Initial Access to the Instance

Once you have access to the instance, you can create the access you require for your applications. This section just shows the basic steps for initial access to the instance.

SSH Interactive Access

To connect to the instance interactively, you must connect as the management user of your instance. Use the following command:

$ ssh -o ServerAliveInterval=30 -i <path-to-your-private-key> <management-user-name>@<cloudhost-IP-address>

Please note:

• Depending on the type of connection, you will have to use either the public IP address of the cloud system or its address in a customer-specific VPN.
• The private key used must correspond to the public key installed in the authorized_keys file of the cloud instance management user. This is usually done during initial cloud instance launch.
• The management user account normally allows sudo access to privileged commands (use sudo -i).
• If the instance was created using a Stromasys-provided AL or VE marketplace image, the management user for interactive login is the user sshuser.

File Transfer with SFTP

SFTP enables file transfers to and from the cloud instance. Use the management user of your instance. The security rules must allow SSH access to allow SFTP access to the cloud instance.

Please note: Depending on the type of connection, you will have to use either the public IP address of the cloud system or its address in a customer-specific VPN.

To connect to the instance, use the following command:

$ sftp -i <path-to-your-private-key> <management-user-name>@<cloudhost-IP-address>

Please note:

• Depending on the type of connection, you will have to use either the public IP address of the cloud system or its address in a customer-specific VPN.
• The private key used must correspond to the public key installed in the authorized_keys file of the cloud instance management user. This is usually done during initial cloud instance launch.
• If the instance was created using a Stromasys-provided AL or VE marketplace image, the management user for file transfer is the user charon.
• If the user charon is used to transfer files, the home directory for the file transfer will be /charon/storage.