Managing Project

Creating a New Project

Creating a project establishes a dedicated environment where team members can share virtual resources (Instances, Snapshots, IPs, etc.).

By default, the Account used to create the project is automatically added, and that Account's User is assigned as the Project Owner (Administrator). The ownership role can be transferred later.

Steps to Create a Project:

1. Log in to the UI as an administrator.
2. In the left navigation panel, click Projects.
   
3. Click New Project.
4. Enter the Project's Name and a Description.
   
5. Click Create Project.

Editing a Project

You can modify the display name and description of an existing project.

Steps to Edit a Project:

1. In the left panel, click Projects.
2. (If necessary) Use the Select view dropdown list and select Projects.
3. Click the name of the project you wish to edit. The Details tab displays.
4. Click the Edit icon (usually a pencil icon) next to the field you wish to change.
   
5. Enter the new value and click OK.

Suspending or Deleting a Project

A project can be suspended or deleted by the project administrator, the domain administrator of the domain the project belongs to or of its parent domain, or the root administrator.

Steps to Suspend or Delete a Project:

1. Log in to the UI.
2. In the left navigation, click Projects.
3. Click the name of the project.
4. Click the corresponding button on the Details screen:
   • To Delete, click the Delete button (usually a trash can icon).
   • To Suspend, click the Suspend button (usually a pause icon).

Configuring Resource Limits for a Project

Resource limits (e.g., maximum instances, storage, or IP addresses) can be set for a project to manage consumption.

• Who Can Set Limits? Only a Domain Administrator (of the domain the project resides in) or the Root Administrator can set or modify project resource limits. The Project Owner can only set limits if they also possess Domain or Root Administrator privileges.
• Domain Limits Overrule Project Limits: Project resource limits are always overruled by the resource limitations imposed on the parent Domain. If a project is limited to 20 Public IPs but the Domain limit is 10, the project can only consume 10 IPs total.
• Existing Resource Overflow: If you lower a resource limit, and the project currently owns more of that resource than the new maximum, the existing resources are not affected. However, the project will be blocked from creating any new resources of that type until the total usage drops below the new limit.

Steps to Limit Project Resources:

1. Log in as an administrator to the UI.
2. In the left navigation, click Projects.
3. Click the name of the project you want to configure.
4. Click the Configure limits tab. This tab lists the current resource allowance for each resource type.
   

-1 in limit section of Zergaw CloudStack implies unlimited

5. Type new maximum values for one or more resources.
6. Click Submit.

Using the Project View

The Project View provides a consolidated, filtered perspective, showing only the members, resources, and events related to a single project, simplifying administration and focus.

Steps to Access Project View:

1. Log in to the UI.
2. Select the project from a dropdown at the top header labeled Default view.
   
3. The dedicated project dashboard appears, showing the project's Instances, Volumes, Users, network settings, and related events.