This document provides instructions for launching a virtual machine instance in a cloud computing environment. It discusses generating a keypair for secure access via SSH, configuring security groups to control network access through port rules, launching an instance and assigning it a floating IP to expose it to the internet, and then connecting to the instance using SSH or desktop display protocols. Guidelines are provided for connecting from Windows systems using PuTTY software.

1. Self Service Interfaces - Cloud Portal GE
Lesson 3 – Launching an Instance
Álvaro Alonso. UPM – DIT
Cloud Chapter. FIWARE
aalonsog@dit.upm.es, @larsonalonso

2. Contents
1. Creating a Keypair
2. Managing Security Groups
3. Launching an Instance
4. Assigning Floating IPs
5. Connecting to the instance

3. Main Concepts
• Keypair
– A key to access a VM via SSH
• Security Group
– A set of rules for port mapping
• Floating IP
– Public IP to expose the VM to the Internet
• Connecting to the instance
– SSH
– Display

4. Guidelines
• Connecting from Windows
– PuTTY – To connect to the instance using SSH
– PuTTYgen – To convert .pem to .ppk
– http://www.putty.org/

5. Self Service Interfaces - Cloud Portal GE
Lesson 3 – Launching an Instance
Álvaro Alonso. UPM – DIT
Cloud Chapter. FIWARE
aalonsog@dit.upm.es, @larsonalonso