Create and Manage an Antlet
In antMan, click the 'Create' button.
It will ask you for the details:
Field | Description |
Name | Enter a unique name for the new antlet |
Template | Select a template from the list of templates. Click the 'Add more' option to download additional templates. |
RAM | Select the amount of RAM |
vCPUs | Select the number of vCPUs |
IP | This is the last number in the IP address for this antlet. It will automatically populate with the next available address. The range is 10-210. |
zPool | Select the storage pool the antlet will be created in. |
Compression | Turn compression on or off for an individual antlet. Compression is off by default. |
Click the "Create Antlet" button and the antlet will appear in the list of antlets.
In the antlet listing in antMan you can perform the following functions:
Open the antlet details (click the name of the antlet)
Start, Stop, Reboot and Delete the Antlet
Clone the Antlet
Copy the Antlet to another server
Pause or Force stop the Antlet
Open the antlet VNC Console (KVM antlets only)
Note: Reboot is an OS reboot of the antlet. The antlet itself does not Stop then Start.
A clone of your antlet is a separate antlet that contains a copy of your antlet's existing data.
To clone your antlet:
From the Dashboard, click the ... to open your antlet's actions. Select Clone this antlet.
Field | Description |
New antlet name | Name of the cloned antlet |
IP | This is the last number in the IP address for this antlet. It will automatically populate with the next available address. The range is 10-210. |
Compression | Turn compression on or off for an individual antlet. Compression is off by default. |
Click Create antlet to clone your antlet.
You can Copy your Antlets between Antsle servers in one click with a Grow or Scale plan. See details.
Copying only works between similar platforms. Nano to Nano or antsle One/Two to antsle One/Two.
You can quickly copy your Antlet from one Antsle server to another from your dashboard. The data present in the Antlet
To copy your antlet:
Make sure the destination Antsle server is configured. See this guide to add an Antsle server for multi-node access.
From the Dashboard, click the ... to open your antlet's actions. Select Copy this antlet.
Field | Description |
Destination Node | Antsle server where the Antlet will be moved |
Do you want to delete the VNICs? | Delete all existing VNICs. Doing so will prevent conflicts if VNICs are configured on both Antsle servers. This is recommended if you are using VNICs on either Antsle server. |
Click Copy antletto copy the antlet. You will be able to see the progress of your copy in the Jobs menu on the top-right of the screen.
When you pause your antlet it will consume no CPU and no I/O while paused but keeps the RAM.