Use Cases

Certain use cases require multiple REST API calls to Compute Classic, in a specific sequence. The following are a few such use cases:

• Adding a Machine Image

• Creating Instances Using an Orchestration

• Deleting and Re-creating Instances

• Cloning an Instance

• Setting Up Firewalls Around Instances

• Opening Ports on Instances

• Identifying the Security Rules Applicable to an Instance

• Assigning a Fixed Public IP Address to an Instance

• Finding Out the Public IP Address of an Instance

• Removing the Public IP Address of an Instance

• Providing Block Storage Capacity for an Instance

• Increasing the Size of a Storage Volume

• Finding Out the Instance to which a Volume is Attached

• Restoring a Storage Volume Across Sites