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By default, any OS image uploaded to the Rapid Access Cloud cannot be made public to other users. However, sharing images between projects is possible using the glance member-* commands. If you have an image you’d like to share with all Rapid Access Cloud users, please contact the Rapid Access Cloud administrators. 

What is the default username for my VM?

Each Linux-based image has a default user that will have your SSH key injected when you create your image. You'll want to use that username at the instance's IP address in order to log in. (eg. ssh centos@199.116.235.57)

  • Ubuntu based images: 'ubuntu'
  • Fedora based images: 'fedora'
  • CentOS based images: 'centos'
  • Debian based images: 'debian'

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Cybera recommends that users store their data in volumes and not on the instance itself. The nature of instances are ephemeral, so any data left in an instance when it is destroyed is deleted as well. On the other hand, data stored on volumes persists beyond the lifetime of the instance. As such, we recommend that volumes are used for more permanent data storage and only the operating system and application data should be stored on the ephemeral (VM) disk. Read more about how to use volumes herevolumes in the Advanced Guide.

Should I back-up my data?

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There is most likely a problem with the security group or the keypair. See here and hereThe Basic Guide on Key pairs and security groups.

Do you provide access to GPUs?

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