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Spin Up a Virtual Machine

Step 1: Sign in to the Portal

Enter your email address or use one of the supported identity providers to sign in.

Sign in to the SHARON AI portal

Step 2: Open Developer Hub

After sign-in, you land on the main portal. From there, open the services launcher and choose Developer Hub or navigate via Compute card.

Portal home after sign-in

Open Developer Hub from the services launcher

Step 3: Start a New Virtual Machine

Inside Developer Hub, use the Virtual Machines card to start the VM creation workflow.

Start a new VM from Developer Hub

If you are already on the Virtual Machines list page, use New Virtual Machine in the upper-right corner.

Create a VM from the Virtual Machines list

Step 4: Select a VM SKU

Choose the VM profile that matches your workload requirement. In this example, the flow uses the Ubuntu On-Demand 1 x L40S VM - 1x IPv4 option.

Select a VM SKU from the catalog

Step 5: Enter Basic VM Details

Complete the required fields:

  • Name: Friendly name for the VM.
  • Description: Optional description for the deployment.
  • Compute SKU: Preselected from the catalog step.
  • Workspace: Target workspace where the VM will be created.

Enter the basic VM details

Step 6: Configure Guest Access and Disk

Set the guest operating system access options and initial disk allocation.

  • Guest Password: Optional. If left empty, the platform can generate a secure password.
  • Guest SSH Public Keys: Recommended for Linux-based access.
  • Guest Disk Size: Adjust the OS disk size to meet the workload requirement.
  • User Data: Optional cloud-init or bootstrap data.

Configure guest access details

Step 7: Select the Operating System Image

Choose the operating system image for the VM. The screenshot shows GPU-ready Ubuntu images as well as standard Ubuntu variants.

Choose the VM operating system image

Step 8: Review Storage, Networking, and Deploy

Review the remaining options before deployment:

  • Shared storage to mount: Optional. If no storage exists yet, this can be skipped.
  • Public IP Address: Enable or disable based on whether direct external access is required.
  • Monthly estimate: Use the pricing summary on the right-hand side to review expected cost before deployment.

When the configuration looks correct, select Deploy.

Review storage, networking, and deploy

Step 9: Confirm the VM Object Has Been Created

After submitting the form, the VM appears in the Virtual Machines list. Depending on the workflow stage, it may initially show as Not Deployed.

VM created in the list view

Step 10: Trigger Deployment and Track Progress

Open the VM details page to review the instance overview and deployment status. If the VM is waiting for deployment, use the Deploy action.

VM deployment pending page

During provisioning, the status moves to In Progress.

VM deployment in progress

When provisioning completes, the VM status changes to Success.

VM deployment success

Step 11: Review VM Output Details

After the VM reaches Success, open the instance details page to collect connection information from the Output section.

  • Hostname
  • Password
  • Private IP
  • Public IP (if enabled)
  • Username

VM success output details

Step 12: Open Instance Actions and Select Delete

From the Virtual Machines list, open the actions menu for the instance and choose Delete.

Open VM actions and choose delete

Step 13: Confirm VM Deletion

Type the exact instance name in the confirmation dialog and select Delete vm.

Confirm VM deletion

After confirmation, the VM status changes to Destroying while deletion is in progress.

VM destroying status