Prepare public cloud templates

The VM template will have a default user, and you should add a password for this user.

Go to Catalogue → Public 

Select the public cloud region and go to Templates

Open

Edit a VM template in public cloud

Select and edit the template

Go to Advanced

Select the template operating system, for example, LINUX_64

For Azure enter a Username and for Windows on Azure enter a Password

1. For Linux, note the username that the platform has obtained from the Azure template

2. For Windows, enter a valid username and password.
   See the Azure Portal and documentation about usernames at FAQ about Windows VMs in Azure - Azure Virtual Machines.
   The RDP password must be more than 12 characters long. It should contain at least one each of uppercase character, lowercase character, number, and special character.
   See FAQ about Windows VMs in Azure - Azure Virtual Machines

If you do not add a user and password to the template, the platform will use the default set in Abiquo Configuration Properties.

For AWS enter a Username

1. For Linux, see Amazon default instance users table. If necessary, enter the Username

2. For Windows, enter Administrator

Open

Advanced VM template options in public cloud

Click Save