Elastic Cloud Server (ECS)
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What is ECS?

What is ECS?

Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) provides secure, scalable, on-demand compute resources, enabling you to flexibly deploy applications and workloads.

Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) provides secure, scalable, on-demand compute resources, enabling you to flexibly deploy applications and workloads.

Getting to Know ECS
Overview

You can learn about how to register with Huawei Cloud and complete real-name authentication before purchasing ECSs.
Purchasing an ECS

ECSs are more cost-effective than physical servers. Within minutes, you can obtain ECS resources from the cloud service platform.
Logging In to an ECS

You can choose from different methods to log in to your ECSs.

Initializing EVS Data Disks

If you have added a data disk during ECS creation, you must initialize the data disk after logging in to the ECS.
User Guide
Image

An image is a template that contains an OS or service data. It may also contain proprietary software and application software, such as database software.
EVS Disks

Elastic Volume Service (EVS) offers scalable block storage for ECSs. With high reliability, high performance, and rich specifications.
Cloud Backup and Recovery

Cloud Backup and Recovery (CBR) enables you to back up cloud servers and disks with ease, and restore data to any point in the past when the data was backed up.
Security

Huawei Cloud provides a variety of functions to protect your ECSs and improve your ECS security.

Best Practices
Best Practices for ECS

To use ECSs more securely, reliably, flexibly, and efficiently, you are advised to follow the following best practices.
Migrating Servers to the Cloud

Server Migration Service (SMS) provides P2V and V2V migration services to help you migrate applications and data from on-premises servers or VMs to ECSs.
Enhancing Security for SSH Logins

Linux ECSs are generally logged in using SSH. You will learn how the security for SSH logins is ensured.
Setting Up Websites

You can set up frequently used websites on ECSs easily.
API Reference
API Calling

ECSs support Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs, allowing you to call APIs using HTTPS.
Endpoints

An endpoint is the request address for calling an API. Endpoints vary depending on services and regions.

FAQs

Why Can't I Log In to My Windows ECS?

A Windows ECS cannot be logged in to due to some reasons. For example, the network is abnormal, the firewall does not allow access to the local port for accessing the remote desktop, or the ECS vCPUs are overloaded.
2023-01-11
How Do I Troubleshoot an Unresponsive Website Hosted on My ECS?

Websites running on an ECS might become unreachable for multiple reasons. Check whether the configurations of the network, port, firewall, or security group of the ECS are correct.
2023-01-11
Why Can't My Windows ECS Access the Internet?

Your attempt to access the Internet from your Windows ECS failed. The access failure may be caused by lots of reasons. You can try to troubleshoot this fault here.
2022-12-13
Why Accessing a Website Outside the Chinese Mainland Is Slow on an ECS?

Generally, an international line is used for accessing a website outside the Chinese mainland. However, the international line may inevitably pass through network nodes distributed around the world, resulting in high latency.
2022-08-14
Why Is My ECS Not Displayed on the Management Console?

Log in to the console and select a region in which you created your ECS to see whether your ECS is displayed.
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How Can I Enable Virtual Memory on a Windows ECS?

Enabling ECS virtual memory will deteriorate I/O performance. If the memory size of an ECS is insufficient, you are advised to increase its memory size by referring to General Operations for Modifying Specifications. If you really need to enable virtual memory, see Enabling Virtual Memory on a Windows ECS.
2023-01-11
Can an ECS Without an EIP Bound Access the Internet?

Yes. You can use the NAT Gateway service to allow ECSs in a VPC to access the Internet using an EIP. The SNAT function provided by the NAT Gateway service allows the ECSs in a VPC to access the Internet without requiring an EIP.

2022-12-13
How Is ECS Security Ensured?

Host Security Service (HSS) helps you identify and manage the assets on your servers, eliminate risks, and defend against intrusions and web page tampering. There are also advanced security functions available to help you easily detect and handle threats.
2022-08-14
How Can I Disable Operation Protection?

When you perform critical operations on your ECS with operation protection enabled, for example, deleting your ECS or modifying ECS specifications, you have to enter the password and verification code for authentication. To disable operation protection, see How Can I Disable Operation Protection?
2022-08-14
Why Does Login to My ECS Using the Reset Password Fail?

If you cannot use the new password that you set using the one-click password reset function to log in to the ECS, locate the fault by referring to Why Does Login to My ECS Using the Reset Password Fail?
2022-12-13

Documentation

Learn more about ECS

Getting Start

Getting Started with ECS

Reference Documents

ECS Documentation

FAOs

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