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Open the Catalogue view by clicking the Catalogue icon
Select Public
Select the public cloud region
Click the import template button
Enter the ID of a template to import, or a Name text, for example
Linux, because we recommend that you use a Linux template.Optionally, filter by template providers, for example, use the
Canonicalprovider and search for anubuntutemplate.Click Search
Select a Template to import and click the import symbol beside the template
Select and edit the template
The template name is the default name for the VM, so it may be helpful to rename it. For more details, see Google’s Compute Engine documentation: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/naming-resources
To add default user details for remote access, go to Advanced
Select the template Operating system. For the latest version, do not set the OS version
Enter a Username. If you do not wish to use the default
abiquouser, enter another valid name. For Linux, you do not need to enter a password.
For Windows, enter a password with at least 12 characters
See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/windows/generating-credentials
Click Save
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Go to myCloud virtual datacenters view
Click the globe Global section button
From this section, you can onboard or synchronize the Global networks in a selected region, and their subnets.
Select Google Cloud Platform
On the Global networks page, click the + add button and complete the dialog
For Routing mode, select REGIONAL or GLOBAL. For GCP documentation, see https://cloud.google.com/network-connectivity/docs/router/concepts/overview#priority-and-dynamic-routing
To automatically create subnets in all regions of Google Cloud Platform, select Automatic subnet creation. This option is recommended for test environments only. The subnets will have an address in CIDR notation of
10.172.0.0/20
Select a global network
Go to the Subnets page, click the + add button, and complete the dialog
The Location is the public cloud region where the platform will store the subnet's metadata
To use IPs from this subnet in a virtual datacenter, select the virtual datacenter.
To deploy a VM, you must have at least one subnet assigned to your virtual datacenterFor the Purpose, select
PrivateTo sample network traffic and store it in cloud provider logs, select Enable flow logs
To enable your VMs to connect with provider or third party networks with services through subnet addresses, select Private services access
To enable users to deploy VMs with automatically assigned IP addresses, select Default virtual datacenter subnet
Click Save
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To open the myCloud Virtual datacenters view, click the cloud icon
Click the + add button at the bottom of the Virtual Datacenters list
Select Create virtual datacenter
Enter a Name, and select the Public cloud region
Select the Global network and the Subnet
Go to Defaults and select the Subnet
Click Save
Select the virtual datacenter and in the Virtual Appliances pane, click the + add button and enter the Name of the virtual appliance then click Save.
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Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters → Networks → Firewalls
Select the virtual datacenter
Click the + add button to create a firewall for incoming connections INGRESS, and enter the Name
For Sources,allow incoming connections from your IP address. Or for a temporary test system, allow all connections.
Go to Inbound and add the Firewall rules
From Common protocols for a Linux VM, select
SSHand/or for a Windows VM, selectRDPYou can also add the Port for the other protocol
Click Add
Click Save
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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To go into your virtual appliance, click Open under its Name.
To create a VM, click Create virtual machine and select a VM template
For the Name, enter a user-friendly name for the VM that meets provider criteria. See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/naming-resources
Click Save
Select an appropriate Hardware profile for your VM
On the VM icon from the options menu, select Edit
Click Network and select Subnets
Drag the
Auto-generated IPlabel into the NICs pane
Select Public and click Purchase public IP
Click the + add button
Click Accept
Select an IP address and click Add
Drag the public IP into the NICs pane. Select the VNIC Sequence of
0and click Accept
Click Save
Go to Networks → Firewall
Select your firewall and click Save
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
To deploy the virtual appliance, do one of these actions. The screenshots are from Azure, but the action is the same for all cloud providers.
From outside the virtual appliance, on the options menu, select Deploy.
OR From inside the virtual appliance, click the Deploy virtual appliance button. You can also deploy a VM on its own with the Deploy VM button.
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Go to Virtual datacenters and open the Virtual appliance
Select the VM
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
To open the remote connection, click the console button
A console should open to allow you to connect to your VM. The platform will automatically complete the Username.
For Linux VMs, enter the SSH private key (also called the Decryption key).
For Windows VMs on Azure, enter the Password.
The console will open to let you work on your VM.
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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