Launch and Operate designed
This is the core user workflow: pick capacity, launch a workload, connect, operate it, and release it safely.
Flow
- Choose the correct tenant and project context.
- Find capacity or an app in the catalog.
- Launch the workload and watch the provisioning state.
- Connect through the approved terminal, browser app path, or SSH access.
- Monitor runtime state, storage, and billing posture while active.
- Release the workload and confirm teardown completes.
User-Visible States
| State | What it means | User action |
|---|---|---|
requested | Launch request accepted | wait for provisioning |
provisioning | Placement/bootstrap is running | monitor status and correlation id |
active | Workload is ready | connect and operate |
releasing | Teardown in progress | wait for release completion |
released | Cleanup complete | relaunch if needed |
failed | Launch did not complete | inspect safe failure reason, retry or escalate |
release_failed | Billing stopped but cleanup needs help | retry release or contact ops |
When To Leave This Page
- For identity, MFA, API keys, or SSH keys, go to Account and Access.
- For spending, credits, storage, or retention posture, go to Billing and Storage.
- For incident or blocked-state handling, go to Troubleshooting.