Display the Cloud VPS / VPS Lite bootloader from the console

This guide explains how to access the bootloader of a VPS Cloud / VPS Lite from the administration console.

The bootloader is the software that allows you to launch one or more operating systems (multi-boot) on your VPS Cloud / VPS Lite.

Display the bootloader of a VPS Cloud / VPS Lite

The following procedure allows you to display the bootloader of GRUB:

1. Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Edge
2. Click on the icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left side menu)
3. Choose VPS (universe Cloud Computing)
4. Click on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
5. Click on Open VNC console in a new window using the arrow to the right of the Open VNC console button
6. Click on Restart server while keeping the new window with the VNC console displayed
7. Immediately refresh the VNC console as soon as the server restarts to display the server's bootloader; GRUB will then appear and you can let it display by pressing a key on your keyboard