Getting Started Guide

For existing partners, please fill out this form https://utor.cloud/admin-request and for new partners, please reach out to virtual.hosting@utoronto.ca.

In order to access the ITS Private Cloud environment for the first time, please follow this guide:

Step-by-step guide

Initialize your VSKEY account (steps here).
Review Guidelines .
Review theVSS VPN Guidelines and Install and configure the VSS VPN client. (steps here).
(optional) Try the introductory micro-course "Managing Virtual Machines on the ITS Private Cloud".
Visit https://vss-portal.eis.utoronto.ca and click on the button to request a new virtual machine (VSKEY authentication required).
1. Fill out the Virtual Machine (VM) specification as required.
2. If you do not have any network requirements, select VSS-PUBLIC** or VSS-CGN** in the network tab to have an IP address allocated to your VM. The new IP address will be fixed (static) via DHCP.
Connect to your VM using one of:
1. The Console Button on the icon via the VSS Portal https://cloud-portal.eis.utoronto.ca
2. The vSphere Client at https://vcenter.eis.utoronto.ca/ui

**VSS-PUBLIC: Offers internet publicly available IPv4 address.

**VSS-CGN: Offers IPv4 addresses accessible via UofT IP addresses on-campus or via the institutional VPN service https://security.utoronto.ca/services/vpn/ .

New: "Quick Start" videos for VM management:

A basic summary of most of the VSS URLs is available here.