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Console Access

Edge provides a browser-based graphical console for reaching a running VM without depending on SSH, RDP, or any network service inside the guest. It is a VNC session showing the guest as it would appear on an attached monitor, and it is the only console Edge provides: there is no serial console.

Open the Console​

Select Connect on the VM's Dashboard tab. The button shows Not Available when there is nothing to connect to, because the VM is stopped or its host is offline. Because the console attaches at the virtual display, it works before the guest has any network configuration, making it the place to complete first-boot setup or recover a guest you are locked out of over SSH or RDP.

Using the Console​

Clicking into the viewer captures your keyboard and mouse. A toolbar across the top provides:

  • Keyboard menu: sends Ctrl+Alt+Del to the guest. Use this menu rather than your own keyboard, which your local operating system would intercept.
  • Power controls: the Dashboard's start, stop, and restart controls, inline.
  • Disconnect: closes the session without changing the VM's power state.

If the connection drops, the console reconnects automatically with an increasing backoff, then offers a manual Retry button once automatic attempts are exhausted.