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by Human_USB 2505 days ago
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance...
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technion 2505 days ago
That's only an output image though. The ability to interact with the console is always something I've missed from on-premises hypervisors.
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andoma 2505 days ago
FWIW, GCE have console. Another thing I miss in AWS is the ability to change instance user-data while running (GCE also allows this, including the ability to long-poll for changes)
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kornholi 2505 days ago
Yeah, I've used GCE's console many times with SysRq to debug frozen instances. Surprised that AWS doesn't have one.
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deathanatos 2504 days ago
Rackspace (at least, when I worked for a company that used them) has access to the console; their website has a link to a VNC page (running a Java applet) that connects to the console of the VM; you can even type into it, unlike AWS.

It was extremely handy, and I miss having it. Debugging issues in AWS is a bit trickier.

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