Log in to the Global or Kernel Zone

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Use this procedure to log in to the global zone. From the global zone, you can access the kernel zones, if needed.

Caution - Never manually create, edit, or delete VMs using Oracle Solaris zone commands. Always create, edit, and delete the VMs through MCMU BUI or MCMU CLI. See Accessing the MCMU (BUI and CLI).

From a terminal window with network access to the system, use the ssh command to log into the global zone.
Use the mcinstall user account. For more details about this account, see User Accounts.
```
% ssh mcinstall@Node-hostname_or_IPaddress
```
where Node-hostname_or_IPaddress is either the hostname or the IP address of node 1 or 2. You can obtain the node name (Hostname Preview) from the MCMU System Settings → System Information page. See View and Update Network Parameters in v1.2.2 and Earlier (BUI).

For example:
```
% ssh mcinstall@mc2.us.example.com
```
Enter the password for mcinstall.
Specify the password that was configured for your system.
If needed, assume the root role.
The password is the same password used for the mcinstall user.

For example:
```
% su root
Password: **************
#
```
At this point, you can perform administrative tasks in the global zone or access the kernel zones.
To get to a kernel zone, perform these commands:
Note - Alternatively, you can log directly into a kernel zone using ssh mcinstall@kz_public_hostname, where kz_public_hostname is the system prefix (shown in System Settings → User Input Summary) appended with ss01 (kernel zone on node 1) or ss02 (kernel zone on node 2). For example: ssh mcinstall@mc4ss01.
```
# zoneadm list
global
acfskz
appvmg1-zone-1-mc4-n1
dbvmg1-zone-3-mc4-n1
dbvmg1-zone-1-mc4-n1
dbvmg1-zone-4-mc4-n1
dbvmg1-zone-2-mc4-n1
```
In the output, the global zone is identified as global. The kernel zone is identified as acfskz.
```
# zlogin acfskz
```