Quick Reference — Instance

Instance Status

Status	Meaning	Next Action
Running (POWERED_ON)	Instance is running	Power Off, Reboot, Resize, Manage Tags, Console, Rename, Lock/Unlock, Reset Password
Stopped (POWERED_OFF)	Instance is powered off	Power On, Resize, Add/Remove/Edit GPU, 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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System Limits

Limit	Value / Rule
Maximum NICs per Instance	10
Root disk	Cannot be deleted
Resize	Available when Running or Stopped. Not supported for NVME storage.
Add GPU	Instance must be in Stopped state
Instance Name	Must be unique within the same VPC
Primary NIC	Cannot be changed — the primary NIC is fixed after Instance creation
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	Yes	Yes	No
Add / Remove GPU	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