I cannot reach my VM via SSH

First and foremost, please check if the Security Group you are using allows SSH traffic to the VM.

  1. If you have set a password for your user you can use the NoVNC console from within the OpenStack dashboard to log into the VM and reconfigure netplan’s configuration file located in /etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml. More information on this topic can be found here.
  2. If you do not have a password set you need to create a new VM.
    1. As default value, a volume will be kept even if its VM is deleted. In this case, you can delete the VM, go to the Volumes overview page and select „Launch as instance“ from the particular volume’s dropdown menu.
    2. If you are unsure, you can create a snapshot of your (running) VM, go to Volumes > Snapshots and select „Launch as Instance“ from the particular snapshot’s dropdown menu.

Once the VM is ready, you should be able to log in via SSH.