Citrix Systems 4.2 6.3.3. Creating an Instance, 6.3.4. Logging In Using the SSH Keypair, 6.3.5. Resetting SSH Keys

Creating an Instance
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2. Copy the key data into a file. The file looks like this:
-----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
MIICXQIBAAKBgQCSydmnQ67jP6lNoXdX3noZjQdrMAWNQZ7y5SrEu4wDxplvhYci
dXYBeZVwakDVsU2MLGl/K+wefwefwefwefwefJyKJaogMKn7BperPD6n1wIDAQAB
AoGAdXaJ7uyZKeRDoy6wA0UmF0kSPbMZCR+UTIHNkS/E0/4U+6lhMokmFSHtu
mfDZ1kGGDYhMsdytjDBztljawfawfeawefawfawfawQQDCjEsoRdgkduTy
QpbSGDIa11Jsc+XNDx2fgRinDsxXI/zJYXTKRhSl/LIPHBw/brW8vzxhOlSOrwm7
VvemkkgpAkEAwSeEw394LYZiEVv395ar9MLRVTVLwpo54jC4tsOxQCBlloocK
lYaocpk0yBqqOUSBawfIiDCuLXSdvBo1Xz5ICTM19vgvEp/+kMuECQBzm
nVo8b2Gvyagqt/KEQo8wzH2THghZ1qQ1QRhIeJG2aissEacF6bGB2oZ7Igim5L14
4KR7OeEToyCLC2k+02UCQQCrniSnWKtDVoVqeK/zbB32JhW3Wullv5p5zUEcd
KfEEuzcCUIxtJYTahJ1pvlFkQ8anpuxjSEDp8x/18bq3
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
3. Save the file.
6.3.3. Creating an Instance
Ensure that you use the same SSH key name that you created.
Note
You cannot create the instance by using the GUI at this time and associate the instance with the
newly created SSH keypair.
A sample curl command to create a new instance is:
curl --globoff http://localhost:<port number>/?
command=deployVirtualMachine&zoneId=1&serviceOfferingId=18727021-7556-4110-9322-
d625b52e0813&templateId=e899c18a-
ce13-4bbf-98a9-625c5026e0b5&securitygroupids=ff03f02f-9e3b-48f8-834d-91b822da40c5&account=admin
\&domainid=1&keypair=keypair-doc
Substitute the template, service offering and security group IDs (if you are using the security group
feature) that are in your cloud environment.
6.3.4. Logging In Using the SSH Keypair
To test your SSH key generation is successful, check whether you can log in to the cloud setup.
For example, from a Linux OS, run:
ssh -i ~/.ssh/keypair-doc <ip address>
The -i parameter directs the ssh client to use a ssh key found at ~/.ssh/keypair-doc.
6.3.5. Resetting SSH Keys
With the API command resetSSHKeyForVirtualMachine, a user can set or reset the SSH keypair
assigned to a virtual machine. A lost or compromised SSH keypair can be changed, and the user
can access the VM by using the new keypair. Just create or register a new keypair, then call
resetSSHKeyForVirtualMachine.