Connecting to CMS on the GCP instance

Last Updated : Aug 26, 2025 |
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Before you begin
Ensure that:
  • The imported VM instance has a firewall rule that enables TCP ingress traffic in the IP range of 35.235.240.0 through 35.235.240.20, port: 22.
  • You have installed the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud CLI).
  1. Log in to the gcloud CLI.
  2. To authorize gcloud to access the Cloud Platform with Google user credentials, enter the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    gcloud auth login
  3. To enable SSH into the CMS virtual machine, enter the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    gcloud compute ssh <cms user>@<name of VM> --zone=<GCP Zone> 
    --project=<project ova loaded into>
    For example:
    gcloud compute ssh cms@cms20 --zone "us-east1-b" --project "avaya-cms"
  4. To log in, use the following credentials:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    username: cms
    password: avayacloud516
  5. To log in as root, use the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    su - root