Rackspace state management

Note: 

Manages the state of a Rackspace next generation cloud server. First generation cloud servers are not supported.

Action settings

Do one of the following to open the Action configuration window:

  • Double-click the action.
  • Click on the action and then click Configure.

See Action configuration window for more information.

Field Description
Server ID

Specify the ID of the server to be managed.

Region

Specify the region where the server is located.

State

Select one of the following options.

  • Reboot
  • Delete
Type of reboot

Specify the reboot action.

  • Soft: The operating system is signaled to restart, which allows for a graceful shutdown and restart of all processes.
  • Hard: Power cycles your server, which performs an immediate shutdown and restart.
Username

Specify the username for the Rackspace account.

API Key

Specify the API Key associated with the username.

State change successful

Specify a Boolean variable to store whether or not the state change was successful. Returns "Yes" if the instance was changed successfully.

For more information about how to use Lookups in configuration fields, see Lookups in action configuration fields.