2. Prepare
● google cloud project
● google-cloud-sdk with gcutil
● ssh tool
Reference:
https://sites.google.com/a/mitac.com.tw/google-cloud-platform/google-compute-engine/gce---sdk-install-and-auth
3. ● GCE architecture
● GCE web UI to GCE CLI tool
○ Create, Snapshot, Create from Disk or Snapshot
● Network & FW
○ 3-tier network implements
● Instance option - start script
○ Using start script build a auto scale service
Today’s Objective
5. Something about GCE
● Billing: 1 Minute Increments, Minimum 10 Minutes
● Security:
○ ISO 27001:2005 Certification for GCE, GAE, and GCS
● Location:
○ Region
○ Zone
6. About the Instances
● Persistent Disk
● Network block storage
● Max of 16 disks/instance
● Created independently of instance
● 1 Virtual CPU is a Hyperthread on Processor
● Current processor is 2.6 GHz Intel Sandy Bridge Xeon
● No GPU or SSD Options
25. Bring Your Own Image
● Any common Linux distro
● Must support some specific kernel settings (e.g.,
specific PCI and ISA bridge, vCPU settings, SCSI
settings)
● Must have Python 2.6 or higher & sshd
● Must contain some Google packages (startup script
support, google-daemon, gcimagebundle)
● Should have other settings configured (e.g. DHCP,
SSH, firewall)