In this article you will learn:
- What the automatic action scheduler is for
- How to set up an automatic action
- Frequently Asked Questions
Automatic action scheduling
Automatic actions allow you to run various actions on a selected virtual machine at a predefined time. The most common actions include:
- suspend – suspend (similar to sleep mode in Windows)
- resume – starts or resumes the machine from suspension
- reboot – restart
- reboot-hard – restart (powers the VPS off “the hard way”)
- poweroff – shutdown
- poweroff-hard – hard shutdown
Setting up an automatic action
To open the interface for setting up automatic actions, follow these steps:
- Log in to the ON SunStone interface ⧉.
- In the left menu, select Instances Virtual machines.
- From the list, select the VM you want to set up the action for.
- In the top menu, select the tab Actions.
Adding a new action
To add a new action, click the green button Add action on the right in the header of the actions overview.
- New scheduled action: Select the type of action and the time it should run.
- Relative time: Instead of a specific time, you can choose how long after saving the Cloud will run the action.
- Periodic: Opens the menu for setting up periodic execution of the action.
When you have finished the setup, click the button Add.
Editing and deleting an action
You can edit or delete existing actions by clicking the corresponding icon in the actions overview – to delete and to edit.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I set up actions for the entire Cloud too?
Unfortunately, we do not yet offer action scheduling for the entire Cloud.
Where can I find more information about actions?
Look in the OpenNebula documentation ⧉.