Create a Virtual Machine

Prerequisites

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• One or more virtual networks are created by using the instructions in Create a Virtual Network.

• Custom security groups are configured, as instructed in Create a Security Groups.

• An SSH Key is added, as outlined in Create a SSH Keys.

Create a Virtual Machine

1. On the "Virtual Machines" page, click the "Add New" button to create a new Virtual Machine.

2. In the "Deployment Options" section, Click "Choose a Volume" or "Choose an Image" depending on what you want to create.

3. If you select the "Choose an Image" option, you need to follow the steps below;

   1. Click the "Choose an Image" button and select your images.
   2. In the Add Volume section, you have the default Boot Volume. You can change the boot volume, or add more volumes from the "Attach Volume" or "Add Volume" buttons.
   3. In the Virtual Machine Type section, click "Choose a Virtual Machine Type" and then select the RAM and CPU required for you.
   4. In the Network section, click the " Choose a Network" button. On the Add Network Interface window, select a network from the list and click the "Add Network" button.
   5. In the Choose Authentication Method section, you can choose the "SSH Key" or "Config" method to establish a secure connection to the Virtual Machine.

      • SSH Key method;

        You can select the following options; "Select existing SSH Key", "Add a SSH Key" or "Generate New SSH Key". Described in SSH Key

      • Config method;

        You can select the following options; "Authentication with Cloud Config" or "Load Custom Config".

        • Authentication with Cloud Config: you need to specify Hostname, Username and Password
        • Load Custom Config: Allow the creation of customizable models. “fully customize the generated source code”. Write a cloud-config or shell script in the Customization script field or browse a file on your local server to load the script from.

4. If you select the "Choose a Volume" option, you need to follow the steps below;

   1. Click the "Choose a Volume" button.
   2. In the Add Volume section, you need to attach volume from the "Attach Volume" button.
   3. In the Virtual Machine Type section, click "Choose a Virtual Machine Type" and then select the RAM and CPU required for you.
   4. In the Network section, click the " Choose a Network" button. On the Add Network Interface window, select a network from the list and click the "Add Network" button.
   5. In the Choose Authentication Method section, you can choose the "SSH Key" or "Config" method to establish a secure connection to the Virtual Machine.

      • SSH Key method;

        You can select the following options; "Select existing SSH Key", "Add a SSH Key" or "Generate New SSH Key".

      • Config method;

        You can select the following options; "Authentication with Cloud Config" or "Load Custom Config".

5. Click "Create a Virtual Machine"

Connect to the Virtual Machine

Prerequisites

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• To be able to connect via SSH, the virtual machine must have cloud-init and OpenSSH installed.

Connect to a Virtual Machine via VNC Console

• On the Virtual Machines page, click virtual machine name, and then click the "Console" button on the right panel. The console will open in a separate browser window. In the console, you can send a key combination to a Virtual Machine, take a screenshot of the console window, and download the console log.

Connect to a Virtual Machine via SSH

• On the SSH terminal, you can specify a username and virtual machine IP address. If you have deployed a Virtual Machine without specifying an SSH Key, you need to enter a password to log in to the Virtual Machine.