Navigating the Images and Applications Dashboard

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1. Click on the Compute button, then select Images and Applications:
   
   
   

2. The Images and Applications page will be displayed:
   
   
   

3. The Images and Applications dashboard contains Server Images which are used to create Cloud Servers. There are two classifications of Server Images: Guest OS Customization Images and Non-Guest OS Customization Images. See:

   • Guest OS Customization - How to Deploy a Cloud Server from a Guest OS Customization Image

   • Non-Guest OS Customization (these are distinguishable by the 'plug' icon ) - How to Deploy a Cloud Server from a Non-Guest OS Customization Image

     • Note: For more information about the differences, see Introduction to Cloud Server Provisioning, OS Customization, and Best Practices 

      

4. Click on the Manage gear of an Image to expose a list of available actions:
   
   
   

5. Clicking on an Image will display the Image Details:
   

   Note: You can expand a Controller to see the allocated storage:
   
   
   

6. You can search for an Image by using the Search bar at the top of the page:
   
   
   

7. You can use the "Sort By" drop-down menu to sort the page results by Image Name or by Guest OS Customization:
   
   
   

8. Click on the List View button to change the display to a list view:
   

   Note: Hovering your mouse over the Server icon in List view will present a popup with details about the Server:
   
   Note: For information on OS Units see Introduction to OS Units
   
   

9. Click on the Thumbnail View button to switch back to the thumbnail view:
   
   
   

10. On the left-hand side menu, you can filter the results that are displayed on the page. You can filter for the following parameters:

    • Image Type

      • Standard OS Images

      • Standard Priced Software Images

      • Client Images

      • Long-Term Retention Snapshot Images

    • OS Customization Type

      • Guest OS Customization

      • Without Guest OS Customization

    • OS Type

      • Windows Images

        • Windows 2019

        • Windows 2016

        • Windows 2012

        • Windows 2008

      • Linux Images
        • Ubuntu
        • CentOs
        • RedHat
        • SuSE
    • Data Center
      • *Will vary by Region*

    • Standard Priced Software

      • MS SharePoint 2010
      • MS SQL 2008 R2 Ent
      • MS SQL 2008 R2 Std
      • MS SQL 2012 Ent

      • MS SQL 2012 Std
        

    Note: Clicking  will reset the filter and display the default view.