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Viewing Flexible instances

Viewing Flexible instances

View the summary and detailed information of the VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic - Flexible instances that are provisioned for different user accounts.

Procedure to view summary for Flexible instances

To view a summary of all the VCF for Classic - Flexible instances that are provisioned for a user account, complete the following steps:

  1. In the IBM Cloud® for VMware Solutions console, click Resources > VCF for Classic from the left navigation pane.
  2. From the console banner, click the Avatar icon Avatar icon, and then click the Account field. Select the user account that you want to check instances for.
  3. In the VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic table, view the list of instances that are provisioned in the selected user account.
Table 1. Flexible instances summary
Item Description
Name The name of the instance.
Resource type The resource type of the instance.
Location The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted.
Creation time The date and time when the instance was created.
Status The status of the instance.

The instance can have different statuses.

Table 2. Flexible instances statuses
Status Description
Creating The instance is being created.
Building The instance is being configured.
Available The instance is ready to use.
Modifying The instance is being modified.
Failed The creation, configuration, or modification process failed.
Deleting The instance is being deleted.
Deletion error An error occurred when the instance was being deleted.
Deleted The instance is deleted.

Procedure to view details for Flexible instances

To view the property details of an instance, complete the following steps.

  1. In the VMware Cloud Foundation for Classic table, click an instance name.

  2. On the Summary tab, view the details for the instance.

    Table 3. Flexible instance properties
    Property Description
    Name The name of the instance.
    Resource type The resource type of the instance.
    ID The ID of the instance.
    Location The IBM Cloud data center where the instance is hosted.
    VMware vSphere version The vSphere version.

    Note: The vSphere versions that are displayed on the IBM Cloud for VMware Solutions console and the VMware vSphere® Web Client are slightly different. Both are correct.
    Root domain The root domain name is the DNS domain name and the Microsoft® Active Directory™ (AD) forest root name.
    Subdomain[1] The subdomain is the DNS subdomain name of the root domain name where the local VCF for Classic - Flexible instance hostnames are located. The subdomain name is in the format vsphere_instance_name.root.domain_name.

  3. Click the Infrastructure tab to view the ESXi server and the network interface details.

    Table 4. ESXi server details
    Item Description
    Name The name of the ESXi server is in the following format: <host_prefix><n>.<root_domain>, where n is the sequence of the ESXi server.
    Hardware The hardware specification.
    Credentials The user name and password to access the ESXi server.
    Private IP The private IP address of the ESXi server.
    Status The status of the ESXi server, which can be one of the following values:
    Available The ESXi server is ready to use.
    Adding The ESXi server is being added.
    Deleting The ESXi server is being deleted.
    Table 4. Network interface - VLAN details
    Item Description
    VLAN number The unique VLAN number.
    Description The description of the VLAN.
    Location The data center location.
    Primary route The primary route of the VLAN.

  4. Click View resource to access the VLAN details, including the subnet and IP address details.

    Table 5. Network interface - Subnet details
    Item Description
    Name The subnet name. Click the name to access the subnet details.
    Type The type of subnet: primary or portable.
    Description The description of the subnet.
    Table 5. Network interface - IP details
    Item Description
    IP The IP address.
    Status The status of the IP address.
    Description The description of the IP address.

  5. Click the Licensing tab to view details about the existing licenses. You can also add licenses if any are available that you haven’t purchased yet.

  6. Click the Deployment history tab to view the deployment history for the instance.

    If you see errors in the deployment history, the IBM Cloud Support team is automatically notified. To inquire about the status of your ticket, follow the steps in Getting help and support.

What to do next

Manage your instances from the VMware Solutions console or the VMware vSphere Web Client.

Review the following topics for information to help you complete the login instructions: