Logging In to an ECS

Logging In to a Windows ECS in China

You can log in to a Windows ECS using either VNC or MSTSC provided on the management console.

• Management console (VNC)

  For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using VNC.

• Remote desktop connection (MSTSC)

  For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using MSTSC.

Logging In to a Windows ECS Outside China

You can log in to a Windows ECS using either VNC or MSTSC provided on the management console.

• Management console (VNC)

  For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using VNC.

• Remote desktop connection (MSTSC)

  For details, see Logging In to a Windows ECS Using MSTSC.

Logging In to a Linux ECS in China

The method of logging in to an ECS varies depending on the login authentication configured during ECS creation.

• To log in to a password-authenticated ECS for the first time, use either of the following methods:
  • For logins using VNC on the management console, the login username is root.

    For details about how to log in to the ECS using VNC, see Logging In to a Linux ECS Using VNC.

  • For logins using an SSH password, the login username is root and the ECS must have an EIP bound.

    For details, see Logging In to a Linux ECS Using an SSH Password.

Logging In to a Linux ECS Outside China

Follow-up Procedure

• If you have added a data disk during ECS creation, you must initialize the data disk after logging in to the ECS.

  For details, see Scenarios and Disk Partitions.

• Certain ECSs require the installation of a driver after you log in to them. For details about available ECS types and functions, see ECS Types. For details about restrictions on using different types of ECSs, see their notes.