Starting your terminal in the Windows serial console (SAC)
To connect to the serial console and start the terminal:
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In the management console
, select the folder the VM belongs to. -
Select Compute Cloud.
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Select the VM you need.
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Click the Serial console tab.
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Under Serial console, select
COM2
and click Connect. The command line prompts you to enter commands:SAC>
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View the list of open channels:
SAC>ch Channel List (Use "ch -?" for information on using channels) # Status Channel Name 0 (AV) SAC 1 (AV) Cmd0001
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If necessary, create a new channel with a shell instance:
SAC>cmd The Command Prompt session was successfully launched. SAC> EVENT: A new channel has been created. Use "ch -?" for channel help. Channel: Cmd0002
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To switch to a channel, press ESC+TAB or run the command:
SAC>ch -sn Cmd0002 Name: Cmd0002 Description: Command Type: VT-UTF8 Channel GUID: e203fb79-d80d-11ea-87e3-c2679e14957d Application Type GUID: 63d02271-8aa4-11d5-bccf-00b0d014a2d0 Press <esc><tab> for next channel. Press <esc><tab>0 to return to the SAC channel. Use any other key to view this channel.
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Press Enter and specify the following in the given order:
- Username.
- Domain if the domain account is used to log in. Otherwise, enter the hostname or leave it empty.
- Password.
Please enter login credentials. Username: Administrator Domain : Password: ***************
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An instance of the command line interpreter starts:
C:\Windows\system32>
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To run a PowerShell instance:
C:\Windows\system32>powershell Windows PowerShell Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. PS C:\Windows\system32>
Warning
To enter text in English when using PowerShell in the serial console, configure the Windows language settings:
Go to Control Panel → Region → Administrative → Welcome screen and new user accounts settings. Under Welcome Screen, specify:
Display Language
—English (United States)
.Input Language
—English (United States) — US
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To return to the management console, press ESC+TAB+0.