Using SSH to connect to compute instances on a Snow Family device

To use Secure Shell (SSH) to connect to compute instances on a Snow Family device, you have the following options for providing or creating an SSH key.

• You can provide the SSH key for the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) when you create a job to order a device. For more information, see Configuring an AMI to Use SSH to Connect to Compute Instances Launched on the Device.

• You can provide the SSH key for the AMI when you create a virtual machine image to import to a Snow Family device. For more information, see Importing a virtual machine image to a Snow Family device.

• You can create a key pair on the Snow Family device and choose to launch an instance with that locally generated public key. For more information, see Create a key pair using Amazon EC2 in the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances.

To connect to an instance through SSH

1. Make sure that your device is powered on, connected to the network, and unlocked. For more information, see Connecting to Your Local Network.

2. Make sure that you have your network settings configured for your compute instances. For more information, see Network Configuration for Compute Instances.

3. Check your notes to find the PEM or PPK key pair that you used for this specific instance. Make a copy of those files somewhere on your computer. Make a note of the path to the PEM file.

4. Connect to your instance through SSH as in the following example command. The IP address is the IP address of the virtual network interface (VNIC) that you set up in Network Configuration for Compute Instances.

   
     ssh -i path/to/PEM/key/file instance-user-name@192.0.2.0

   For more information, see Connecting to Your Linux Instance Using SSH in the Amazon EC2 User Guide for Linux Instances.