Managing AWS instances
This section describes the common maintenance tasks for stopping, restarting and permanently removing Conferencing Node AWS instances.
Temporarily removing (stopping) a Conferencing Node instance
At any time you can temporarily remove a Conferencing Node instance from your Pexip Infinity platform if, for example, you do not need all of your current conferencing capacity.
To temporarily remove a Conferencing Node instance:
- Put the Conferencing Node into maintenance mode via the Pexip Infinity Administrator interface on the Management Node:
- Go to .
- Select the Conferencing Node.
Select the Enable maintenance mode check box and select .
While maintenance mode is enabled, this Conferencing Node will not accept any new conference instances.
- Wait until any existing conferences on that Conferencing Node have finished. To check, go to .
- Stop the Conferencing Node instance on AWS:
- From the Amazon VPC console, select to see the status of all of your instances.
- Select the instance you want to shut down.
- From the Actions drop-down, select to shut down the instance.
Reinstating (restarting) a stopped Conferencing Node instance
You can reinstate a Conferencing Node instance that has already been installed but has been temporarily shut down.
To restart a Conferencing Node instance:
- Restart the Conferencing Node instance on AWS:
- From the Amazon VPC console, select to see the status of all of your instances.
- Select the instance you want to restart.
- From the Actions drop-down, select to start the instance.
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Take the Conferencing Node out of maintenance mode via the Pexip Infinity Administrator interface on the Management Node:
- Go to .
- Select the Conferencing Node.
- Clear the Enable maintenance mode check box and select .
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Update the Conferencing Node's static NAT address, if appropriate.
If your Conferencing Node instance was configured with an auto-assigned public IP address, it will be assigned a new public IP address when the instance is restarted.
- Go to Conferencing Node. and select the
- Configure the Static NAT address as the instance's new public IP address.
After reinstating a Conferencing Node, it will typically take 15-20 minutes for the node to reboot and be available for conference hosting, and for its last contacted status to be updated on the Management Node.
Permanently removing a Conferencing Node instance
If you no longer need a Conferencing Node instance, you can permanently delete it from your Pexip Infinity platform.
To remove a Conferencing Node instance:
- If you have not already done so, put the Conferencing Node into maintenance mode via the Pexip Infinity Administrator interface on the Management Node:
- Go to .
- Select the Conferencing Node.
Select the Enable maintenance mode check box and select .
While maintenance mode is enabled, this Conferencing Node will not accept any new conference instances.
- Wait until any existing conferences on that Conferencing Node have finished. To check, go to .
- Delete the Conferencing Node from the Management Node:
- Go to Conferencing Node. and select the
- Select the check box next to the node you want to delete, and then from the drop-down menu, select and then select .
- Terminate the Conferencing Node instance on AWS:
- From the Amazon VPC console, select to see the status of all of your instances.
- Select the instance you want to permanently remove.
- From the Actions drop-down, select to remove the instance.