How to Use Login Server

1. Operation Target

Users and administrators can perform operations such as starting up a login server for servers that can be used by the user group to which they belong.

2. Use of Login Server

Cloud Bouquet allows login servers to be used within a pre-defined region.
This section describes the steps involved in start up, using, and terminate the login server.

2.1. Start Up Login Server

Start up a login server consists of 2 steps.Below is an overview of each of these steps.

2.1.1. Start Up Login Server （Step1）

1. Open the 【Cloud Servers】 screen from the left menu.
   

2. Select the 《Login Server》 tab at the top of the screen, and click the 「+Add Login Server」 button in the upper right corner to display the 【Create Login Server】 screen.
   
   
   

3. The 【Create Login Server】 screen is used to configure detailed settings for the login server.
   
   
   

4. Fill in the required information and click the 「Confirm」 button to proceed to Step 2.
   
   

The following is a list of settings for the login server.

TIPS!

• The number of login servers that can be created varies from region to region.
  
• The number of remaining available creations will be displayed under the 「Region」 column when selecting a region.
  If the number of remaining creations is 0, the login server for the region in question cannot be started.
  

TIPS!

• The 「Point Wallet」 displays only the user groups available in the selected 「Region」.
• Supported regions can be checked on the 【Region Control】 screen （administrator only）.
  (For details, please refer to 5. Setting Regions for User Groups.)
• When a user group is selected in 「Point Wallet」, 「Key Pair」 becomes available for selection.
• When 「Point Wallet」 is changed, 「Key Pair」 is reset.
  

TIPS!

• Points that expire between the start time and the scheduled end time cannot be used.
  Example: You hold only 5000 points that expire on 2025/03/10: The login server cannot be started during the period 2025/03/05 to 2025/03/15.
  Points must be valid until after 2025/03/15 to be used in this period.

TIPS!

• The key pair to be selected in 「Key Pair」 must be created in advance on the 【Key Pairs】 screen.
  （For details, please refer to How to Register Key Pairs.)

In addition, the results of the estimate will be displayed in 「Pre-Calculated Points」 at any time according to the above entries.

TIPS!

• To start the login server, the point balance of the selected user group must exceed the required number of points.
  

2.1.2. Start Up Login Server（Step2）

1. Clicking [Confirm] on the 【Create Login Server】 screen will advance to the 【Confirm Login Server】 screen. On this screen, you can review your settings before finalizing them.
   
   
   

2. Check the details, agree to the terms of use, and then click ［Create］. The【Final Confirmation】dialog will be displayed.
   
   
   

3. After confirming the contents and clicking ［Create］, the login server is up and running.
   

2.2. User of Login Server

This section describes the procedure for using the login server.

To use the login server, the following preparations must be completed

• Start up Login Server
• Prepare client PC （SSH connection source）

2.2.1. Verify Connection Information to the Login Server

First, check the information required to connect to the login server.

1. Log in to Cloud Bouquet and open the 【Cloud Servers】 screen from the left side menu.
   （For details on the 【Cloud Servers】 screen, please refer to 2.1. Start Up Login Server .
   
   
   

TIPS!
If you do not see a list of login servers, select the 《Login Server》 tab at the top of the screen.

TIPS!
The login server you wish to use must have a Status of 「Running」.

2. Selecting the target login server from the list will display the details screen.
   On the detail screen, check the following connection information.
   
   

2.2.2. Connecting to the Login Server

Next, we will explain how to connect to the login server.

1. Connect from the client PC to the login server using the 「Key Pair」, 「Port」, and 「End Point」 identified in 2.2.1. The following information is used as an example here.

• Ex.）
  「Key Pair」 file: sample.keys
  「Port」: 12345
  「End Point」: sample@morgenrot.cloud
  
  
  

2. Based on the above information, you can connect to the login server by executing the ssh command as follows
   （The key reference should be changed according to the environment of the client PC.）

ssh -i ./sample.key sample@morgenrot.cloud -p 12345

If the SSH connection is established without any problems, the confirmation of the connection to the login server is complete.
Thereafter, the login server can be used until the termination operation is performed.

TIPS!
If an error occurs during the SSH connection, there may be a problem with the key file’s browse permissions.
Check the authority of the key file with the following command.

ll sample.key

If the permissions are as follows, you are good to go.

-rw-------@ 1 user user  399B  4  1 10:00 sample.key

On the other hand, if all users have authority, as shown below, change the authority to the appropriate one before executing the command.

-rwxrwxrwx@ 1 user user  399B  4  1 10:00 sample.key

Authority settings after modification：

chmod 600 sample.key

2.2.3. Connection from Login Server to Compute Server

Next, we explain how to connect from the login server to the compute server.
Please confirm the following information when connecting.（For detailed instructions, see How to Use Compute Server .）

• 「Alias」 of the compute server you want to connect
• 「Key Pair」 of the compute server you want to connect

1. The 「Key Pair」 file used for the connection must be placed on the login server in advance.
   To copy the key file from the client PC to the login server, use the following command.（Please change the key storage/reference location as appropriate for your environment.）
   

• Ex.）
  「Key Pair」 of the compute server you want to connect to: sample.key
  Login Server Port」: 12345
  「End Point」 of the Login Server: sample@morgenrot.cloud
  

scp -i ./sample.key -P 12345 ./sample.key sample@morgenrot.cloud:~

2. After connecting to the login server, you can connect to the compute server by executing the following command

• Ex.）
  「Key Pair」 of the compute server you want to connect to: sample.key
  「Alias」 of the compute server you want to connect: sample-alias
  

ssh -i ./sample.key ubuntu@sample-alias

2.3. Extension of Login Server Usage Time

This section describes the procedure for extending the usage time of the login server.

Extension of the usage time can be done by updating the（End Time）for login servers whose Status is 「Running」 and whose End Time has not yet been reached.

1. To extend the usage time of the login server, open the 【Cloud Servers】 screen from the left side menu.
   
   
   

TIPS!

• If you do not see a list of login servers, select the 《Login Server》 tab at the top of the screen.
  

TIPS!

• Extension of server usage time can only be performed from the same user group （ same user group wallet ） as when the usage started.
  For example, if a user belongs to user groups A and B, and the server is started in group A （wallet A）, the extension operation must also be performed in group A （wallet A）.

1. Select the login server you wish to extend from the list and click the [Extend] button at the bottom of the detail screen.
   
   
   

2. On the 【Login Server Extension】 screen, enter the new scheduled end time in the 「New End Time」 field and click the [Extend] button to display the confirmation screen.
   
   
   

3. Check the contents and click the [Extend] button again if you wish to execute the extension.
   When processing is completed, 「End Time」 is updated.
   
   
   

TIPS!

• If the point balance of the relevant user group is less than the required number of points, the extension cannot be executed.
  

This is the end of the procedure for extending the usage time of the login server.

2.4. Termination of Login Server

This section describes the procedure for terminating use of the login server.

Exit operations can only be performed on a login server whose Status is 「Running」.
Also, the operation can only be performed from the same user group （same user group wallet） that started using it.

1. To terminate use of the login server, open the 【Cloud Servers】 screen from the left menu.
   

TIPS!
If you do not see a list of login servers, select the 《Login Server》 tab at the top of the 【Cloud Servers】 screen.

2. Select the login server you wish to terminate from the list to display the details screen.
   
   
   

3. After clicking the ［Terminate］ button, a confirmation popup 【Final Confirmation: Server Termination】 will be displayed.
   
   

4. Click the ［Terminate］ button in the pop-up window to confirm the contents and execute the termination.
   
   
   

TIPS!

• Upon completion of the exit operation, a portion of the points spent will be returned based on the return rate according to the specifications of the login server.
  For more information, see Point Refunds.
  
  

NOTICE!
Clicking the ［Terminate］ button will delete the configuration environment and all stored data for the login server in question.
Be sure to confirm in advance whether or not a backup is required.

3. Check Usage Status

Cloud Bouquet allows you to view your login server usage history and fees, including those for past years.

This section explains the fee structure regarding the login server and how to check your usage history.

3.1. Fee Structure for This Service

First, the fee structure of this service is explained.
The basic fee structure for this service is as follows

• Point consumption for use of login server
  • The number of points required to use the login server is calculated based on a defined unit price and time of use.
  • The unit price is set per hour and can be checked on the reservation screen of the login server or on the usage history screen.
  • The time used is calculated based on the time from the 「start-up start time」 to the 「specified estimated end time」.
  • The number of points consumed can be checked during the reservation operation process.
  • Each 3600 seconds is counted as one hour, with fractions rounded up to the nearest hour. （e.g., 1 to 3600 seconds is counted as 1 hour, and 3601 to 7200 seconds is counted as 2 hours.）

　　For operating conditions, please also refer to About Points and Wallets.

3.2. Checking the Usage Status for Login Server.

Cloud Bouquet allows you to check the usage （history） of each login server.

This information can be viewed on the 【Cloud Servers】 page.

TIPS!
If you do not see a list of login servers, select the 《Login Server》 tab at the top of the screen.

The items shown are as follows.

The running login servers are color-coded as follows according to the time remaining before the scheduled termination time, and a legend for each color is displayed in 「Remaining time until server termination」 in the upper right corner of the screen.

• Red：Less than 6 hours remaining
• Orange: Remaining time is more than 6 hours but less than 24 hours
• Yellow: Remaining time is more than 24 hours but less than 72 hours

On the 【Cloud Servers】 screen, the 〈Columns〉menu and 〈Filters〉menu at the top left of the list can be used to switch display items and narrow down the data.

By following the above procedure, you can check the usage status of individual login servers.

This concludes the explanation of how to check the usage status of individual login servers.