UpCloud

Overview

UpCloud is a cloud hosting provider that offers both Linux and Windows virtual machines on their MAXIOPS infrastructure which is billed as I.A.A.S ( infrastructure-as-a-service ). They have datacenters based in the UK, USA, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore and Finland. Servers can be created a lightning fast 45 seconds with their faster than SSD technology.

Features

  • Virtual Machine Provisioning
  • Containers
  • Backups / Snapshots
  • Migrations
  • Auto Scaling
  • Load Balancing
  • Remote Console
  • Periodic Synchronization
  • Lifecycle Management and Resize
  • Inventory
  • Cloudinit

Requirements

An UpCloud User with API, Server and Storage permissions is required.

To enable API access for a Main Account UpCloud User:

  1. Login to UpCloud
  2. Select My Account -> User Accounts
  3. Select Change on the target user
  4. Check the box for API connections: Allow API connections from
  5. Under Access Permissions ->  Allow access to individual servers, check the box for User has control access to all servers.
  6. Under Access Permissions ->  Allow control access to individual storages, check the box for User has control access to all storages
  7. Save

To Enable API, API, Server and Storage permissions for a SubAccount User:

When creating or editing a Sub Account UpCloud user:

  1. Check the box for API connections: Allow API connections from
  2. Under Access Permissions ->  Allow access to individual servers, check the box for User has control access to all servers.
  3. Under Access Permissions ->  Allow control access to individual storages, check the box for User has control access to all storages
  4. Save

Adding an UpCloud Cloud

Configure

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure -> Clouds

  2. Select + Create Cloud Button

  3. Select UpCloud from the Add Cloud modal

  4. Select NEXT

  5. Enter the following:

    Name

    Name of the Cloud in Conduit

    Location

    Description field for adding notes on the cloud, such as location.

    Visibility

    For setting cloud permissions in a multi-tenant environment. Not applicable in single tenant environments.

    USERNAME

    UpCloud User Account Username

    PASSWORD

    UpCloud User Account Password

    ZONE

    Select UpCloud Datacenter to scope cloud to

    INVENTORY
    • Off: Existing UpCloud Servers will not be inventoried in Conduit
    • Basic: Existing Servers are Inventoried with Power state, Memory and Cores statistics synced.
    • Full: Existing Servers are Inventoried with Power state, Memory and Cores statistics, plus IP Addresses, Storage Info, and Console VNC Information.

Note

Full Inventory level recommended. Basic Inventory level can reduce Cloud Sync times when inventorying Datacenters with large amounts of servers. Credentials need to be added by editing the Virtual Machine in order to connect.

The Cloud can now be added to a Group or configured with additional Advanced options.

Group

A Group must be specified or created for the new Cloud to be added to. Clouds can be added to additional Groups or removed from Groups after being created.

  • USE EXISTING: Add the new Cloud to an exiting Group in Conduit .
  • CREATE NEW: Creates a new Group in Conduit and adds the Cloud to the Group.

Review

Confirm all settings are correct and select COMPLETE.

The UpCloud Cloud will be added, and Conduit will perform the initial cloud sync of:

  • UpCloud Servers will added as Virtual Machines (if Inventory is enabled)
  • UpCloud Templates (My Templates) will sync and be added to `Provisioning -> Virtual Images.

Note

The Console tab will only appear for Inventoried Servers if Inventory Level is set to Full

Provisioning to UpCloud

Instances and Apps can be created using the private Images synced from UpCloud or from the Conduit provided Image Catalog.

Provision a synced Image

Images synced from UpCloud can be provisioned by using:

  • The UPCLOUD Instance Type and selecting the Image from the Image dropdown in the configure section when provisioning and Instance, App, or creating an App Blueprint.
  • Creating custom Library Instance Types and selecting a synced Image when creating a Node Type for the custom Instance Type.

Important

Synced images should be configured prior to provisioning by editing the Image in the Provisioning -> Virtual Images section.

Provision a Conduit provided UpCloud Image

Conduit provides a number of pre-configured Images that are available in the default Conduit Catalog when provisioning and Instance, App, or creating an App Blueprint. UpCloud Images are included in the following Instance Types in the default Conduit catalog.

  • ACTIVEMQ
  • APACHE
  • CASSANDRA
  • DEBIAN
  • ELASTICSEARCH
  • GRAILS
  • JAVA
  • MONGO
  • MYSQL
  • NGINX
  • PHP
  • RABBITMQ
  • REDIS
  • OMCAT
  • UBUNTU
  • WINDOWS
  • GRAILS