Listing Instances
Get a list of the Compute instances in an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure compartment.
Open the navigation menu and select Compute. Under Compute, select Instances.
The Instances list page opens. All existing instances in the selected compartment are displayed in a list table.
To view the resources in a different compartment, use the Compartment filter to switch compartments.
Note
You must have permission to work in a compartment to see the resources in it. If you're not sure which compartment to use, contact an administrator. For more information, see Understanding Compartments.
Optionally, you can do the following with an instance from the list.
- Select an instance to view the details page.
- Select the instance check-box. From the Actions menu, reboot, stop, start, or terminate the instance. The operations can be applied to multiple instances.
List the Instance Console History Logs
To list the console history logs do the following:
- Navigate based on the option you see:
- From the OS Management tab, scroll down to Console history.
- Under Resources, select Console history.
- If logs have been created, they are listed in the dialog.
Use the instance list command and required parameters to list instances:
oci compute instance list --from-json <file://path/to/file.json><file://path/to/file.json> is the path to a JSON file that defines the instance details. For information about how to generate an example of the JSON file, see Advanced JSON Options.
For a complete list of flags and variable options for the Compute service CLI commands, see the command line reference for Compute.
To list captured console history logs use the compute console-history list command:
oci compute console-history list --compartment-id <COMPARTMENT_OCID>For information about using the API and signing requests, see REST API documentation and Security Credentials. For information about SDKs, see SDKs and the CLI.
Use this API operation to list instances:
Use this API operation to list console history capture logs: