Launching the instances of virtual appliances
Once an image gets created, you can use the image to launch instances to deploy the Resiliency Manager and any number of Infrastructure Management Servers (IMS), and Replication Gateways in Google Cloud Platform.
To launch the instances of virtual appliances
- Go to the Google Cloud Platform console and navigate to Images under Storage.
- Click on the image which you want to select and click Create Instance.
- Make sure to select appropriate Machine Type that matches with the system resource requirements mentioned in the documentation.
See System resource requirements for Resiliency Platform.
Network Optimization should be high for the instance.
- Select the required Region and Zone in which you wish to deploy the Resiliency Platform.
- Under Identity and API access, select a Service Account created with all the necessary permissions for Resiliency Manager and IMS.
If you deploy the appliances using marketplace, then template deployment will create the required service account and associate it with the instance.
- Under Networking, enter the Network Tag created for the particular instance.
- Select the proper Network and Subnetwork in which you want to create the setup.
- Under Disks, you need to attach an extra disk of size 50 GB for Resiliency Manager, 40 GB for IMS and 50 GB for Replication Gateway.
- Click Create to launch the instance.
In the Select an existing key pair or Create a new key pair wizard, you can choose an existing key pair, or create a new one. If you create a new key pair, ensure to click the Download key pair button and download. You will need the private key from this key pair to login as admin user for completing the bootstrap process.
See Deploying the virtual appliances in Google Cloud Platform using OVA files.