Creating Windows Instances

Before creating a Windows Instance, it is important to plan the architecture, networking and access to the Windows Instances. As a thumb rule:

• You can use a Windows Instance to get started quickly and set up your Linux Instances behind Ananta-powered cloud’s global server load balancer (GSLB) and control access by setting up virtual firewall rules; or;
• You can use a ‘tiered’ network (or Advanced VPC, virtual private cloud) Windows Instances to configure advanced networking and application architectures and control access by setting up access control lists.

Creating a Windows Instance

To create a Windows instance, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Compute > Windows Instances. The following screen appears:
2. Click the New Windows Instance button. The following screen appears:
3. Choose an Availability Zone, which is the geographical region where your Instance will be deployed. The chosen option should be the advanced VPC from all available AZs.
4.  Select a VPC network from the Select Network Dropdown and select the appropriate tier listed in Select a Network Tier.
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   To add a Windows Instance to a VPC, you need to have a VPC configured with at least one tier.

5. Choose an OS Image to run on your Instance. You can also select the image from the My Images tab.
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   To learn how to upload a custom instance image, refer to the Uploading Custom Image page.

   
6. Choose a compute pack from the available compute collections.
7. Choose a Root disk from the available Disk packs, or you can use the free size option to specify the Root Disk.
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   The NGC offers both encrypted and non-encrypted offerings. To learn more about it, refer Disk Offerings.

8. Select the option to Protect this Instance.
9. In the Name Your Windows Instance field, enter the desired name for your Windows Instance. The Instance name must only contain alphanumeric characters, underscore, dots and hyphens.
10. Under the Summary and Estimated Costs section, verify the estimated cost of your Windows Instance based on the chosen specifications.
11. After reviewing the policies mentioned by your cloud service provider, click the I have read and agreed to the End User License Agreement and Privacy Policy option.
12. To view the price summary and any discount codes in your account, click the Buy Hourly or Buy Monthly button.
    • You can apply any of the discount codes listed by clicking on the Apply button. 
    • You can also remove the applied discount code by clicking the Remove button. 
    • Clicking on the Cancel button, this action will be canceled.
13. Click the Confirm button to create the Windows Instance.

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This might take up to 5-8 minutes. You may use the Cloud Console during this time, but it is advised that you do not refresh the browser window.

Once ready, you receive a notification of this purchase at your email address. To access the newly created Windows instance, navigate to Compute > Windows Instances on the main navigation panel.