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Editing a bare metal server

Use the Edge Services portal to edit details, such as name and description, for a bare metal server created for your organization. You can use the portal to view details for a bare metal server. If you no longer need a bare metal server, you can delete it from the Edge Services portal.

To edit a bare metal server:

  1. Click Provisioning, then click Instances.

    The Edge Services portal shows the instances (e.g., bare metal servers, virtual machines) created for your organization.
Instances
  1. Click the row for the bare metal server you want to work with.

    The Edge Services portal shows details for the bare metal server you selected. Details vary based on the type of instance and your permissions.
Instances (showing bare metal server details)
  1. Click EDIT.

    The Edge Services portal shows the Edit Instance window.
Edit Instance
  1. Edit the following fields as needed.
Field
 Description
NAME Type a unique name for the instance.
DESCRIPTION Type a unique description for the instance.
ENVIRONMENT Select an environment. The environment provides segmentation of bare metal server groups across environments.

The Environments section is where environment labels are created and managed. They are available in the environment list during instance or app provisioning.
GROUP Select the group associated with the bare metal server that is also linked to that server's cloud.
TAGS Type a unique tag name and value to each bare metal server for tracking purposes. 
LABELS Type a label for instance task organization. This label appears in the bare metal server description on the Instances page.
LOCATION Select the location of the bare metal server that also has a network set up in the same location.
 
Selecting a different location will not change the location of the bare metal server.
BANDWIDTH Select the bandwidth for the bare metal server.

Selecting a different bandwidth will not change the bandwidth of the bare metal server.
  1. Click SAVE CHANGES.

    The Edge Services portal saves changes to the bare metal server.