[Yandex Cloud documentation](../../index.md) > [Yandex BareMetal](../index.md) > [Concepts](index.md) > Setup and management > Management console

# BareMetal management console

The [management console](../../console/index.md) is a user [interface](https://console.yandex.cloud) allowing you to manage the Yandex BareMetal resources.

The BareMetal management console consists of the following sections:

#### ![objects-align-justify-horizontal](../../_assets/console-icons/objects-align-justify-horizontal.svg) **Servers** {#servers}

This section is where you [rent](../operations/servers/server-lease.md) BareMetal servers, [edit](../operations/servers/server-update.md) their basic settings, [start, restart, and stop](../operations/servers/server-stop-and-start.md) servers, [reinstall](../operations/servers/reinstall-os-from-marketplace.md) their operating system, and [terminate](../operations/servers/server-lease-cancel.md) their rent.

Additionally, this section gives each BareMetal server a [KVM console](../operations/servers/server-kvm.md), which is a specialized UI where you can manage the server at the OS level, edit its [additional settings](server-advanced-settings.md), start it from bootable media, and [install](../operations/servers/reinstall-os-from-own-image.md) operating systems and other software from [custom images](images.md#user-images).

For more information about BareMetal servers, see [Servers](servers.md).

#### ![nodes-right](../../_assets/console-icons/nodes-right.svg) **Private subnets** {#subnets}

This section is where you manage [private subnets](private-network.md#private-subnet) and their settings.

A private subnet is a [virtual local area network (VLAN)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VLAN) that groups BareMetal servers together within one [server pool](servers.md#server-pools) at L2 [OSI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model) level. This network is physically isolated from the internet and logically from other users' virtual networks.

For more information about private subnets, see [Private network](private-network.md).

#### ![vector-square](../../_assets/console-icons/vector-square.svg) **VRF** {#vrfs}

This section is where you manage [virtual network segments](private-network.md#vrf-segment), [static routes](private-network.md#static-routes), and [private connections](private-network.md#vrf-segment) to cloud networks.

Virtual network segments (VRFs) provide OSI L3 network connectivity. VRFs enable connectivity between BareMetal servers located in different server pools, as well as between BareMetal servers and other Yandex Cloud resources.

For more information about virtual network segments, see [Virtual network segment (VRF)](private-network.md#vrf-segment).

#### ![globe](../../_assets/console-icons/globe.svg) **Public addresses and subnets** {#public-ips}

This section is where you [manage](../operations/reserve-public-subnet.md) IP addresses and subnets in a [public network](public-network.md).

A public network gives BareMetal servers access to the internet. To give a server access to the internet, assign a public IP address to it.

For more information about public networks and public subnets, see [Public network](public-network.md).

#### ![layers](../../_assets/console-icons/layers.svg) **Boot images** {#images}

This section is where you upload and delete custom [images](images.md#user-images) of operating systems and software products in BareMetal.

You can install operating systems and other software on BareMetal servers from custom images. Do it by [uploading](../operations/image-upload.md) your image to Yandex BareMetal and initiating installation from that image using the KVM console.

For more information about custom images, see [Custom images](images.md#user-images).

#### ![list-check](../../_assets/console-icons/list-check.svg) **Operations** {#operations}

This section contains information about [operations](../../api-design-guide/concepts/about-async.md) with Yandex BareMetal resources and their statuses.

Whenever you invoke any operation that changes the status of a Yandex Cloud resource, an `Operation` object is created, which you can use to track the status of the operation.

For more information about operations in Yandex Cloud, see [Working with operations](../../api-design-guide/concepts/about-async.md).