How to use a cloud server in the Aliyun Server Management Console

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This manual describes how to use the cloud server ECS in the Cloud Server Management Console.

When you use an ECS instance, you may encounter a variety of problems, such as:

Notice of Use

For instructions on using ECS, please refer to the ECS usage notes.

Login

How do I log on to Linux instances?

How do I log on to a Windows instance?

If you forget the login password for the instance (not VNC's password), reset the password.

Replace the operating system

found that the operating system is not used, want to change the operating system, such as:

Switch from Windows to Linux, or vice versa.

Change from one version to another (for example, switch from Windows Server 2008 to Windows Server 2012).

Replace mirrors, such as from a public mirror, to a mirror purchased using a custom mirror, shared mirror, or from the mirror market.

Enlarge the system disk.

Upgrade configuration, upgrade memory

You want to make the following changes to the configuration (known as blending):

Upgrade configuration, including upgrading CPU and memory

Temporary bandwidth Upgrades

Continuation fee Drop match

The upgrade memory is also implemented through the upgrade configuration in the adapter.

Disk

New to buy a cloud, but do not know how to mount a data disk.

Business growth, want to expand the data disk (Linux instance), the expansion of the data disk (Windows instance).

Enlarge the system disk.

Mirroring and snapshots

Mirroring needs to be replicated across geographies.

You want to configure and apply an automatic snapshot policy, but you don't know how to define an automatic snapshot policy.

Intranet Interoperability

Want to use security group to realize intranet interworking.