Overview of Servers module

Applies to: Nerdio Private Cloud (NPC). Does not apply to Nerdio for Azure (NFA)

The Servers module allows you to manage servers in your Nerdio environment. You can view a list of all  Nerdio servers and perform critical tasks such as reboot servers, add new servers, change server configuration, and remove a server.

This screenshot highlights various areas of the Servers module:

Manage servers

Let's review the "Manage servers" section, which is the main section on the page.

Title bar

In the title bar, you will see a search box. You can search by server name or description. Place your cursor in the search box and start typing. The list will be immediately filtered to show matching results. Clear out the contents of the search box to remove the filter and see the entire list.

You can add a new server to your Nerdio environment by clicking the "add" icon. You can also add a new server by clicking  the Add server button that's available further down on the screen, after the list of servers.

The settings icon lets you decide if you want to view servers that have been shutdown. Click the icon and you will be presented with the option to include or exclude stopped servers in the list of servers.

Main section

The main section of Manage servers lists the servers in your Nerdio account. By default the system lists all active servers; stopped servers are hidden unless you change the settings from the title bar.

Let's look at one row, which is one server, from the Manage servers list. The screenshot below shows the server named (1011) FS01:

In the first column you will see the name of the server and an icon representing if the server is on or off:

A green icon indicates the server is up and running.
A red icon indicates the server has been shutdown.

Under the name you will find other critical information - server's fully qualified domain name (FQDN), IP address the operating system.

The second column displays a description for the server. A new server is not assigned a description. You can click  the pencil icon to enter a description.

The third, fourth and fifth columns display the server's configuration. You can change the configuration by changing the value in the drop down or clicking the pencil icon.

The sixth column holds a series of buttons available under the "Restart" drop down:

Manage golden desktop image

See this article for an overview of the "Manage golden desktop image" section.

Server management tasks

Server management tasks is where you see a list of server tasks you or others have executed. For example, when you create a new server, NAP adds a task to the Server management tasks queue. Your request to create a server typically takes a few minutes. You can view the progress of the task in this section. A task will go through these states:

1. Pending: This means the task has been added to the queue and is waiting to be picked up by NAP's back-end system
   
2. In process: This means the task has been picked up and is currently being processed by NAP's back-end system
3. Complete: This means the task has completed successfully
   OR
   Error: This means the task failed. This typically happens when the user information was not entered right. Depending on your access level, you can click on the word "Error" to view detailed information about the cause of the error.