The operations described may affect the system and data, potentially causing malfunctions or data loss:
- always back up your data or the entire server externally before performing any operation;
- if available, create a snapshot of the server from the management panel before making changes to the system;
- for unmanaged services, you are responsible for managing the operating system and software;
- if in doubt, consult a trusted system administrator or check the latest official documentation for the operating system or software in use.
Before proceeding
Before connecting to a Cloud Server using its private IP address:
- make sure the Cloud Servers are connected to the same Virtual Switch;
- verify that the private network has been configured correctly in the operating systems;
- verify that the Cloud Servers can communicate with each other using their respective private IP addresses.
Connecting to other Cloud Servers using private IP addresses
Cloud Servers connected to the same Virtual Switch and configured on the same private network can communicate using their respective private IP addresses.
You can therefore use one Cloud Server as an access point to the private network and connect from it to the other Cloud Servers using their private IP addresses.
For example, you can configure a Cloud Server with Internet access through a public IP address and use it to reach the other Cloud Servers on the private network, without each of them necessarily requiring its own public IP address.
Once you have accessed the Cloud Server, you can connect to the other Cloud Servers on the private network:
- via RDP, if you are using Windows Cloud Servers;
- via SSH, if you are using Linux Cloud Servers.
To connect, use the private IP address configured in the operating system of the Cloud Server you want to reach.
Accessing resources on a Windows Cloud Server
From a Windows Cloud Server connected to the private network, you can also access shared resources on other Windows Cloud Servers on the same network, provided that sharing has been configured and allowed by the operating system.
For example, to access administrative disk shares, you can use:
\\<Cloud-Server-private-IP>\C$
or:
\\<Cloud-Server-private-IP>\D$
Access to resources depends on the operating system configuration, user permissions and the Cloud Server firewall rules.