The remote command feature allows you to effectively perform O&M on cloud computers without the need to connect to the cloud computers from Alibaba Cloud Workspace terminals. You can send remote commands to one or more cloud computers at a time. You can also send remote commands to pooled cloud computers. This topic describes how to use the remote command feature.
Background information
To use the remote command feature, you must activate Cloud Assistant. Cloud Assistant is a native O&M tool developed by Alibaba Cloud. You can use Cloud Assistant to remotely execute Batch, PowerShell, and Shell commands to automate O&M script execution and software installation or uninstallation on cloud computers, without the need to connect to them.
By default, Cloud Assistant Agent is installed and started on cloud computers. We recommend that you keep Cloud Assistant Agent running to prevent service interruption. The process of Cloud Assistant Agent installed on Windows cloud computers is Aliyun Assist Service. The process of Cloud Assistant Agent installed on Linux cloud computers is aliyun.
Prerequisites
The cloud computers to which you want to send remote commands are in the Running state.
Send remote commands to a single cloud computer
Log on to the EDS console.
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Cloud Computers page, find the cloud computer to receive remote commands and use one of the following methods to send commands:
In the Actions column of the desired cloud computer, click the ⋮ icon and click Send Remote Commands.
Click the ID of the cloud computer. On the page that appears, click the Command Execution Details tab and then the Send Remote Commands button.
Configure the following parameters in the Send Remote Commands dialog box and click Execute.
Parameter
Description
Command Type
Windows cloud computers: Set the parameter to PowerShell or Bat.
Linux cloud computers: Set the parameter to Shell.
Command Content
Enter a command based on your business requirements.
NoteThe command must be the type of command that returns a result upon each execution. Interactions with the command output are not supported.
After a command is run, you can continue to enter another command in the Command Content text box to run the command.
Send remote commands to multiple cloud computers
Log on to the EDS console.
Choose one of the following console pages to proceed:
Cloud Computers page
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Cloud Computers page, click Send Remote Commands in the upper-left part of the page.
Remote Commands page
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
On the Remote Commands page, click Batch Send Remote Commands.
On the Batch Send page, configure the following parameters based on your business requirements and click Confirm Send.
Parameter
Description
Command Configuration
Command Type
Windows cloud computers: Set the parameter to PowerShell or Bat.
Linux cloud computers: Set the parameter to Shell.
Command Content
Enter a command based on your business requirements.
NoteThe command must be the type of command that returns a result upon each execution. Interactions with the command output are not supported.
Select Cloud Computers
Select the cloud computers to which you want to send remote commands.
NoteYou can select cloud computers that are only in the Running state.
You can select up to 500 cloud computers in a region. If you select more than 300 cloud computers at a time, the system batch runs commands. You can query the results by command execution ID.
You can quickly filter cloud computers by Cloud Computer Name, Cloud Computer ID, Office Network ID, Username, and Expiration soon.
After a command is run, you can continue to enter another command in the Command Content text box to run the command.
Send remote commands to pooled cloud computers
In the left-side navigation pane, choose .
In the upper-left corner of the top navigation bar, select a region.
On the Cloud Computer Pools page, find the desired cloud computer pool and click its ID.
On the Command Execution Details tab, click Send Remote Commands.
In the Send Remote Commands dialog box, configure the following parameters based on your business requirements and click Execute.
Parameter
Description
Command Type
Windows cloud computers: Set the parameter to PowerShell or Bat.
Linux cloud computers: Set the parameter to Shell.
Select Cloud Computers
Select the cloud computers to which you want to send remote commands.
All: Send remote commands to all cloud computers that are in the Running state in the pool.
Specific: Select the desired cloud computers from the drop-down list to send remote commands.
Command Content
Enter a command based on your business requirements.
NoteThe command must be the type of command that returns a result upon each execution. Interactions with the command output are not supported.
After a command is run, you can continue to enter another command in the Command Content text box to run the command.
What to do next
After you execute a command, you can view the command status, ID, content, and execution time.
Scenario | Method |
View the status of commands executed on cloud computers |
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View the status of commands executed on pooled cloud computers | On the Cloud Computer Pools page, find the desired cloud computer pool and click its ID. Then, click the Command Execution Details tab to view the information about the remote commands that you sent to its pooled cloud computers. |