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Elastic High Performance Computing:Manage my images

Last Updated:Dec 04, 2025

Public images include pre-installed software, such as scientific computing images, compiler runtime libraries, and Message Passing Interface (MPI) libraries. If public images do not meet your specific computing needs, you can create custom images from virtual machine images or container images.

Add an image

Console

  1. Log on to the Instant Computing Service console - My Images and click Add Application.

  2. Specify the image information and click Confirm.

    1. ImageType:

      • Virtual Machine Mirroring: A self-contained image that includes a complete operating system and its programs.

      • Container Image: Contains only the minimum environment required to run a specific program.

    2. Image: If you select Virtual Machine Image, select an image from the drop-down list. If you select Container Image, enter the container image address.

API

Call AddImage to add an image.

Use an image across regions

By default, an image is available only in the region where it was created. To use an image in other regions, you must first sync the image to those regions.

Console

  1. On the My Application page, click Sync Image.

  2. In the dialog box that appears, select the image and regions to sync, and then click OK.

API

Call SynchronizeApp to sync an image.

Delete an image

Deleting an image only removes its reference. This operation does not affect running jobs.

When you delete an image that is synced across multiple regions, only the image in the current region is removed.

Console

  1. On the My Application page, find the image you want to delete, and then click Delete.

  2. In the dialog box that appears, click Confirm.

API

Call RemoveImage to delete an image.