Scenario

To allow you to name batch created CVM instances according to a rule during creation, the features of automatically ascending suffixed numbers and specifying pattern strings are provided.

• When you need to purchase n instances and generate instance names in specific forms, such as “CVM+Sequence number” (for example, CVM 1, CVM 2, and CVM 3), you can use the feature of Automatically Ascending Suffixed Numbers.
• When you need to create n instances and name specific instances with ascending numbers starting from x, you can use the feature of Specifying a Single Pattern String.
• When you need to create n instances with multiple prefixes in their names, each of which contains a specified serial number, you can use the feature of Specifying Multiple Pattern Strings.

Steps

Automatically Ascending Suffixed Numbers

This feature allows you to name batch purchased instances with the same prefix and automatically ascending suffixed numbers.

Created instances are suffixed with numbers starting from 1 by default. The starting suffix number is fixed.

The following example assumes that you have purchased three instances and want to name these instances in the form of “CVM+Sequence number” (for example, CVM 1, CVM 2, and CVM 3).

Operations on the Purchase Page

1. Purchase three instances by referring to Create an Instance. On the 2. Security Group and CVM tab page, enter the instance name in the form of Prefix+Sequence number. In this case, enter CVM as the instance name.
   
2. Follow the prompts on the page and complete payment.
3. Return to the CVM Console to view the newly purchased instances. You can see that these batch purchased instances are named with the same prefix and ascending suffixed numbers.
   

API Operations

In the RunInstances API, set the InstanceName field to CVM.

Specifying Pattern Strings

This feature allows you to name batch purchased instances in a complex form with specified serial numbers. You can use one or more pattern strings in instance names as required.

The instance name with a specified pattern string is in the form of {R:x}, where x indicates the starting number in generated instance names.

Specifying a Single Pattern String

The following example assumes that you want to create three instances and name them with ascending numbers starting from 3.

Operations on the Purchase Page

1. Purchase three instances by referring to Create an Instance. On the 2. Set the CVM tab page, enter the instance name in the form of Prefix+Specified pattern string {R:x}. In this case, enter CVM{R:3} as the instance name.
   
2. Follow the prompts on the page and complete payment.
3. Return to the CVM Console to view the newly purchased instances. You can see that these batch purchased instances are named with the same prefix and ascending suffixed numbers starting from 3.
   

API Operations

In the RunInstances API, set the InstanceName field to CVM{R:3}.

Specifying Multiple Pattern Strings

The following example assumes that you want to create three instances and name them with the cvm, Big, and test prefixes, where cvm and Big are followed by ascending numbers starting from 13 and 2, respectively. For example, their names are cvm13-Big2-test, cvm14-Big3-test, and cvm15-Big4-test, respectively.

Operations on the Purchase Page

1. Purchase three instances by referring to Create an Instance. On the 2. Set the CVM tab page, enter the instance name in the form of Prefix+Specified pattern string {R:x}-Prefix+Specified pattern string {R:x}-Prefix. In this case, enter cvm{R:13}-Big{R:2}-test as the instance name.
   
2. Follow the prompts on the page and complete payment.
3. Return to the CVM Console to view the newly purchased instances. You can see that these batch purchased instances are named with prefixes followed by ascending numbers starting from the specified numbers.
   

API Operations

In the RunInstances API, set the InstanceName field to cvm{R:13}-Big{R:2}-test.