Instance informations

The Instance Information Page in Ohlala Operations provides detailed information about a selected Amazon EC2 instance. It allows users to monitor key system details and perform essential actions such as starting, rebooting, stopping, and patching the instance.

Accessing the Instance Information Page

Navigate to the Dashboard.
Click on an instance to open its Instance Info Page.

Displayed Information

Server ID Card

This section provides a quick summary of the instance, including:

Instance ID: Unique identifier of the EC2 instance.
Instance Name: Tag Name of the instance
Computer Name: Internal hostname of the server (in the OS).
Instance Type: The AWS instance type (e.g., t3.medium).
Private IP Address: Internal IP address within the VPC.

Instance Info Details

This section presents a more detailed view, including:

Instance ID: AWS-assigned unique identifier.
State: Current status (running, stopped, etc.).
Instance Name: Tag Name of the instance
Computer Name: The Windows hostname (in the OS).
Domain Joined: Indicates if the instance is joined to an Active Directory domain (True or False).
Domain: The domain or workgroup the instance belongs to.
Instance Type: The AWS instance size and type.
Private IP Address: The internal networking address.
Last Boot Up Time: Timestamp of the last instance startup.
SSM Inventory Collection: Indicates if AWS Systems Manager inventory collection is enabled.
Reboot Pending: Displays Yes if a reboot is required.

Available Actions

Instance Control

Users can perform the following actions on the instance:

Start: Power on a stopped instance.
Reboot: Restart the instance.
Stop: Shut down the instance.

Patch Management

Patch Now: Apply pending updates immediately.

Active Directory membership

Join Domain: Join the machine to your Active Directory domain. This only applies if you provided Active Directory credentials.

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