Configure PuTTY for Azure Connections | Teradata VantageCloud Enterprise on Azure (DIY) - Configuring PuTTY - Teradata® VantageCloud Enterprise on Azure

VantageCloud Enterprise on Azure (DIY) Installation and Administration Guide - 3.2.0.0
Deployment
VantageCloud
Edition
Enterprise
Product
Teradata® VantageCloud Enterprise on Azure
Release Number
3.2.0.0
Published
March 2026
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2026-04-07
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Cloud
PrerequisiteThis procedure assumes you have PuTTY and the PuTTY Key Generator (PuTTYgen) installed.
  1. From the Azure portal, select the VM.
  2. Record the public IP of the VM to which you want to connect.
  3. Convert your *.pem file to a *.ppk file.
    1. Run PuTTYgen.
    2. Select Conversions > Import key.
    3. Select the *.pem file that was created when you deployed the VM, and click Open.
    4. At Actions, select Save private key, and save your key in *.ppk format.
  4. From your desktop, run PuTTY.
  5. Under Category, select Session.
  6. At Host Name, enter the public IP address you previously recorded.
  7. At Port, enter 22.
  8. Under Category again, select SSH > AUTH.
  9. At Private key file for authentication, click Browse and navigate to the *.ppk file you created.
  10. Click Open and log in with the user name specified when you deployed the VM, which may or may not be azureuser.