VM Console

The VM console provides users with a streamlined entry point for monitoring and managing virtual machines. You must have appropriate permissions to access the VM console. Two authentication methods are supported for console login: SSH key authentication and username/password.

• SSH Key Authentication
  • You can use SSH key authentication to log in to Linux virtual machines.
  • An SSH key pair consists of a public key, which can be shared, and a private key, which must be kept secure.
  • After a public key is attached to a virtual machine, you can use the corresponding private key to SSH into the virtual machine from another virtual machine without requiring a password.
  • To attach a public key during the virtual machine creation, ensure that the VM image has cloud-init pre-installed. The recommended cloud-init versions are 0.7.9, 17.1, 19.4, or later.
  • To attach a public key after the virtual machine creation, ensure that the virtual machine is running and has QEMU Guest Agent (QGA) installed and running. You can install QGA by installing the VMTools. If you install QGA by using other methods, install version 2.5 or later.
• Username/Password
  • You can log into virtual machines using a username and password.
  • The fixed username for Linux virtual machines is root, and the fixed username for Windows virtual machines is administrator.
  • After a password is injected into a VM, you can use the username and password to log in to the VM over SSH from another VM.
  • Ensure that the VM image has cloud-init pre-installed. The recommended cloud-init versions are 0.7.9, 17.1, 19.4, or later.