Purchasing and Logging In to a Windows ECS

Log in to the ECS console and buy an ECS.

Set Billing Mode and Type.

In this example, the billing mode is Pay-per-use, and the ECS type is General computing. This type of ECS provides a balance of computing, storage, and network resources and applies to most application scenarios.

To learn more about ECS specifications, such as ECS types, application scenarios, and notes, click here.

Set Image and Disk.

1. An image is an ECS template that contains an OS and applications. In this example, a Windows image is selected.

2. Retain the default value for the system disk. Click Add Data Disk to add a 100 GB high I/O data disk.

• Select Encryption for the disk to improve disk data security. If the image is not encrypted, the system disk is not encrypted and Unencrypted is displayed on the page for the disk. To obtain more information about disk encryption, click here.
• You can select Share for your disk. Then, your disk can be attached to multiple ECSs. To obtain more information about shareable disks, click here.

1. If you do not have a VPC configured when creating your first ECS, the system automatically creates a default VPC and security group. For more details, click here.

2. If you need to access the Internet, bind an EIP to your ECS. Click Automatically assign. The system automatically assigns an EIP to your ECS.

After creating the ECS, log in to it using a key pair or password.

In this example, a key pair is used for authentication.

1. Select Key pair for Login Mode and click Create Key Pair in the Key Pair field.

2. On the displayed page, click Create Key Pair, specify the required parameters, and click OK.

3. Return to the Buy ECS page and select a key pair from the Key Pair drop-down list.

Securely keep the downloaded private key file, which will be used in ECS logins, OS reinstallation, or OS changing.

Confirm the configurations, agree to the service agreement, and click Submit.
The system automatically creates the ECS for you. It takes several minutes to complete the creation.

A Windows ECS requires a password for login. Therefore, you must use the key file obtained when you purchased the ECS to obtain the administrator password generated during the initial ECS installation. This password is randomly generated, offering high security.

Prerequisites: You have obtained the private key file (.pem) used when you purchased the ECS.

1. Click More in the Operation column and select Get Password.

2. On the Get Password page, click Select File and upload the private key file from a local directory. Then, click Get Password to obtain a random password.

1. On the Elastic Cloud Server page, select the target ECS.

2. Click Remote Login in the Operation.

3. (Optional) If the system displays "Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to unlock", click Ctrl+Alt+Del in the upper right corner of the page.

4. Enter the initial account to log in.

    Username: Administrator

    Password: Random password obtained in step 5