Set Up a Cube

you can create a cube, configure storage, connect a cube to the internet, and provision changes to procure 's resources and make the most efficient use of cubes to maximize profit create a cube in the dcd , go to menu > virtual data centers important the procedure listed here applies only to the canvas mode if you do not have a data center, create a data center using either of these two modes canvas or xpress after creating a data center using the canvas https //docs ionos com/cloud/set up ionos cloud/get started/create data center/use canvas mode, continue with the following steps to add and provision a cube within it for instructions on creating and provisioning a cube using the xpress mode, see use the xpress mode https //docs ionos com/cloud/set up ionos cloud/get started/create data center/use xpress select the data center to configure a cube within it drag the cube element from the palette into the workspace the cube is automatically highlighted in turquoise the inspector pane https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms allows you to configure the properties of this individual instance click the cube element to highlight it the inspector pane will appear on the right in the inspector pane, configure your cube from the settings tab template choose the appropriate configuration template vcpus set automatically when a template is chosen ram in gb set automatically when a template is chosen storage in gb set automatically when a template is chosen you will also notice that the cube comes with an unnamed direct attached storage click on the storage https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#storage device and rename it in the inspector pane name your choice is recommended to be unique to this virtual data center (vdc) size in gb specify the required storage capacity image you can select one of images or use your own password the combination should be between 8 and 50 characters in length; using only latin characters and numbers backup unit backs up all data with version history to local storage or your private cloud storage increase cube storage drop a storage element from the palette onto a cube in the workspace to connect both in the inspector pane, configure your storage device in the settings tab name specify a name unique to this virtual data center (vdc) availability zone select a zone where you wish to host the storage device size in gb specify the required storage capacity for the ssd https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#ssd performance depends on the size of the ssd image you can select one of images or use your own password the combination should be between 8 and 50 characters in length; using only latin characters and numbers backup unit backs up all data with version history to local storage or your private cloud storage connect a cube to the internet each compute instance has a nic , which is activated via the autoport symbol connect the cube to the internet by dragging a line from the cube's autoport to the internet's nic in the inspector pane, configure your lan device in the network tab name your choice is recommended to be unique to this virtual data center (vdc) mac the mac address will be assigned automatically upon provisioning primary ip the primary ip address https //docs ionos com/cloud/compute services/cubes/dcd how tos/set up cube#create a cube is automatically assigned by the dhcp server https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#server you can, however, enter an ip address for manual assignment by selecting one of the reserved ips from the drop down menu private ip addresses should be entered manually the nic https //docs ionos com/cloud/support/general information/glossary of terms#nic has to be connected to the internet failover if you have an ha setup including a failover configuration on your vms, you can create and manage ip failover groups that support your ha setup firewall configure a firewall network security groups select one or more network security groups from the drop down list to associate them with the cube you can choose from any of the default or custom groups dhcp it is often necessary to run a dhcp server in your virtual data center (e g pxe boot for fast rollout of vms) if you use your own dhcp server, clear this checkbox so that your ips are not reassigned by the dhcp server additional ips in order to use "floating" or virtual ips, you can assign additional ips to a nic by selecting them from the drop down menu provision changes start the provisioning process by clicking provision changes in the inspector pane the provision data center dialog opens review your changes in the validation tab confirm changes with your password resolve outstanding errors without a password once ready, click provision now to start provisioning resources result the data center is now provisioned with the new cube the dcd will display a provisioning complete notification once your cloud infrastructure is ready