Login Overview (Windows)

Scenarios

After an ECS is created, you can log in to the ECS and deploy websites or applications on it. Before logging in to an ECS, you need to establish a connection between the local device and the ECS. The connection method depends on the ECS OS and the tool used by the local device.

This section describes the tools and requirements for connecting to a Windows ECS in different methods. You can select a proper method to log in to a Windows ECS as needed.

Constraints

• Only a running ECS can be logged in to.
• The username for logging in to a Windows ECS is Administrator.
• If the login password is forgotten, reset the password on the ECS console.

  To reset a password, locate the row containing the target ECS, click More in the Operation column, and select Reset Password from the drop-down list. For details, see Resetting the Password for Logging In to an ECS on the ECS Console.

• If an ECS uses key pair authentication, use the password obtaining function available on the management console to decrypt the private key used during ECS creation to obtain a password.
• Certain G-series ECSs do not support remote login provided by the cloud platform. If you need to remotely log in to the ECSs, install the VNC server on them. For details, see GPU-accelerated ECSs. You are advised to log in to such ECSs using MSTSC.
• If you log in to a GPU-accelerated ECS using MSTSC, GPU acceleration will fail. This is because MSTSC replaces the WDDM GPU driver with a non-accelerated remote desktop display driver. In such a case, you must log in to the ECS using other methods, such as VNC. If the remote login function available on the management console fails to meet your service requirements, you must install a suitable remote login tool, such as TightVNC, on the ECS.

  To download TightVNC, log in at https://www.tightvnc.com/download.php.

Login Modes

You can choose from a variety of login modes based on your local OS type.

Helpful Links

• What Are the Login Requirements for ECSs?
• What Are the Username and Password for Remote Logins?
• Login Password Resetting
• Multi-User Login Issues
• Remote Logins