- Getting Started with Oracle Cloud at Customer
- Getting Started with IaaS and PaaS Services
- Compute Classic: Basic Tasks
- Create an Oracle Linux Instance Using a Nonpersistent Boot Disk
Create an Oracle Linux Instance Using a Nonpersistent Boot Disk
To create an instance that you can take a snapshot of and create clones from later, you must set up the instance to use a nonpersistent boot disk.
- Sign in to Oracle Cloud My Services.
- Click the menu at the upper left corner of the page and select Compute Classic.
- On the Instances page, click Create Instance.The Create Instance wizard starts.
- Clicking Customize.
- On the Image page, select the image that you want to use, and click the right arrow button.
- On the Shape page, select an appropriate shape for your instance, and click the right arrow button.The shape determines the number of CPUs and RAM that your instance will have.
- On the Instance page, select or enter the following. Leave the other fields at the default values.
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Name: Enter an appropriate name, or retain the default name.
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Label: Enter a label to help identify the instance, or retain the default.
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SSH Keys:
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Click Add SSH Public Key.
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Enter a name for the SSH public key.
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Click Select File and navigate to the folder where your SSH public key is saved, or paste the public key in the Value field.
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Click Add.
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Click the right arrow button.
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- On the Network page, select or enter the following:
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Network Options: Select IP Network.
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IP Network Options: Click Configure Interface.
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In the Configure IP Network Interface dialog box, select or enter the following and then click Save:
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Interface: Select the required interface, say eth1.
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IP Network: Specify the IP network that you want to add this interface to.
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Click Create IP Network.
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Enter a name for the IP network.
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Enter the required IP address prefix for the IP network, in CIDR format. For example, enter 192.168.0.1/24.
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Enter a description and tags for the IP network, if required, and then click Create.
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Public IP Address: Select Auto Generated.
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- Click Save.
- Click the right arrow button to go to the next page.
- On the Storage page, remove the default boot disk. From the menu, select Remove. A nonpersistent boot disk is used to boot your instance..
- On the Review page, verify the information that you've entered and then click Create.
- Wait for your instance to be created. To monitor the status, go to the Orchestrations tab. Look for the orchestration that has the same name as your instance.