The information necessary to use a virtual machine is as shown below.
Information | Description |
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IP address of the virtual machine | Notified to platform providers using the deployment completion e-mail for the virtual machine. |
Login user ID | A fixed user ID, which is different for each OS type of virtual machine, is used.
* Note: This may differ depending on the disk image being used. Operators notify platform providers of the information using an e-mail or a Web site. |
Key pair | The key pair selected when a task is created by platform providers is used. For each OS type of virtual machines, the key pair is used for the following purpose:
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Operation of Key Pairs
The key pair used for each task by platform providers must be created by the operators in advance, and registered with AWS and the manager server. To use a virtual machine, the operators must provide the private key of the key pair to platform providers. The following is an operation example of the key pair:
The operators define the policy to which the key pair is allocated. The following is an example of the policy to be allocated:
Allocate the key pair to each platform provider.
Allocate the key pair to each platform.
Operators create the necessary key pair.
The created key pair is registered with AWS.
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Using the AWS console, it is possible to both create and register a key pair at the same time. For details on how to create and register a key pair, refer to the published AWS information.
Operators store the created key pair on the admin server. For details on how to store the key pair, refer to "2.5.6 Storage Location of Key Pair Files for AWS".
When platform providers apply for registration of a platform, check the available key pairs with the operators. The operators allocate a key pair to the platform providers based on the policy that is allocated, and provide the name of the allocated key pair and the private key to the platform providers.
The platform providers select the key pair notified by the operators when applying for registration of their platform. The private key of the key pair must be stored in a secure location.
Accessing Virtual Machines
The key pair selected when applying for registration of a platform is commonly applied to the virtual machines created in that platform. Depending on the OS type, use the following method to access a virtual machine:
For Windows
The initial password encrypted using the public key of the key pair is notified to platform providers using the deployment completion e-mail for the virtual machine. It is possible to obtain the initial password by decrypting it using the private key of the key pair. Use the information of the login user ID and the decrypted initial password to log in to the virtual machine.
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For details on how to decrypt the initial password, refer to the published AWS information.
For Linux
Use the private key of the key pair for SSH login authentication.
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For details on the private key format and SSH authentication method, refer to the published AWS information.
For details on the SSH login method using a private key, refer to the documents of the SSH client being used.
