Managing GooseFSx Instances
Last updated:2025-07-17 20:28:34
Creating an instance
Creating a GooseFSx instance will automatically create 3 Tencent Cloud cloud server (Cloud Virtual Machine, CVM) instances in your Tencent Cloud account. The instance specification is not less than 4C16G, deployed as POSIX client management nodes. POSIX client management nodes are created and terminated along with the GooseFSx instance, with no need to manage.
Prerequisites
Before creating Data Accelerator Goose FileSystem (GooseFSx), you need to understand the region, availability zone, and VPC network of the host using GooseFSx. The system will deploy the GooseFSx instance in the same region and availability zone, and deploy the POSIX client management node in this VPC network.
Product types for GooseFSx launch. For details, see Product Type.
Regions where the service is launched. For details, see Available Region.
If you have other needs or fail to create GooseFSx due to insufficient resources, you can consult online customer service to reserve resources in advance.
Enable the data accelerator service. For the operation guide, see Quick Start.
Operation Steps
1. Log in to the Data Accelerator GooseFS console, go to GooseFSx > instance list, and click Create.
2. On the redirected GooseFSx purchase page, configure the information related to GooseFSx. The configuration items are described below.
Instance Information
Billing mode: pay-as-you-go.
Region: Select the region to create GooseFSx. Once a region is selected, it cannot be modified.
Availability zone (AZ): A physical area within the same region where the power and network are independent from each other. Different availability zones in the same region have private network interconnectivity. It is recommended to deploy GooseFSx in the same availability zone as the host to avoid latency generated by cross-availability zone deployment.
Type: Different product types of GooseFSx have different performance and pricing. For details, see Product Type.
Capacity: Choose appropriate capacity based on business needs; this capacity is your available capacity.
Instance name: You can keep the default or set a custom instance name.
Tag: Optional. It can be configured or modified after creating a GooseFSx instance. For details, see Managing GooseFSx Tags.
POSIX client
VPC to which the corresponding instance belongs: Select the default VPC network; it cannot be changed. GooseFSx supports multiple VPC networks and can dynamically associate/disassociate multiple VPC networks. For details, see Managing GooseFSx Instances.
Subnet: Select the default subnet; it cannot be changed. GooseFSx supports multiple subnets and can dynamically associate/disassociate them. For details, see Modify Instance.
SSH port: 22 is the default port for SSH mutual trust between POSIX clients and client management nodes. If the current SSH port does not meet your requirements, you can customize the SSH port. For details, see Client Specifications and Limits.
Security group: Please refer to Client Specifications and Limits to ensure the security group allows the ports required by GooseFSx. Otherwise, it will cause GooseFSx creation to fail. If the current security groups do not meet your requirements, go to the console to create a security group.
3. Read and check the terms of service, then click Enable Now.
4. In the instance list, you can view the instance being created. The creation process is expected to take about 10 minutes.
Query an Instance
Support viewing instance details, such as type, capacity, billing mode, and creation time.
Note:
Query the POSIX client of the instance. For details, see Managing GooseFSx Client.
Query the data flow of the instance and data flow tasks. For details, see Data flow and Data flow tasks.
Prerequisites
GooseFSx instance has been created.
Operation Steps
1. Log in to the Data Accelerator GooseFS console, and enter the instance list.
2. Select the region of the target instance, then select the target GooseFSx instance to be queried.
You can quickly locate the target instance by Availability Zone, Status, Type, or search for the target instance by name keyword fuzzy matching.
3. Click Instance ID or Manage to view the instance details.
Modifying an Instance
Support modifying the instance name and description.
Note:
Modify the POSIX client of the instance. For details, see Managing GooseFSx Client.
Modify data flow and data flow tasks of the instance. For details, see Data Flow and Data Flow Tasks.
Modify the tags of an instance. For details, see Managing GooseFSx Tags.
Prerequisites
The GooseFSx instance has been created.
Operation Steps
1. Log in to the Data Accelerator GooseFS console, and enter the instance list.
2. Select the region of the target instance, then select the GooseFSx instance to be modified.
You can quickly find the target instance by Availability Zone, Status, Type, or search for the target instance by name keyword fuzzy matching.
3. Click the instance ID or Manage to modify the name and description, and dynamically associate/unbind the VPC network and subnet.
Note:
Note: Default VPC and subnet cannot be disassociated. They are assigned when an instance is created and modifications are not allowed.
Subnets in the Default VPC network can be associated or disassociated.
You can associate or disassociate other VPC networks/subnets. Before associating another VPC network, users are advised to manually interconnect it with the Default VPC network. For VPC network connection, please refer to Private Link and Peering Connection.
Deleting an instance
Note:
Delete the instance with caution. Once deleted, it cannot be restored. Before deletion, confirm the data of the instance has been persisted to COS.
To view which hosts will delete POSIX client software, unbind associated buckets, and remove data flow tasks, please see Query an Instance.
Delete the instance operation will automatically delete all POSIX clients of the instance and remove all data flow and data flow tasks.
Prerequisites
GooseFSx instance has been created.
Operation Steps
1. Log in to the Data Accelerator GooseFS console, and enter the instance list.
2. Select the region of the target instance, then select the target GooseFSx instance to be deleted.
You can quickly locate the target instance by Availability Zone, Status, or Type, or search for it using name keyword fuzzy matching.
3. Click Terminate in the operation column on the right side of the target instance.
4. Enter the ID of the instance to be destroyed in the pop-up window. After completing the secondary confirmation, click Confirm.
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