Slices Overview

Slices are Virtual Private Servers (VPS) that run on “bare metal” server hardware. They are your own private space with full root access. You can choose from a variety of different Operating Systems (OS) and resource plans (CPU / RAM / Disk) according to your needs.

Slices List

The Slices list page is the “landing” page presented upon login. If you do not have any slices, you will be offered a Create Slice button in the middle of the page.

Note

If you do not see a Create Slice button, ask your Admin for create slice permissions.

Otherwise, slices are shown in a table with one row per slice:

Name: Slice name, along with the Region and OS version below it. You can click the slice name to access Slice Details.
Status: active, off, snapshot, etc.
Plan: Represented by RAM. Details can be reviewed on the slice details page.
IP: Public Internet IP. See IP Addresses.
Last Backup: Date of last backup (UTC), if Automatic Backups are enabled.
Power Button: Power control.
Ellipsis: Click to open a dropdown menu with shortcuts to some of the functions on the Slice Details page.

Hint

Click on a slice name to access it’s details page.

Create your first Slice

Click the Create button in the upper left of the panel and select Slices
Scroll down and select a Plan.
Enter a Hostname.
Enter a Password.
Scroll to the bottom and click Create Slice

Note

This is only the bare minimum required. There are many options and sources from which slices can be created. These are covered further in the Create Slice section.

The Build Process

Upon clicking Create Slice you will be taken to your new slice details page. The build involves a series of steps, which are shown realtime at the top of the page. For Distribution creates (default), this typically takes only a minute or two.

Once your build is complete, you should be able to SSH as root to your new slice’s public IP address.

Slice Details

The Slice Details page can be accessed by clicking a slice name on the Slices List page. The default page is the Graphs page. There is a menu on the left containing some of the Slice Functions. You can get full details by clicking Details in the left menu.

The Details section provides a bit more in-depth information about your slice. Most of this page is self-explanatory, but there are a few additional pieces of information here that deserve mention:

ID: The unique slice ID in the Syminet Cloud. This can be helpful for specifically identifying a slice for a support request, especially if it’s name has recently been changed. The slice ID is also used in all billing documents for the same reason.
Monthly Network Usage: This is the current public (internet) bandwidth utilization for the slice. It is updated hourly.
Firewall: What firewall, if any, is currently assigned to this slice. If there is a firewall assigned, it will be displayed as a link to the firewall details. Otherwise, there will be a link Add now to add one.

Delete a Slice

See Delete Slice