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  1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters → Networks → Firewalls

  2. Select the virtual datacenter

  3. Click the + add button to create a firewall for incoming connections INGRESS, and enter the Name

  4. For Sources,allow incoming connections from your IP address. Or for a temporary test system, allow all connections.

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  5. Go to Inbound and add the Firewall rules

    1. From Common protocols for a Linux VM, select SSH and/or for a Windows VM, select RDP

    2. You can also add the Port for the other protocol

    3. Click Add

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  6. Click Save(question) Go to Outbound, select All traffic, click Add, then click  Save.The platform will create the firewall.

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Create a VM in GCP

When you create a VM, you can select from the compatible templates.

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  1. To go into your virtual appliance, click Open under its Name.

  2. To create a VM, click Create virtual machine and select a VM template

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    1. For the Name, enter a user-friendly name for the VM that meets provider criteria. See  https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/naming-resources

    2. Click Save

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  3. Select an appropriate Hardware profile for your VM

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  4. On the VM icon from the options menu, select Edit

  5. Click Network and select Subnets

    1. Drag the Auto-generated IP label into the NICs pane

  6. Select Public and click Purchase public IP

    1. Click the + add button

    2. Click Accept

    3. Select an IP address and click Add

  7. Drag the public IP into the NICs pane. Select the VNIC Sequence of 0 and click Accept

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  8. Click Save

  9. Go to Networks → Firewall

  10. Select your firewall and click Save

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  11. To go out of the virtual appliance, click the Name of the virtual datacenter or the myCloud icon. This screenshot is for Azure, but it is the same for all cloud providers.

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Deploy the virtual appliance in public cloud

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  1. Go to Virtual datacenters and open the Virtual appliance

  2. Select the VM

  3. To obtain the default username (and password for Windows), go to the General tab of the VM control panel and click the default credentials key button

  4. To open the remote connection, click the console button

    Get remote access credentials and connect to your VM
  5. A console should open to allow you to connect to your VM. The platform will automatically complete the Username.

  6. For Linux VMs, enter the SSH private key (also called the Decryption key).
    For Windows VMs, enter the Password.

    Enter credentials for Linux remote access

    The console will open to let you work on your VM.

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If you cannot connect due to an unsecured certificate error, open a new tab in the same browser, enter the host IP of the VM, and accept the certificate.

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