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.

Process

Preparations

1. 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.

2. Top up your account.

   Ensure that your account has sufficient balance. If not, top up your account.

3. 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.

4. 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.

1. Log in to the management console and go to the ECS console.
2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. In the Configuration Summary panel on the right side, confirm the ECS details.
    Figure 10 Configuration summary
    
12. Read the select the agreement, and click Create.
13. 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).

1. In the ECS list, locate the target ECS and click Remote Login in the Operation column.
2. In the displayed dialog box, click Log In in the Other Login Modes area.
   Figure 12 VNC login
   
3. In the upper part of the displayed page, click Ctrl+Alt+Del to unlock the screen.
4. 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.