Creating a file storage
• Attaching a file storage to a VM
• Detaching a file storage from a VM
• Updating a file storage
• Getting file storage info
• Configuring file storage access permissions
• Deleting a file storage

MetadataMetadata

• Configuring parameters of the VM metadata service
• Getting VM metadata
• Getting a VM instance identity document
• Changing VM metadata
• Creating a VM with a custom configuration script
• Creating a VM with metadata from environment variables
• Creating a VM with access to a Yandex Lockbox secret

Placement groupsPlacement groups

VM placement groupsVM placement groups

• Creating a placement group
• Deleting a placement group
• Creating a VM in a placement group
• Creating an instance group in a placement group
• Adding a VM to a placement group
• Removing a VM from a placement group
• Getting placement group info
• Removing an instance group from a placement group
• Configuring VM placement group access permissions

Disk placement groupsDisk placement groups

• Creating a disk placement group
• Adding a disk to a placement group
• Getting disk placement group info
• Configuring access permissions for a non-replicated disk placement group
• Removing a disk from a placement group

Instance groupsInstance groups

Creating an instance groupCreating an instance group

• Creating a fixed-size instance group
• Creating a fixed-size instance group with a network load balancer
• Creating a fixed-size instance group with an L7 load balancer
• Creating an autoscaling instance group
• Creating an instance group from a Container Optimized Image in Compute Cloud
• Creating an instance group based on a YAML specification
• Creating an instance group from a Yandex Compute Cloud reserved instance pool.
• Creating an instance group in a placement group
• Creating a group of instances with fixed IP addresses
• Creating an instance group connected to a file storage
• Creating an instance group connected to Yandex Object Storage

Getting instance group infoGetting instance group info

• Getting a list of instance groups
• Getting information about an instance group
• Getting a list of VM instances in a group

Managing an instance groupManaging an instance group

• Updating an instance group
• Updating an instance group based on a YAML specification
• Enabling deletion protection for a Compute Cloud instance group
• Disabling and enabling availability zones for a Yandex Compute Cloud instance group
• Moving an instance group to a different availability zone
• Moving an instance group with a network load balancer to a different availability zone
• Moving an instance group with an L7 load balancer to a different availability zone
• Configuring application health checks on a VM instance
• Pausing instance group processes
• Resuming instance group processes
• Sequentially restarting instances in a group
• Sequentially recreating instances in a group
• Stopping an instance group
• Starting an instance group
• Configuring instance group access permissions
• Removing an instance group from a placement group
• Deleting an instance group

Updating instance groupsUpdating instance groups

• Rolling updates
• Zero-downtime updates

Dedicated hostsDedicated hosts

• Creating a group of dedicated hosts
• Creating a VM in a group of dedicated hosts
• Creating a VM on a dedicated host
• Configuring access permissions for a dedicated host group

Reserved poolsReserved pools

• Creating a reserved instance pool
• Updating a reserved instance pool
• Deleting a reserved instance pool
• Managing VMs in a reserved instance pool

Other guidesOther guides

• Viewing operations with Compute Cloud resources
• Viewing metrics in Yandex Monitoring