One 'host' server can run multiple VServer instances. Let's say you're working on a remote location using Windows OS. We will login to your 'host' server using SSH first and then enter a specific vserver instance:
- Open the SSH client (Putty for example which can be downloaded from http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html)
- Under 'Host Name', type the host system IP address (e.g. 232.123.44.108)
- Set 'Port' = '2222' (use different SSH port if the default is not used by the host)
- Click on the 'Open' button to initialize the connection
- When asked for a username and password, provide the ones used on the host (e.g. 'root'/'pbxware')
- Once in the host server list all of the available VServer instances
ls /etc/vservers
- Enter one of the available VServers
vserver SERVER_NAME enter
- Congratulations, you're now in VServer SERVER_NAME instance
- To exit back to host, just type 'exit' and you'll be on the host again
You can access the Vserver instance, in a simpler way:
- Open the SSH client
- Under 'Host Name', type the Vserver IP address (e.g. 232.123.44.109)
- Set 'Port' = '2020'
- Click on the Open button to initialize the connection
- When asked for a username and password, provide the ones used for Vserver root username
- Congratulations, you are now in your Vserver instance.