Gold Vision Core - Virtual Data Center

The GVCore Virtual Data Center is an advanced Cloud-based computing platform designed to serve as the next generation replacement for traditional dedicated server and colocation services. GVCore provides the ability to self-provision and deploy high-availability Virtual Machines in minutes with a few simple clicks and then easily scale CPU, RAM and disk drive resources up or down as required with no need to purchase or maintain complex and expensive server hardware and related equipment.

GVCore supports all popular operating systems and software including Linux, Windows, FreeBSD, Solaris etc. Virtual Machines offer the same levels of functionality and control as regular dedicated servers with guaranteed hardware power (CPU/RAM) and dedicated disk drive resources.

GVCore Virtual Data Centers are a fully redundant design which incorporate integrated data replication and backup utilizing automated drive image snapshots and other comprehensive hardware layer data replication technologies.

The GVCore Control Panel

The GVCore interface is a brandable (your logo) multi-level control panel system which provides the ability to manage all aspects of your Virtual Data Center including the ability to create and deploy new Virtual Machines, start, stop and destroy existing ones and scale CPU, RAM and disk drive resources up or down as needed.

You can provide your customers and users with login access to your own branded control panel where they can access their servers by remote console (VNC/IPMI) and install or re-install the server operating system, reboot, power down or power up their servers and view graphical server bandwidth usage statistics.

As the manager of your Virtual Data Center on logging into the GVCore control panel you will be presented with a screen which provides and overview the Virtual Machines you have in your VDC, the Administrative Groups set up for VDC management and the configured storage devices attached to your VDC.

Access to the GVCore control panel will be available for login to all users who have a valid user account set up on the system. The GVCore control panel is compatible with most popular web browsers including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera and Safari.

The GVCore Control Panel

Virtual Machines supported in your VDC will be displayed under the Virtual Machines section of the GVCore control panel, which will also indicate how many Virtual Machines your VDC is currently supporting out of the maximum number able to be supported, ie: 4 of 5 Virtual Machines as in the following example.

Clicking on each Virtual Machine will display the VM parameters on the right hand side of the screen as well as provide access to controls for each VM. Virtual Machine related control actions include the ability to Start, Stop, and Delete the Virtual Machine as well as the change the DVD/CD attached to the VM.

Start Server

When a Virtual Machine is first created it will initially be in the powered down state. In order to power up the server you would select "Start Server" in the server controls menu for the VM. You will be prompted to confirm this action. Once the server has started up additional controls will appear in the menu allowing you to Reset, Shutdown and Stop the server as well as open the VNC console.

Reset Server

The Reset Server control is equivalent to pressing the "reset" button on a physical server and will cause the VM to reset and reboot. This action is usually taken when a server is unresponsive or inaccessible via normal means such as telnet/ssh or not responding when accessed by the VNC console due possibly to an overload or other similar situation. This type of server reset/reboot is considered a "hard" reboot and in some cases may result in data loss or file system corruption so if possible a "soft" reboot using either the "shutdown" or equivalent command or action on the server itself or the Shutdown Server control would be the preferred method of rebooting both regular dedicated servers and Virtual Machines supported in the VDC.

Shutdown Server

The Shutdown Server control is intended to perform an "orderly shutdown" of a Virtual Machine in a similar manner as the "Start -> Shutdown" action on Windows based servers or variants of the "shutdown" commands used for Unix servers. Using the Shutdown Server control will send a shutdown signal to the server which in most cases will result in the operating system executing an orderly shutdown or power down of the server.

Stop Server

The Stop Server control is equivalent to pressing the power off button on a regular physical server machine. This will cause the VM to immediately power off without an orderly shutdown. As with the Reset Server control this action is considered as being "hard" shutdown and in some cases may result in data loss or file system corruption so if possible a "soft" reboot using either the "shutdown" or equivalent command or action on the server itself or the Shutdown Server control is the preferred method of rebooting both regular dedicated servers and Virtual Machines supported in the VDC.

Open The VNC Console

The VNC console is a remote access method which provides the ability to manage a server as if you were physically sitting right in front of it at the data center. This method of access is similar to traditional KVM or IPMI access to dedicated servers and is normally used for operating system installs and other situations where access the server over the network is not available. As with KVM and IPMI access you can use your keyboard and mouse to interact with and manage the server as if you were physically sitting right next to it.

Change DVD/CD

This option will allow you to change the DVD or CD-ROM attached to the VM or eject any existing DVD/CD. Selection of the Change DVD/CD option in the server controls menu for a VM will display a dialog box which will allow you to select from the DVD/CD images available to your VDC or otherwise eject the DVD/CD associated with the VM.