Managing Google Compute Engine VM instances
This section describes the common maintenance tasks for stopping, restarting and permanently removing Conferencing Node Google Compute Engine (GCE) VM instances on the Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
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(s).
From the Action menu at the top left of the screen, select Enable maintenance mode and then 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 GCP:
- From the GCP project console, select to see the status of all of your instances.
- Select the instance you want to shut down.
- At the top of the VM instances page, select .
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 GCP:
- From the GCP project console, select to see the status of all of your instances.
- Select the instance you want to restart.
- At the top right-hand of the page, select to restart 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 .
After reinstating a Conferencing Node, it takes approximately 5 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(s).
From the Action menu at the top left of the screen, select Enable maintenance mode and then 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 .
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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 Delete selected Conferencing Nodes and then select . drop-down menu, select
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Delete the Conferencing Node instance on GCP:
- From the GCP project console, go to .
- Check the instance you want to permanently remove.
- Select Delete to remove the instance.