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href="general/getting_started.html">Getting started with the Metal Cloud</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_instances.html">Metalcloud instances</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html">Metalcloud pricing</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html">Bigstep Datalake service overview</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li> </ul> <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Guides:</span></p> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_a_server_through_ssh.html">Connecting to a server through SSH</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html">Connecting to Windows servers through RDP</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_infrastructure_firewall.html">Using the infrastructure firewall</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html">Managing infrastructures</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html">Managing instance arrays</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html">Managing drive arrays</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_networks.html">Managing networks</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_snapshots.html">Managing drive snapshots</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_billing_information.html">Managing billing information</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html">Managing users and permissions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/delegating_access_to_an_infrastructure.html">Delegating access to an infrastructure</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/retrieving_the_utilization_report.html">Retrieving the utilization report</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html">Using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_terraform_provider.html">Using the Terraform provider</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html">Using the data lake command line tool</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html">Managing files stored in the Bigstep DataLake service using the WebHDFS API and curl</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/authenticating_to_the_datalake_using_kerberos.html">Authenticating to the DataLake using kerberos utilities</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/configure_okta_for_saml_authentication.html">Configure Okta for SAML authentication</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/add_boot_and_install_drivers_to_a_repository_windows_iso.html">How to add boot and install drivers to a repository Windows ISO</a></li> </ul> <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Advanced:</span></p> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/adding_additional_ip_addresses.html">Adding additional IP addresses</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/creating_an_iscsi_os_template.html">Creating a custom iSCSI OS template</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/creating_a_local_install_os_template.html">Creating a custom local install OS template</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/manually_managing_iscsi_connections.html">Manually managing iSCSI connections</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/enabling_two_factor_authentication.html">Enabling two factor authentication (2FA) in Metalcloud</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/managing_assets.html">Managing assets</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/managing_variables_and_secrets.html">Managing variables and secrets</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/managing_stage_definitions.html">Managing stage definitions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/setting_up_users_and_permissions_in_reseller_scenarios.html">Setting up users and permissions in reseller scenarios</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/deploying_and_managing_kubernetes_cluster.html">Deploying a Kubernetes cluster and managing/setting up a sample app using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/deploying_and_managing_kubernetes_cluster.html#monitoring-and-connecting-via-ssh-to-the-cluster-using-the-ui">Monitoring and connecting via SSH to the cluster using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="advanced/deploying_and_managing_kubernetes_cluster.html#setting-up-a-sample-application-on-kubernetes">Setting up a sample application on Kubernetes</a></li> </ul> <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Others:</span></p> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/additional_resources.html">Additional resources</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/release_notes.html">Release notes</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> <section data-toggle="wy-nav-shift" class="wy-nav-content-wrap"> <nav class="wy-nav-top" aria-label="top navigation"> <i data-toggle="wy-nav-top" class="fa fa-bars"></i> <a href="#">Metalcloud</a> </nav> <div class="wy-nav-content"> <div class="rst-content"> <div role="navigation" aria-label="breadcrumbs navigation"> <ul class="wy-breadcrumbs"> <li><a href="#">Docs</a> »</li> <li>Welcome to Metalcloud’s documentation!</li> <li class="wy-breadcrumbs-aside"> <a href="https://github.com/bigstepinc/metalcloud-docs/blob/master/index.rst" class="fa fa-github"> Edit on GitHub</a> </li> </ul> <hr/> </div> <div role="main" class="document" itemscope="itemscope" itemtype="http://schema.org/Article"> <div itemprop="articleBody"> <div class="section" id="welcome-to-metalcloud-s-documentation"> <h1>Welcome to Metalcloud’s documentation!<a class="headerlink" href="#welcome-to-metalcloud-s-documentation" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1> <a class="reference internal image-reference" href="_images/bigstep-logo.svg"><div align="left" class="align-left"><img alt="_images/bigstep-logo.svg" src="_images/bigstep-logo.svg" width="100" /></div> </a> <p>The Bigstep Metalcloud is an IaaS service focused on offering low latency and high performance compute and storage services. The service offers the same level of flexibility that is typical from a cloud provider but using only bare metal.</p> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Contents:</span></p> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/introduction.html">Introduction</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/introduction.html#important-concepts">Important concepts</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/introduction.html#instance-arrays-and-drive-arrays">Instance Arrays and Drive Arrays</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/introduction.html#infrastructures">Infrastructures</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/introduction.html#servers-and-instances">Servers and Instances</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/getting_started.html">Getting started with the Metal Cloud</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_instances.html">Metalcloud instances</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html">Metalcloud pricing</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html#instance-pricing">Instance pricing</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html#storage-pricing">Storage pricing</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html#ip-space-pricing">IP space pricing</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/metalcloud_pricing.html#data-transfer-prices">Data Transfer prices</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html">Bigstep Datalake service overview</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html#architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html#datalake-permissions">DataLake permissions</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html#using-the-bigstep-datalake-with-apache-spark-and-hadoop">Using the Bigstep Datalake with Apache Spark and Hadoop</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="general/datalake_overview.html#mounting-the-datalake-as-a-filesystem">Mounting the DataLake as a filesystem</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="general/glossary.html">Glossary</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="toctree-wrapper compound"> <p class="caption"><span class="caption-text">Guides:</span></p> <ul> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_a_server_through_ssh.html">Connecting to a server through SSH</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_a_server_through_ssh.html#locating-access-credentials-and-connecting">Locating access credentials and connecting</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html">Connecting to Windows servers through RDP</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html#locating-access-credentials">Locating access credentials</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html#connect-to-your-server-via-rdp">Connect to your server via RDP.</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html#locate-your-rdp-rule">Locate your RDP Rule</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/connecting_to_windows_servers_through_rdp.html#creating-your-ip-restrictions">Creating Your IP Restrictions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_infrastructure_firewall.html">Using the infrastructure firewall</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html">Managing infrastructures</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html#creating-an-infrastructure-using-the-ui">Creating an infrastructure using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html#creating-an-infrastructure-using-the-cli">Creating an infrastructure using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html#listing-infrastructures-using-the-cli">Listing infrastructures using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html#changing-an-infrastructure-s-properties-using-the-ui">Changing an infrastructure’s properties using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_infrastructures.html#deleting-an-infrastructure-using-the-cli">Deleting an infrastructure using the CLI</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html">Managing instance arrays</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#deploying-an-instance-array-using-the-infrastructure-editor">Deploying an instance array using the Infrastructure Editor</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#retrieving-server-access-credentials-using-the-ui">Retrieving server access credentials using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#deploying-an-instance-array-using-the-cli">Deploying an instance array using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#retrieving-server-access-credentials-using-the-cli">Retrieving server access credentials using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#checking-the-power-status-of-all-the-instances-in-this-instance-array-using-the-cli">Checking the power status of all the instances in this instance array using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_instance_arrays.html#rebooting-an-instance-using-the-cli">Rebooting an instance using the CLI</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html">Managing drive arrays</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#creating-a-drive-array-using-the-ui">Creating a drive array using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#listing-drive-arrays-of-an-instance-array-using-the-ui">Listing drive arrays of an instance array using the UI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#adding-a-new-drive">Adding a new drive</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#removing-a-drive">Removing a drive</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#expanding-disk-size">Expanding disk size</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#creating-a-drive-array-using-the-cli">Creating a drive array using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#listing-drive-arrays-of-an-infrastructure-using-the-cli">Listing drive arrays of an infrastructure using the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#deleting-a-drive-array-via-the-cli">Deleting a drive array via the CLI</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_arrays.html#manually-logging-into-the-iscsi-target">Manually logging into the iscsi target</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_networks.html">Managing networks</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_networks.html#creating-a-lan-network">Creating a LAN network</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_networks.html#joining-an-existing-network">Joining an existing network</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_networks.html#adding-more-ips">Adding more IPs</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_drive_snapshots.html">Managing drive snapshots</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_billing_information.html">Managing billing information</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_billing_information.html#managing-billing-address">Managing billing address</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_billing_information.html#managing-payment-methods">Managing payment methods</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html">Managing users and permissions</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html#user-accounts">User accounts</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html#example-scenario">Example scenario</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html#the-billable-account">The “Billable” account</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html#managing-account-delegation">Managing account delegation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_users_and_permissions.html#managing-infrastructure-delegation">Managing infrastructure delegation</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/delegating_access_to_an_infrastructure.html">Delegating access to an infrastructure</a></li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/retrieving_the_utilization_report.html">Retrieving the utilization report</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/retrieving_the_utilization_report.html#the-detailed-utilization-report">The Detailed utilization report</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/retrieving_the_utilization_report.html#viewing-server-subscriptions-reservations">Viewing server subscriptions (reservations)</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/retrieving_the_utilization_report.html#automating-chargeback-or-billing-in-reselling-scenarios">Automating chargeback or billing in reselling scenarios</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html">Using the CLI</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#installation">Installation</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#getting-the-api-key">Getting the API key</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#getting-a-list-of-supported-commands">Getting a list of supported commands</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#getting-started">Getting started</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#use-flags-at-the-end">Use flags at the end</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#condensed-format">Condensed format</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#using-label-instead-of-ids">Using label instead of IDs</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_cli.html#permissions">Permissions</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_terraform_provider.html">Using the Terraform provider</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_terraform_provider.html#terraform-provider-requirements">Terraform provider requirements</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_terraform_provider.html#using-the-provider">Using the Provider</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html">Using the data lake command line tool</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#retrieving-access-credentials">Retrieving access credentials</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#installing-the-command-line-utility">Installing the command line utility</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#listing-a-directory-from-the-datalake">Listing a directory from the DataLake:</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#uploading-a-file-directory-to-the-datalake">Uploading a file/directory to the DataLake:</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#downloading-a-file-directory-from-the-datalake">Downloading a file/directory from the DataLake:</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/using_the_datalake_command_line_tool.html#deleting-a-file-directory-from-the-datalake">Deleting a file/directory from the DataLake:</a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toctree-l1"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html">Managing files stored in the Bigstep DataLake service using the WebHDFS API and curl</a><ul> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html#obtaining-the-kerberos-ticket">Obtaining the kerberos ticket</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html#finding-the-endpoint-url">Finding the endpoint URL</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html#listing-directory-contents">Listing directory contents</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" href="guides/managing_datalake_files_using_curl.html#copying-a-file-to-the-datalake">Copying a file to the DataLake</a></li> <li class="toctree-l2"><a class="reference internal" 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