We can deploy IBM Cloud Virtual Servers in a matter of minutes. The virtual servers are deployed from your choice of virtual server images and in the geographic region that makes sense for your workloads.
Newer version available. Try our Virtual Servers for VPC. See Virtual Private Cloud.
When you create a virtual server in the classic infrastructure, you can choose between a public (multi-tenancy) environment or a dedicated (single-tenancy) environment. Then, depending on the chosen environment, you must also select hourly, monthly, or transient virtual servers. In the case of public virtual servers, you also choose to use either SAN-based storage or local storage.
Before you begin
Before you begin, review the following prerequisites.
- You must have an upgraded account to order virtual servers. This process can take some time and requires your request to be approved before you can continue. For more information about upgrading your account, see Account types.
- Review and choose your deployment options. See the following topics:
Deployment options Description Public virtual server IBM-managed, multi-tenancy virtual server deployments Transient virtual server IBM-managed, multi-tenancy virtual server deployments offered at a reduced cost and best suited for flexible workloads Reserved virtual server IBM-managed, multi-tenancy virtual server deployments with guaranteed capacity for a contract term Dedicated virtual server IBM-managed, single-tenancy virtual server deployments
Provisioning a virtual server
After deciding upon a deployment option, begin the provisioning process.
Provisioning instructions Description Provisioning public instances Provision public instances with various options Provisioning transient instances Provision transient instances with various options Provisioning reserved capacity and instances Provision reserved capacity and instances with various options Provisioning dedicated hosts and instances Provision private instances or dedicated instances on dedicated hosts
Next steps
After your virtual server is provisioned and available to use, you can configure your virtual servers by using the IBM Cloud console. See Configuring virtual servers.