SevOne Data Platform Deployment on Google Cloud Platform

• Google Cloud Platform networks must have VPN connectivity.
• SevOne NMS image must be uploaded to a Bucket in your GCP Cloud Storage.
• VPN Configuration is recommended to access the system via the VPN. For additional details, please refer to https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/vpn/concepts/overview
• Firewall policy is recommended to disallow access outside of the VPN. For additional details, please refer to https://cloud.google.com/firewall/docs/network-firewall-policies

Upload the version of SevOne NMS GCP image you received to a container in your Google Cloud Platform storage account, saving the URL to the uploaded image for a later step. Each SevOne NMS version only needs to be uploaded once.

1. Login to Google Cloud Portal console.
2. Navigate to Buckets (Cloud Storage).
3. Click the + Create button.
4. Click the name of the newly created bucket in the list.
5. Click the Create Folder button, specify Uploads as the name, then click Create.
6. Click the Uploads folder name.
7. Click Upload Files, then select the .qcow2 SevOne image file for upload and click Open.

Create an image which will be used for the boot disk of SevOne VM Instances.

# Example CLI commands that may be needed to set permissions.
# Prior to running the commands, identify the following and change 
# them in the script: 
# - COMPUTE_SERVICE_ID (from the Targets page)
# - PROJECT_NAME (the project name for the target imports)
# - YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM (your email address for logon to GCP)
# - STORAGE_LOCATION (storage bucket name)

# set the project as active, replacing PROJECT_NAME with appropriate value
gcloud config set project PROJECT_NAME

# enable services before imports can be successful
gcloud services enable servicemanagement.googleapis.com servicecontrol.googleapis.com iam.googleapis.com cloudresourcemanager.googleapis.com compute.googleapis.com

# update the permissions for your user, replacing PROJECT_NAME and 
# YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM with the appropriate values
gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_NAME --member=user:YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM --role=roles/vmmigration.admin

gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_NAME --member=user:YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM --role=roles/resourcemanager.projectIamAdmin

gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_NAME --member=user:YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM --role=roles/compute.viewer

gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_NAME --member=user:YOUR_EMAIL@DOMAIN.COM --role=roles/iam.serviceAccountUser

# permissions for the compute account user, replacing PROJECT_NAME, 
# COMPUTE_SERVICE_ID, and GS_LOCATION with the appropriate values
gcloud projects add-iam-policy-binding PROJECT_NAME --member=serviceAccount:service-COMPUTE_SERVICE_ID@gcp-sa-vmmigration.iam.gserviceaccount.com --role=roles/vmmigration.serviceAgent

gcloud storage buckets add-iam-policy-binding gs://GS_LOCATION --member=serviceAccount:service-COMPUTE_SERVICE_ID@gcp-sa-vmmigration.iam.gserviceaccount.com --role=roles/storage.objectViewer
 

1. Identify and configure the target project.
2. Set required permissions.
   1. Follow the instructions to Configure permissions on target project service account or to Configure permissions for a Shared VPC to set the remaining permissions based on your project requirements.
   2. Add the target project.
      Note: If a yellow warning triangle appears, it indicates that required permissions are still missing. Do not proceed while this warning is present — make sure all missing permissions are resolved before moving on to the next step.

Create SevOne NMS OS Disk for the Virtual Machine (VM) and create the instance from the OS disk.

1. Login to GCP console.
2. Navigate to VM instances.
3. Click the + Create Instance button.
   1. Name - specify a name for your VM instance.
   2. Region - specify the region for your VM instance. Region is permanent.
   3. Zone - specify the zone for your VM instance. Zone is permanent.
   4. Machine configuration - select the General purpose tab and select the N2 radio button.
   5. Machine type - select the GCP machine type from the drop-down list. For GCP machine types for SevOne Appliances, please refer to GCP Machine Types for SevOne Appliances.
   6. Boot disk - click OS and storage in the left navigation bar. Then click the Change button.
      • Select the Custom images tab.
      • Select the GCP Image that was created from the SevOne image.
      • Configure the boot disk.
        Important:

        Boot disk type - Balanced persistent disk

        Size - specify the Data Disk (GB) size for your SevOne NMS model in table GCP Machine Types for SevOne Appliances

      • Click the Select button.
   7. In the left navigation bar, select Networking to ensure that network, subnetwork, and IP configuration is correct for your use case.
   8. Click the Create button.