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XGen on ALIYUN Cloud Platform -- XGen Service on Compute Nest

XGen is now available on ALIYUN Cloud Platform -- Compute Nest. You can use XGen on ALIYUN Cloud Platform to optimize your AI models. This document will guide you through the process of using XGen on Compute Nest.

Usage of XGen on Compute Nest has no difference from the deployed on-premise XGen. The extra benefits of using XGen on Compute Nest are as follows:

  1. XGen is pre-installed and right configured with all essential parts on Compute Nest. You do not need to install XGen on Compute Nest manually. Everything is ready to use.
  2. Free trial is available on Compute Nest. You can use XGen on Compute Nest for free for 5 days. After that, you can choose to continue using XGen on Compute Nest by paying for the service.
  3. More flexible license policy. There are multiple license options for you to choose from. You can choose the one that best fits your needs.
  4. Fair price for paying service with irregular promotional activities.
  5. Full control of hardware resources and control.

Payment structure

Const of payed service consists of two parts - the cost of the hardware resources and the cost of the XGen service. The cost of the hardware resources is charged by Compute Nest. The cost of the XGen service is charged by XGen. Bills of them will be settle on the checkout page together.

Try XGen on Compute Nest

Thanks to special free trial policy operated by Compute Nest for XGen, user can try XGen on Compute Nest for free for 3 days with ABSOLUTELY NO COST! No hardware cost, no XGen service cost, no hidden cost. It's absolutely free!. Try XGen now without any hesitation!

To try XGen on Compute Nest for free, please follow the steps below:

  1. Register an account on Compute Nest. If you already have an account, please skip this step.
  2. Log in to Compute Nest.
  3. Click "Service Market" on the left panel and search for "XGen". search for xgen
  4. Click the free trial button on the XGen tab. Then will be redirected to the basic service configuration page.
  5. Choose one available zone you like and set up the login password for ECS server (Cloud Server offered by ALIYUN). ( Please note that hardware resources in free trial is limit to one option. ) free trial config
  6. Then confirm the order after you settle everything done. You will be redirected to the checkout page.

  7. In the checkout page, check all options to agree necessary terms and conditions. permissions and agreement

  8. Click the button on the bottom, to start the free trial. Then you will be redirected to the service page.

To try XGen on Compute Nest for payed service, please follow the steps below:

  1. Register an account on Compute Nest. If you already have an account, please skip this step.
  2. Log in to Compute Nest.
  3. Click "Service Market" on the left panel and search for "XGen". search for xgen
  4. Click "Buy in Marketplace". Then you will be redirected to the Marketplace page. Aliyun Marketplace
  5. Click the "立即购买" button (the orange button) after choosing the pricing solution.
  6. Then you'll be redirected to the instance configuration page. Configuration Page
  7. Then confirm the order after you settle everything done. You will be redirected to the checkout page.

Use XGen on Compute Nest

View Device Lab Dashboard and Login to XGen

All information needed is in the service page. Users can get SSH and Dashboard Endpoint information in the service page. like below:

Service Instance

Click the "Dashboard Endpoint" link to open the XGen dashboard in a new tab. The XGen dashboard is shown. By default, the login username and password are both "admin". Please change the password after login.

Copy the SSH information and login it in the terminal with your ECS instance password. Then you can use XGen in the terminal.

Configure Device Lab Agent

For now, there is no remote agent connected to the Device Lab Controller in the ECS instance of XGen service on Compute Nest, please follow Install Guide to install Device Lab agent with local device machine.

When configure the /root/.xgen_agent/agent.conf file of the agent container, just simply replace the xgen_controller_host with ECS IP, like this

xgen_controller_host=<your_ecs_ip>
xgen_controller_port=28000 # do not change this

Now agent with its devices are connected to the XGen service on Compute Nest. You can use XGen to optimize your AI models now.