Updated on 2025-08-29 GMT+08:00

Instance Management

CSE allows you to view and change the status of all microservice instances registered with the ServiceComb engine.

Viewing the Instance List

The instance list displays all instances of the current ServiceComb engine. You can search for the target instance by microservice name, or filter instances by environment and application.

  1. Click the target engine.
  1. Choose Microservice Catalog.

    • For engines with security authentication disabled, go to 4.
    • For engines with security authentication enabled, if the login VDC user is the user imported in Importing an IAM Account, go to 4. For other users, go to 3.

  2. In the displayed Security Authentication dialog box, enter the account name and password, and click OK.

  3. Click Instance List to view all instances of the engine.

    You can search for the target instance by microservice name, or filter instances by environment and application.

Changing the Instance Status

Status indicates the status of a microservice instance.

The status of microservice instances synchronized by binding ServiceComb engines cannot be changed during component creation and deployment by referring to Creating and Deploying a Component.

The following table describes the microservice instance statuses.

Status

Description

Online

The instance is running and can provide services.

Offline

Before the instance process ends, the instance is marked as not providing services externally.

Out of Service

The instance has been registered with the ServiceComb engine and does not provide services.

Testing

The instance is in the internal joint commissioning state and does not provide services.

  1. Click the target engine.
  1. Choose Microservice Catalog.

    • For engines with security authentication disabled, go to 4.
    • For engines with security authentication enabled, if the login VDC user is the user imported in Importing an IAM Account, go to 4. For other users, go to 3.

  2. In the displayed Security Authentication dialog box, enter the account name and password, and click OK.

  3. Click Instance List, select the target instance, and change the instance status.

    • Offline

      In the Operation column, click Offline.

    • Online

      In the Operation column, choose More > Online.

    • Out of Service

      In the Operation column, choose More > Out of Service.

    • Testing

      In the Operation column, choose More > Testing.