Logging In to an ECS¶
Logging In to a Windows ECS¶
You can log in to a Windows ECS using either VNC or MSTSC provided on the management console.
Figure 1 Windows ECS login modes¶
Obtain the password.
Use the password obtaining function provided by the management console to decrypt the key file to obtain a password.
For details, see Obtaining the Password for Logging In to a Windows ECS.
Select a login method and log in to the ECS.
Management console (VNC)
For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using VNC.
Remote desktop connection (MSTSC)
For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using MSTSC.
Logging In to a Linux ECS¶
You can log in to a Linux ECS using either VNC or SSH key provided on the management console.
Figure 2 Linux ECS login modes¶
Select a login method and log in to the ECS.
VNC
For details, see Logging In to a Linux ECS Using VNC.
SSH key
When you log in to the ECS using the SSH key, bind an EIP to the ECS.
For details, see Logging In to a Linux ECS Using an SSH Key Pair.
Follow-up Procedure¶
If you have added a data disk during ECS creation, you must initialize the data disk after logging in to the ECS.
For details, see Scenarios and Disk Partitions.
Certain ECSs require the installation of a driver after you log in to them. For details about available ECS types and functions, see ECS Types and their notes.