14 Accessing a Windows Instance Using RDP
Remote desktop protocol (RDP) allows you to securely access your Windows instance from a remote host. To access a Windows instance from a Windows host, you can use the default RDP client, Remote Desktop Connection.
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This procedure assumes that your local host runs a Windows operating system and that you’re using the Remote Desktop Connection client to access your Windows instance. If your local host has another operating system, use an appropriate RDP client to access your Windows instance.
Accessing a Windows Instance on IP Network Using RDP
RDP access to your Windows instance on IP network is not enabled by default. Before accessing your Windows instance using RDP, you must create the following networking components: an ACL, a vNICset which contains your instance’s vNIC and the created ACL is applied to it, ingress and egress security rules for IP network to enable RDP access. You don’t need to perform this task if you have created your Windows instance using QuickStarts. When you use QuickStarts to create your Windows instance, it also creates all the networking objects that’s required to access the instance over remote desktop protocol (RDP). You’ll need to set up the required security rules and ACLs if you have created the Windows instance by using orchestrations or by using the Create Instance wizard.
Prerequisites
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Ensure that you’ve created your Windows instance with the following configuration:
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Has one interface on an IP network and is added to a vNICset. This interface should be specified as the default gateway for the instance.
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Has one IP address from the
/oracle/public/public-ippool
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Doesn’t have an interface on the shared network.
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Has the required
userdata
attributes. See Creating an Instance from the Instances Page for information about the required attributes. See Retrieving Instance Metadata to find out how to view the metadata associated with your instance. If you’re using an orchestration to manage your instance, you can view the orchestration to check the specified attributes. See Monitoring Orchestrations v1.
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The instance is in the running state.
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Accessing a Windows Instance on Shared Network Using RDP
RDP access to your Windows instance on shared network is not enabled by default. Before accessing your Windows instance using RDP, you must add your instance to a security list and create a security rule to enable RDP access.
Prerequisites
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Ensure that you’ve created your Windows instance with the required
userdata
attributes. See Creating an Instance from the Instances Page for information about the required attributes. See Retrieving Instance Metadata to find out how to view the metadata associated with your instance.If you’re using an orchestration to manage your instance, you can view the orchestration to check the specified attributes. If you have created your instance using orchestration v2, see Monitoring Orchestrations v2. If you have created your instance using orchestration v1, see Monitoring Orchestrations v1.
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Ensure that your instance has a public IP address. See Managing Public IP Addresses. To find out the public IP address of your instance, view the information on the Instances page. See Listing Instances.
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