Connect via Remote Console

Prerequisites: Make sure you have the appropriate permissions. Only contract administrators, owners, or users with access rights to the data center can connect to a server. Other user types have read-only access and cannot provision changes.

The Remote Console is used to connect to a server when, for example, SSH is not available. You must have the root or administrator password for this type of log-in to the server.

1. Start the Remote Console from the server.

2. Log in to the DCD with your credentials.

3. Open the Virtual Data Center (VDC) containing the required server.

4. In the Workspace, select the server.

5. In the Inspector pane, choose Console or select Console from the context menu of the server.

6. Start the Remote Console from the Start Center (contract owners and administrators only).

Select Console from the Inspector pane or the context menu of the server

1. Open the Start Center by clicking on the Menu Bar > Data Center Designer > Open Start Center.

Open Start Center

1. Open the Details of the required data center. A list of servers in this data center is displayed.

2. Select the server and click Open Remote Console.

Open Remote Console

Result: Remote Console version matching your browser opens; you can now log in to the server with the root or administrator password.

Note: — Use the Send Key Combo button on the top right of the Remote Console window to send shortcut key combinations (such as CTRL+ALT+DEL). — Launch the Remote Console window again with one click by bookmarking its URL address in your browser. — For security reasons, remember to close the browser used to connect to the VM with this bookmark once your session is complete.