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Accessing the Gateway Local Console with Linux KVMAccessing the Gateway Local Console with VMware ESXiAccess the Gateway Local Console with Microsoft Hyper-V

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Accessing the gateway local console

How you access your VM's local console depends on the type of the Hypervisor you deployed your gateway VM on. In this section, you can find information on how to access the VM local console using Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM), VMware ESXi, and Microsoft Hyper-V Manager.

Accessing the Gateway Local Console with Linux KVM

There are different ways to configure virtual machines running on KVM, depending on the Linux distribution being used. Instructions for accessing KVM configuration options from the command line follow. Instructions might differ depending on your KVM implementation.

To access your gateway's local console with KVM

  1. Use the following command to list the VMs that are currently available in KVM. 

    # virsh list

    The command returns a list of VMs with Id, Name, and State information for each. Note the Id of the VM for which you want to launch the gateway local console.

  2. Use the following command to access the local console.

    # virsh console Id

    Replace Id with the Id of the VM you noted in the previous step.

    The AWS Appliance gateway local console prompts you to login to change your network configuration and other settings.

  3. Enter your username and password to log into the gateway local console. For more information, see Logging in to the File Gateway local console .

    After you log in, the AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration menu appears. You can select from the menu options to perform gateway configuration tasks. For more information, see Performing tasks on the virtual machine local console .

Accessing the Gateway Local Console with VMware ESXi

To access your gateway's local console with VMware ESXi

  1. In the VMware vSphere client, select your gateway VM.

  2. Make sure that the gateway VM is turned on.

    Note

    If your gateway VM is turned on, a green arrow icon appears with the VM icon in the VM browser panel on the left side of the application window. If your gateway VM is not turned on, you can turn it on by choosing the green Power On icon on the Toolbar at the top of the application window.

  3. Choose the Console tab in the main information panel on the right side of the application window.

    After a few moments, the AWS Appliance gateway local console prompts you to login to change your network configuration and other settings.

    Note

    To release the cursor from the console window, press Ctrl+Alt.

  4. Enter your username and password to log into the gateway local console. For more information, see Logging in to the File Gateway local console .

    After you log in, the AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration menu appears. You can select from the menu options to perform gateway configuration tasks. For more information, see Performing tasks on the virtual machine local console .

Access the Gateway Local Console with Microsoft Hyper-V

To access your gateway's local console (Microsoft Hyper-V)

  1. Select your gateway appliance VM from the Virtual Machines panel on the left side of the Microsoft Hyper-V Manager application window.

  2. Make sure that the gateway is turned on.

    Note

    If your gateway VM is turned on, Running is displayed in the State column for the VM in the Virtual Machines panel on the left side of the application window. If your gateway VM is not turned on, you can turn it on by choosing Start in the Actions panel on the right side of the application window.

  3. Choose Connect from the Actions panel.

    The Virtual Machine Connection window appears. If an authentication window appears, type the sign-in credentials provided to you by the hypervisor administrator.

    After a few moments, the AWS Appliance gateway local console prompts you to login to change your network configuration and other settings.

  4. Enter your username and password to log into the gateway local console. For more information, see Logging in to the File Gateway local console .

    After you log in, the AWS Appliance Activation - Configuration menu appears. You can select from the menu options to perform gateway configuration tasks. For more information, see Performing tasks on the virtual machine local console .