About Cockpit

Cockpit is a web interface developed by 3DS OUTSCALE that enables you to create and manage your resources in the OUTSCALE Cloud.

  • Two versions are currently available: Cockpit v1 and Cockpit v2. Each version is detailed in the tabs below.

  • The name "Cockpit" is used to refer to both versions at once.

General Information

The Cockpit web interface enables you to create and manage Cloud resources in your account by sending the corresponding API requests to the Cloud. When creating an OUTSCALE account, access to Cockpit is automatically provided.

  • When connecting for the first time to Cockpit, you need to reset the password of your account using the "Forgot password?" link from the Cockpit v2 interface.

  • The password of your account is the same across all interfaces.

  • You can log in to the Cockpit interface using your email and password or using your access keys. For more information about Access Keys, see About Access Keys.

As a result of the new version of IAM, you can no longer reset your password in Cockpit v1 and via the SendResetPasswordEmail and ResetAccountPassword API methods.

You can now only reset your password via the reset password button on Cockpit v2. For more information, see Modifying Your Personal Information and Password.

Cockpit is compatible with the following web browsers:

  • Google Chrome

  • Mozilla Firefox

  • Safari

  • Microsoft Edge

This User Guide includes procedures using Cockpit v1, Cockpit v2, or both.

  • Some features are available through the API only and are not yet implemented on Cockpit.

  • Cockpit v1 and Cockpit v2 support different features. For more information, see Cockpit v2 Features Reference.

About Cockpit v2

Cockpit v2 features are based on the OUTSCALE API.

Access

You can access Cockpit v2 using the following URL: https://cockpit.outscale.com.

You must select an OUTSCALE Region from the login screen to be able to log in.

For more information about OUTSCALE Regions, see About Regions, Endpoints, and Subregions and Regions, Endpoints and Subregions Reference.

After 30 minutes of inactivity, your account is automatically logged out from Cockpit v2.

Interface

Starter Set

Cockpit v2 provides a starter set of dashboards belonging to five categories:

  • Compute

  • Storage

  • Security

  • Net

  • Services

Each dashboard gives information on your resources and allows you to perform various actions on them. You can open and close dashboards as required. In dashboards, you can click underlined resource IDs to access more information and actions.

Personal Space

You can open your personal space from the top-right menu of Cockpit v2. Your personal space allows you to access your information, limits, and consumption. For more information, see Getting Information About Your Account and Quotas, Modifying Your Personal Information and Password, and Getting Information About Your Resource Consumption.

Authentication

Cockpit v2 supports multi-factor authentication (MFA). You can secure the access to your account by requiring an added authentication factor at login. The available additional authentication methods are the following:

  • A one-time password (OTP)

  • A security key (USB or built-in).

For more information, see About Authentication and Setting Up MFA for Your Account Using WebAuthn or an OTP.

Another possible method for MFA on Cockpit v2 is requiring that a client certificate be provided at login. For more information, see Logging In and Out of a Trusted Session Using a Certificate.

Cockpit v1 does not support client certificates, unlike Cockpit v2. Therefore, if you secure your account with an API access rule which includes a CA as a criterion, you can no longer access Cockpit v1. For more information, see About API Access Rules.

About Cockpit v1

Cockpit v1 is progressively being deprecated in favor of Cockpit v2:

  • On September 20, 2023, Cockpit v2 is officially released and no longer in beta state.

  • On October 20, 2023, Cockpit v1 reaches its End of Support and Maintenance (EOSM) state.

  • On November 30, 2023, Cockpit v1 reaches its End of Life (EOL) state and is no longer available.

For more information, see End-of-Life Policy.

Access

Each OUTSCALE Region has its own Cockpit v1 web interface, that you can access using the following URLs:

Region Cockpit v1 URL

eu-west-2

https://cockpit-eu-west-2.outscale.com

us-east-2

https://cockpit-us-east-2.outscale.com

us-west-1

https://cockpit-us-west-1.outscale.com

cloudgouv-eu-west-1

https://cockpit-cloudgouv-eu-west-1.outscale.com

ap-northeast-1

https://cockpit-ap-northeast-1.outscale.com

You can switch from an OUTSCALE Region to another from the login screen.

For more information about OUTSCALE Regions, see About Regions, Endpoints, and Subregions and Regions, Endpoints and Subregions Reference.

After 1 hour of inactivity, your account is automatically logged out from Cockpit v1.

Homepage

The Cockpit v1 Homepage provides:

  • A Cloud overview that displays information about your resources per type. You can click:

    • The Instances, Volumes, and VPCs headings to access the corresponding pages.

    • The Create Instance button to create an instance. For more information, see Creating / Launching VMs.

    • The Create Volume button to create a volume. For more information, see Creating a Volume.

    • The Create VPC button to create a VPC. For more information, see Creating a Net.

  • A general overview of your consumption for the current month. For more information about your consumption, see Getting Information About Your Resource Consumption.
    Information is displayed in colored circles. You can hover over a colored area to get more information about your resources, or filter it:

    • To isolate a resource or a type of resource, click the different parts of the circles.

    • To navigate to a previous level, click an inner circle or in the center of the circle.

    • To return to the general consumption overview, click the consumption circle.

  • Your quotas per resource. Information is displayed in percentages. For more information about your quotas, see Getting Information About Your Account and Quotas.

  • A Twitter feed of the latest publications from 3DS OUTSCALE.

  • A Zendesk Chat to contact the 3DS OUTSCALE Support Team, if needed. This widget is available throughout Cockpit v1.

For more information, see Cockpit v1 User Interface.

Authentication

Cockpit v1 supports inWebo strong authentication. You can add an extra step of authentication when using a login and password. For more information, see inWebo Strong Authentication.

Cockpit v1 does not support client certificates, unlike Cockpit v2. Therefore, if you secure your account with an API access rule which includes a CA as a criterion, you can no longer access Cockpit v1. For more information, see About API Access Rules.

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