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ECS Instance

Create an ECS Instance

On the main menu of ZStack Cube Ultimate Hybrid Cloud Management, choose Products > ECS Instance. On the ECS Instance page, click Create ECS Instance. Then, the Create ECS Instance page is displayed.

On the displayed page, set the following parameters:
  • Name: Enter a name for the ECS instance.
  • Description: Optional. Enter a description for the ECS instance.
  • Quantity: Select the number of the ECS instances you want to create.
  • Image: Select an image on Alibaba Cloud. You can select an Alibaba Cloud image or a custom image.
  • Security Group: Select a security group for the ECS instance.
    Note: Make sure that the protocol or port of the security group allows the ZStack Cube UltimatePrivate Cloud private network to pass it.
  • vSwitch: Select a vSwitch for the ECS instance.
  • Instance Offering: Select an instance offering for the ECS instance. An instance offering is a unit of definitions on ECS instance CPU and memory synchronized from Alibaba Cloud.
  • Private IP: Optional. Specify a static IP address for the ECS instance.
    • If you specify an IP address, make sure that the IP address is not used by existing ECS instances.
    • ZStack Cube Ultimate displays the CIDR of the vSwitch you select and the number of available IP addresses for your reference.
  • Public IP: Optional. Choose whether to allocate the ECS instance with a public IP. Default: Not Allocate. If you set it to Allocate, set a network bandwidth for the ECS instance.
  • Console Password: Enter a 6-character-long password that contains digits, lower-case, and upper-case letters.
  • System User Password: Enter a system user password for the ECS instance. The password must be 8 to 30 characters in length and contain at least 3 character types of upper-case letters, lower-case letters, digits, and special characters.
    Note:

    By default, the system user name of a Linux-based ECS instance is root; the system user name of a Windows-based ECS instance is administrator. To log in to the ECS instance, you need to enter the system user name and the password you set here.

Figure 1. Create an ECS Instance


Note:
  • You can only use an instance offering synchronized from Alibaba Cloud.
  • If the custom image you use does not satisfy the Alibaba Cloud image specifications, you cannot start the ECS instance created from this image.

Manage an ECS Instance

On the main menu of ZStack Cube Ultimate Hybrid Cloud Management, choose Products > ECS Instance. Then, the ECS Instance page is displayed.

The following lists the actions that you can perform on an ECS instance:
Action Description ECS Instance State
Edit ECS Instance Edit the name and description of an ECS instance. Running/Stopped
Create ECS Instance Create one or more ECS instances. /
Start ECS Instance Start a stopped ECS instance. Stopped
Stop ECS Instance Stop a running ECS instance. Running
Reboot ECS Instance Reboot a running ECS instance. Running
Launch Console Launch the console of an ECS instance. You need following passwords to log in to the ECS system:
  • Console Password: After entering the console password, click Connect to connect the ECS console.
  • User Password: Enter the user password you set when creating the ECS instance.
    Note:

    By default, the user name of a Linux-based ECS instance is root; the user name of a Windows-based ECS instance is administrator. You need to enter a correct user name and password on the console to log in to the ECS system.

 Running
Set Console Password Set a console password for an ECS instance. The new password takes effect immediately.
Note: The password must be 6-character-long and contain digits, lower-case, and upper-case letters. You cannot put a special character in the password.
 Running/Stopped
Modify System User Password Modify the system user password of an ECS instance. The new password takes effect after the ECS instance restarts.
Note:
  • You need to restart the ECS instance to make the new system user password to take effect.
  • By default, the user name of a Linux-based ECS instance is root.
  • By default, the user name of a Windows-based ECS instance is administrator.
 Running
Delete ECS Instance Delete an ECS instance.
Note:
  • By default, only the local record of the ECS instance is deleted. If you want to delete the ECS instance on Alibaba Cloud, select the checkbox of Delete Resources on Alibaba Cloud.
  • If the ECS instance is attached with data disks which are set to Delete with ECS instance, these disks are deleted simultaneously.
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