SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS
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About SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS
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SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS allows your customers to create and manage multiple virtual servers in your WHMCS client area. Clients will be able to freely resize and upgrade their servers within resource limit defined by you. |
- Provisioning Module Functionality:
✔ Create Client |
✔ Suspend/Unsuspend Servers |
✔ Terminate Client And All His Servers |
✔ Dynamic Server Resources Setup With Configurable Options |
- Admin Area Features:
✔ Create/Suspend/Unsuspend/Terminate Product |
✔ Get Server Status |
✔ Graphs: Traffic, Load, Memory |
✔ Configurable Client Area Features |
✔ OS Templates Allowed For Rebuild |
✔ Friendly Names For OS Templates |
✔ Possibility To Turn Off Root Password Storing In The System Database |
- Client Area Features:
✔ Create/Delete Server |
✔ Boot/Reboot/Shutdown/Rebuild Server |
✔ Upgrade Server |
✔ Enable TUN/TAP And PAE |
✔ Change Password: Root, Client, SSH Console And VNC Console |
✔ Change Boot Order |
✔ Get Server Status |
✔ Graphs: Traffic, Load, Memory |
✔ SSH Console (OpenVZ & Xen Virtualizations) |
✔ VNC Console (KVM & Xen HVM Virtualizations) |
✔ Control Panel Button |
✔ OS Templates Allowed For Rebuild |
✔ Friendly Names For OS Templates |
✔ Send Email Templates After Server Creation Based On Type |
- General Info:
✔ Integrated With DNS Manager For WHMCS - Supports PowerDNS (read more) |
✔ Integrated With Advanced Billing For WHMCS - Server Resource Usage Billing (read more) |
✔ Extended API Connection Test |
✔ Multi-Language Support |
✔ Supports WHMCS V5 and Later |
- Available Configurable Options:
✔ Memory Limit |
✔ Storage Limit |
✔ Bandwidth Limit |
✔ CPU Cores Limit |
✔ IP Addresses Limit |
Installation and Configuration
In this tutorial we will show you how to successfully install SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS. We will guide you step by step through the whole installation and configuration process. |
1. Log in to your client area and download SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS. |
2. Upload and extract the module into the main WHMCS directory. Files in your WHMCS directory should look like this. |
3. When you install SolusVM Extended Cloud for the first time you have to rename 'license_RENAME.php' file. File is located in 'modules/servers/solusvmExtendedCloud/license_RENAME.php' . Rename it from 'license_RENAME.php' to 'license.php' . |
4. In order to configure your license key you have to edit a previously renamed 'license.php' file. Enter your license key between quotation marks as presented on the following screen. You can find your license key in your client area → 'My Products' . |
Configuration of API Access
5. Now, we will show you how to configure a new product. Firstly, log in to your SolusVM admin area, go to 'Configuration' → 'API Access' and press 'Add API User'. |
6. Enter your current IP and once again click on 'Add API User' button. |
Configuration of Server
7. Now, log in to your WHMCS admin area and go to 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Servers' . Afterwards, press 'Add New Server' . |
8. Enter your server name and IP address.
Choose 'SolusvmExtendedCloud' from a dropdown menu and press 'Save Changes' . |
9. After you configure your server correctly, you will see a following screen. Test your connection through pressing 'Test Connection' .,br /> Now, you need to create a new group for your server. For that purpose press 'Create New Group' . |
10. Enter name, click on a previously created server and press 'Add' . Afterwards, confirm through pressing 'Save Changes' . |
Configuration of Product
11. In order to create and configure a product, click on 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Products/Services' . Click on 'Create a New Group' . |
12. Enter a product group name and press 'Save Changes' . |
13. When you have a product group, you can create your product and assign it to SolusVM Extended Cloud.
To create a product click on 'Create a New Product' . |
14. Afterwards, choose a product type and product group from dropdown menus, enter your product name and press 'Continue' . |
15. Now, go to 'Module Settings' section, choose both 'SolusvmExtendedCloud' and a previously created server group from dropdown menus. Afterwards, press 'Save Changes' . |
16. Select desired virtualization and press 'Save Changes' . All options for selected virtualization will be loaded. |
17. Now, fill out 'Product Configuration' section.
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18. Under 'Client Area Features' section you can define which features will be available for your clients. Feature is enabled by marking checkbox next to it. |
Product With Dynamic Resources
19. In order to set up product with dynamic resources, press 'Generate Default' as shown on the following screen. Configurable options allow your clients to pick product with resources tailored to theirs needs. |
Product With Static Resources
19. You can also provide your clients with static resources. Simply, fill out fields marked on the screen below with desired limits and press 'Save Changes' . |
You have just finished the installation and configuration of the module! |
Management
SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS is very simple and convenient in use. Your customers are only a few clicks away from creating their own servers. The module will allow your customers to manage multiple servers and freely change their resources. Everything within your own WHMCS client area. |
Interface
Now, let's check the interface of the module in the client area where you customers can create and manage virtual servers. Note: Screen below presents the module, right after creation of the product. More features will show up after creating a server. |
You can manage each product from your WHMCS admin area. In addition to that, each VPS created by your clients can be easily monitored. |
Management of Servers
Let's start by creating a new virtual server. To do so, click on 'Create Virtual Server' button. |
Set server resources and click on 'Add New Virtual Server' button. |
As you can see on the screen below, virtual server has been successfully created. Now let's see how can we manage our new server. To proceed, click on 'Manage' button. |
Module offers all the management functionalities of SolusVM Extended For VPS with one significant difference, the upgrade. Upgrade allows your customers to request a change of virtual server resources. |
Set details of server upgrade and click on 'Upgrade' button. |
As you can see on the following screen, virtual server has been upgraded. |
Dynamic Server Resources Setup With Configurable Options
If you want to allow your clients to dynamically set servers with resources they choose follow these steps. Firstly, you should have a ready product. For more information on how to create one, head to 'Configuration of Product' instruction. |
If automatically generated configurable options do not seem to fill your client needs, you can edit them using this guide to change them. |
If you decide to set pricing per server resource ordered, you can find instruction how to proceed here. |
If you prefer to charge your clients for server resources they actually use, you can use our Advanced Billing For WHMCS module. |
Management of DNS
When you combine SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS With DNS Manager For WHMCS, your clients will be able to manage PowerDNS zones and records from the client area. DNS Manager For WHMCS will allow your customers to manage DNS zones, records and ReverseDNS. |
Afterwards, buttons 'Manage DNS' and 'Manage Reverse DNS' will appear in the client area as shown on the screen below. |
Depending on a previously chosen settings, your customers will be able to add, edit and remove DNS zones and records. |
Module will also allow your customers to add, edit and remove Reverse DNS zones and records. |
Management of Billing
When you combine SolusVM Extended Cloud For WHMCS with Advanced Billing For WHMCS, you will be able to set up additional billing options. Module allows you to charge your customers basing on the server resources used by them. |
With Advanced Billing module, you can also display the current server resource usage and their cost for your customers. |
Update of Products
Our module is entirely compatible with SolusVM Pro module and you can easily upgrade your existing products without losing your settings. 1. Go to 'Setup' → 'Products/Services' → 'Products/Services' → 'Module Settings' of your product and switch 'Module Name' from 'Solusvmpro' to 'SolusvmExtendedCloud' . |
Debug Mode
SolusVM Extended Cloud is a very complex module. Therefore many things might go wrong. To help you quickly solve various problems usually connected with WHMCS product/server configuration and SolusVM server configuration, we created 'Debug Mode' . |
Afterwards, go to 'Utilities' → 'Logs' → 'Module Log' and click on 'Enable Debug Logging' in order to enable it. Button should change value for 'Disable Debug Logging' . From that moment, each action performed by the module will be recorded in the log. |
Remember to turn off Debug Mode after you fix the problem. |
Tips
1. We made every effort to make our module as easy to install, configure and use, as possible. Therefore we paid special attention to displayed messages. Read carefully each message, follow the instructions and you shall have no problems with using the module. |
2. Operations performed on the virtual servers are not executed immediately. Give your SolusVM server some time to process the request and execution of operation. |
Common Problems
1. When you have problems with connection, check whether your SELinux or firewall does not block ports. |
2. The vast majority of problems are connected with misconfigured SolusVM server or misconfigured servers/products in your WHMCS. Firstly, make sure that your SolusVM server has properly configured virtual servers, nodes, node groups, templates, plans and API access. |
3. By default our module connects with SolusVM server on port 5353. If you are using different port, you need to specify it in 'Hostname' field. Default port for SSL connections is 5656. To connect on that port enter your hostname as follows: 'yourhostname.com:5656' . Keep in mind that you can connect on any port. |