MY VM DOES NOT HAVE A FLOATING IP, EVEN THOUGH CYCLADES REPORT SO.
For the following steps, you need to connect to your VM using the Cyclades connection guide . If your VM cannot be reached though the Internet, we suggest you use the console, as described in the above guide.
If you have a server that was created from an older openSUSE, CentOS, Debian Squeeze or Ubuntu Server image, you probably need to install and configure properly the Network Manager utility. Depending on your OS, you can follow the instructions below:
Debian Squeeze / Ubuntu Server:
First, check if Network Manager is installed:
dpkg -l | grep network-manager
If it returns any output, you can proceed. Else, you have to install it with the following command:
apt-get update && apt-get install network-manager
Once Network Manager is installed, you need to explicitly set it to manage your Ethernet adapters. Using your favorite text editor (e.g. nano) edit the configuration file /etc/NetworkManager/NetworkManager.conf so that the line:
[ifupdown] managed=false <--
becomes:
[ifupdown] managed=true <--
Finally, restart the Network Manager:
sudo /etc/init.d/network-manager restart
Note: If you have an Ubuntu Server VM that was created before 20 December 2013, you will probably need to follow these instructions too.
CentOS:
First, check if Network Manager is installed:
rpm -qa | grep NetworkManager
If it returns any output, you can proceed. Else, you have to install it with the following command:
yum install NetworkManager chkconfig NetworkManager on
Once Network Manager is installed, you need to remove or rename all ifcfg-ethX files from the /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts directory. You can do so with the following commands:
cd /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
for f in $(ls ifcfg-eth*); do mv ${f} old.${f}; done
Finally, restart the Network Manager:
service NetworkManager restart
openSUSE:
openSUSE VMs that were created before 9 January 2014 may have Network Manager deactivated. To activate Network Manager, follow the instructions on this link.
CYCLADES QUESTIONS
General
- Can I modify the technical specifications of an already created VM?
- How can I recover my data from a VM that has been destroyed? Is there any way to restore my VM back to its previous state?
- If I disconnect from my account, do my Virtual Machines stop working?
- Why does my VM's image show up as "Deleted" in its details?
- I stopped my VM and cannot make it start again.
- I registered but I cannot create VMs.
Connectivity
- What is the username and password of my VM?
- Can I change the provided domain name of my VM?
- How can I connect to the Windows/Linux VM that I have created?
- How can I access all my VMs using one public IP?
- Why X2Go does not work when trying to connect to my VM?
- Why X2Go does not work on MacOS X?
- Is there a way of creating a local network using my Virtual Machines?
- Is it possible to create a local network between Virtual Machines that have been created by different users?
- In which case would I need to connect to my VM through the console?
- My Windows machine is "Running" but I cannot connect to it.
- My VM does not seem to have a network adapter, even though it is connected to a network.
- My VM does not have a floating IP, even though Cyclades report so.
- My VM does not work properly with IPv6.
- I'm getting confused about IPv4/IPv6, floating IPs and hot-plugging. Can you provide a simple explanation for all these?
- Can I shutdown/reboot my VM internally?
- Why is port X closed? Is it blocked by design?
- How can I add my public SSH key in an existing VM?
- I updated my Ubuntu 16.04 VM to Ubuntu 18.04 and cannot connect to it.
