Host Directories

PrivX can be configured to fetch cloud instances or hosts through cloud APIs. For cloud hosts, PrivX will also show instance status and cloud region in the administrator user interface.

AWS EC2 as a Host Directory
Google Cloud Platform as a Host Directory

Microsoft Azure
OpenStack
VMWare vSphere

Types of Host States Imported to PrivX

After a host directory is configured, only hosts that are in usable state are imported to PrivX. This means cloud hosts in states like 'Stopped', 'Terminated' and so on are not imported to PrivX. Different clouds have different terminologies for the host states. The host states specific to each cloud host directory that are filtered for import are as follows.

AWS

Only ec2 instances in states "running" and "pending" states are imported to PrivX.

Azure

VM instances in the states "Failed" and "Deleting" are filtered out during host import to PrivX

Google Cloud

Google Compute Instances in the states "STOPPED", "STOPPING" and "TERMINATED" are filtered out during host import to PrivX.

OpenStack

Openstack Instances in the states "DELETED" and "SHUTOFF" are filtered out during host import to PrivX.