Purchasing and Using a Windows ECS (New Edition)
Scenarios
Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) is a cloud server that provides scalable, on-demand computing resources, including vCPUs, memory, OS, and Elastic Volume Service (EVS) disks. After purchasing an ECS, you can use it like using your local computer or physical server.
You can create an ECS by specifying its vCPUs, memory, OS, specifications, and login mode.
- Quantity: 1
- Billing mode: pay-per-use
- Flavor: s7n.xlarge.2 (4 vCPUs | 8 GiB memory)
- OS: Windows
- Login mode: password
Process
Procedure |
Description |
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Sign up for Huawei Cloud, enable Huawei Cloud services, complete real-name authentication, top up your account, and create resources such as VPCs, subnets, and security groups. |
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Set parameters about the basic configuration, instance, OS, storage & backup, network, and other configurations to purchase a Windows ECS. |
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Log in to an ECS using VNC. |
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Perform operations on an ECS. |
Preparations
- Sign up for Huawei Cloud and complete real-name authentication.
Before purchasing an ECS, sign up for a HUAWEI ID and enable Huawei Cloud services and complete real-name authentication first.
If you have enabled Huawei Cloud services and completed real-name authentication, skip this step.
- Top up your account.
Ensure that your account has sufficient balance. If not, top up your account.
- Plan network resources, such as VPCs and subnets.
When you are purchasing an ECS, the system creates a default VPC (vpc-default) and subnet (subnet-default).
If you do not want to use the default VPC and subnet, you can create a VPC and subnet in the corresponding region in advance. For details, see VPC and Subnet Planning.
- Create a security group and add rules to it.
When you are purchasing an ECS, the system creates default security groups (default, Sys-WebServer, and Sys-FullAccess). For details about default security groups, see Default Security Groups and Rules.
If the default security groups and rules cannot meet your service requirements, you can modify them. For details, see Configuring Security Group Rules.
Step 1: Purchase an ECS
The following is an example for your reference. For more details, see Purchasing an ECS.
- Log in to the management console and go to the ECS console.
- Set Basic Configuration.
Figure 1 Basic configuration
Table 1 Basic configuration parameters Parameter
Example
Description
Billing Mode
Pay-per-use
Resources will be billed based on the usage duration. You can provision or delete resources at any time. For details, see Billing Overview.
Region
CN-Hong Kong
For lower network latency and faster resource access, select the region nearest to your target users. After an ECS is purchased, the region cannot be changed. Exercise caution when selecting a region.
For details, see Region and AZ.
AZ
Random
The system selects a default AZ based on your Universally Unique Identifier (UUID). The AZ of a purchased ECS cannot be changed.
- Set Instance.
Figure 2 Instance
Table 2 Instance parameters Parameter
Example
Description
Search Filters
s7n.xlarge.2
Instance favor. Select an appropriate one based on service requirements. For details, see A Summary List of x86 ECS Specifications.
- Set OS.
Figure 3 OS
Table 3 OS parameters Parameter
Example
Description
Image
Windows Server 2016 Standard 64-bit (40 GB)
A third-party image from KooGallery.
Host protection (HSS)
Basic Edition
HSS Basic Edition is free for one month. It provides functions such as weak password and vulnerability detection.
For details, see HSS.
- Set Storage & Backup.
Figure 4 Storage & backup
Table 4 Storage & backup parameters Parameter
Example
Description
Disk Type
General Purpose SSD
A system disk is automatically created and initialized upon ECS creation. It stores the OS of an ECS.
For details, see EVS Overview.
System Disk (GiB)
40
- Set Network.
Figure 5 Network
Table 5 Network parameters Parameter
Example
Description
VPC
VPC: vpc-default
The default VPC and subnet automatically created along with the ECS.
For details, see VPC and Subnet Planning.
Primary NIC
- Primary NIC: subnet-default
- Automatically assign IP address
Source/Destination Check
Enable Source/Destination Check
By default, Source/Destination Check is enabled.
When this function is enabled, source IP addresses in the outbound packets will be checked. If the IP addresses are incorrect, the packets will not be sent out.
- Set Security Group.
Figure 6 Security group
Table 6 Security group parameters Parameter
Example
Description
Security Group
default
The default security group automatically created along with the ECS.
For details, see Security Group Overview.
- Set Public Network Access.
Figure 7 Public network access
Table 7 Public network access parameters Parameter
Example
Description
EIP
Auto assign
A public IP address bound to the ECS for public network access.
For details, see EIP Overview.
EIP Type
Dynamic BGP
Billed By
Traffic
Bandwidth Size
1 Mbit/s
- Set Instance Management.
Figure 8 Instance management
Table 8 Instance management parameters Parameter
Example
Description
ECS Name
ecs-example
Custom ECS name.
Login Mode
Password
A password for logging in to an ECS. For security purposes, set a strong one.
The default username for logging in to a Windows ECS is Administrator and you do not need to set it.
Enterprise Project
default
This parameter is displayed only when you use an enterprise account to purchase an ECS.
It enables unified management of cloud resources by project.
- Set Purchase Details.
Figure 9 Purchase details
Table 9 Purchase details Parameter
Example
Description
Quantity
1
To ensure effective resource usage, an upper limit is set on the ECSs to be created. If the number of ECSs you need exceeds the upper limit, increase quota.
- In the Configuration Summary panel on the right side, confirm the ECS details.
Figure 10 Configuration summary
- Read the select the agreement, and click Create.
- Go back to ECS list to view the purchased ECS.
Figure 11 Viewing an ECS
Step 2: Log In to the ECS
The following shows how to log in to an ECS using VNC. For more login methods, see Login Overview (Windows).
- In the ECS list, locate the target ECS and click Remote Login in the Operation column.
- In the displayed dialog box, click Log In in the Other Login Modes area.
Figure 12 VNC login
- In the upper part of the displayed page, click Ctrl+Alt+Del to unlock the screen.
- Enter the password set in 9 to log in to the ECS.
Step 3: Use an ECS
After purchasing an ECS, you can build websites or applications on the ECS and manage it.
Operation Type |
If You Want To |
Refer To |
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Connection |
Learn more about ECS connection methods |
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Website building |
Build websites or applications on an ECS |
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Modification |
Upgrade vCPUs and memory of an ECS |
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Upgrade the ECS bandwidth |
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Expand the storage capacity |
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Change the ECS OS |
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Open a port for ECS access |
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Backup |
Back up ECS data |
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Monitoring, auditing, and management |
View ECS metrics such as vCPUs, memory, bandwidth, and disks |
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View ECS operation records in the last seven days |
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Manage ECS resources by tag |
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Release |
Release an ECS |
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Bills |
View ECS bills |
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