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How Can I Use a Key Pair?
Updated on 2023-04-07 GMT+08:00
How Can I Use a Key Pair?
Symptom
When you purchase an ECS, the system asks you to select a login mode. If you select Key pair, you are required to select an existing key pair or create a new pair.
If no key pair is available, create one on the management console.
Solution
- In the navigation pane of the ECS console, choose Key Pair. Then, click Create Key Pair.
Figure 1 Creating a key pair
- After the key pair is created, download the private key to a local directory.
Figure 2 Downloading a key pair
- When purchasing an ECS, select the created or existing key pair in Key pair.
Figure 3 Selecting a key pair
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