Creating a VM Instance from a Disk

You can create disks using the image provided for your account. You must create a boot disk using the OS image. After creating the disk, you can attach it to an instance.

This section describes how to create a disk using an image. Using this disk, you then create a VM instance.

Creating a Disk from the GCP Image

Perform the following steps to create a disk using an image.

Before you begin

Ensure that you have access to the Protegrity appliance images.

How to create a disk using a GCP Image

To create a disk of the Protegrity appliance:

  1. Access the GCP domain at the following URL: https://cloud.google.com/

    The GCP home screen appears.

  2. Click Console.

    The GCP login screen appears.

  3. On the GCP login screen, enter the following details:

    • User Name
    • Password
  4. Click Sign in.

    After successful authentication, the GCP management console screen appears.

  5. Click Go to the Compute Engine dashboard under the Compute Engine area.

    The Dashboard screen appears

  6. Click Disks on the left pane.

    The Disks screen appears.

  7. Click CREATE DISK to create a new disk.

    The Create a disk screen appears.

  8. Enter the following details:

    • Name: Name of the disk
    • Description: Description for the disk
  9. Select one of the following options from the Type drop-down menu:

    • Standard persistent disk
    • SSD persistent disk
  10. Select the region and zone from the Region and Zone drop-down menus respectively.

  11. Select one of the following options from the Source Type option:

    • Image: The image of the Protegrity appliance that is provided.

      Select the image from the Source Image drop-down menu.

    • Snapshot: The snapshot of a disk.

    • Blank: Create a blank disk.

  12. Enter the size of the disk in the Size (GB) text box.

  13. Select Google-managed key from the Encryption option.

  14. Click Create.

    The disk is created.

Creating a VM Instance from a Disk

This section describes how to create a VM instance from a disk that is created from an image.

For more information about creating a disk, refer to section Creating a Disk from the GCP Image.

To create a VM instance from a disk:

  1. Ensure that you are logged in to the GCP Console.

  2. Click Compute Engine.

    The Compute Engine screen appears.

  3. Click CREATE INSTANCE.

    The Create an instance screen appears.

  4. Enter information in the following text boxes:

    • Name
    • Description
  5. Select the region and zone from the Region and Zone drop-down menus respectively.

  6. Under the Machine Type section, select the processor and memory configuration based on the requirements.

    Click Customize to customize your memory, processor and core configuration.

  7. Under Boot disk area, click Change to configure the boot disk.

    The Boot disk screen appears.

    • Click Existing Disks.
    • Select the required disk created with the Protegrity appliance image.
    • Click Select.
  8. Under Firewall area, select the Allow HTTP traffic or Allow HTTPS traffic checkboxes to permit HTTP or HTTPS requests.

  9. Click Create to create and start the instance.