Quick Reference — Instance

Instance Status

Status	Meaning	Next Action
Running (POWERED_ON)	Instance is running	Power Off, Reboot, Manage Tags, Console, Rename, Lock/Unlock, Reset Password
Stopped (POWERED_OFF)	Instance is powered off	Power On, Resize, Add/Remove/Edit GPU, Clone, Create Template, Create Snapshot
Error	Infrastructure error	Check Activity Log, contact FPT Cloud support
CREATING	Being provisioned	Wait for completion — do not perform other operations
STARTING	Powering on	Wait for completion
STOPPING	Powering off	Wait for completion
RESIZING	Resizing	Wait for completion
Locked	Locked — all operations are blocked	Unlock before performing any operation

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Action Matrix by VPC Type

Action	Specific VPC	General VPC
Create from OS image	Yes	Yes
Create from Custom Image	Yes	Yes
Create from ISO	Yes	No
Create from Snapshot	No	Yes
Create from NAT Instance	No	Yes
GPU Instance type	Yes	No
Manual Snapshot	Yes	No
Clone Instance	Yes	No
Create Template	Yes	No
Add / Remove / Edit GPU	Yes	No
Allocate Floating IP	Yes	No
Edit NIC (IP / MAC / Disable)	Yes	No
Create Allowed Address Pair	No	Yes
Storage Disk snapshot	No	Yes (external + root)
Tags on root disk	No	Yes
Schedule Power On/Off	Yes	Yes
Schedule Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Restore from Backup	Yes	Yes
Console	Yes	Yes
Rename	Yes	Yes
Reset Password	Yes	Yes
Lock / Unlock	Yes	Yes
Manage Tags	Yes	Yes
Monitor	Yes	Yes
Activity Log	Yes	Yes

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System Limits

Limit	Value / Rule
Maximum NICs per Instance	10
Root disk	Cannot be deleted
Clone	Instance must not have any Storage Disk attached (other than the root disk)
Resize	Instance must be in Stopped state
Add GPU	Instance must be in Stopped state
Instance Name	Must be unique within the same VPC
Primary NIC	Cannot be directly deleted — must designate another NIC as primary first
NIC after Clone	NIC is automatically disabled after cloning — must be enabled manually
Reset Password	New password is sent to the registered email, not displayed on the form
Tags when creating Instance	Applied after provisioning completes — not applied if creation fails
ScheduleJob per Instance	Each Instance can only be assigned to 1 power schedule at a time
ScheduleSnapshotJob per Instance	Each Instance can only be assigned to 1 Snapshot schedule at a time

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Actions by Instance Status

Action	Running	Stopped	Locked
Power Off	Yes	—	No
Power On	—	Yes	No
Reboot	Yes	—	No
Resize	No	Yes	No
Add / Remove GPU	No	Yes	No
Clone	No	Yes	No
Create Template	Yes	Yes	No
Create Snapshot	Yes	Yes	No
Manage Tags	Yes	Yes	No
Rename	Yes	Yes	No
Reset Password	Yes	Yes	No
Console	Yes	—	No
Lock	Yes	Yes	—
Unlock	—	—	Yes
Delete	No	Yes	No