Google

Requirements

• IAM Service Account with Owner or Compute Admin Role permissions
• project_id, private_key and client_email for the Service Account
• Compute Engine API enabled in GCP API’s and Services

Features

• Provisioning Virtual Machines
• Network tagging
• Private and Local Images
• Google VM Snapshots
• Brownfield Inventory
• Costing
• Right sizing

Add a Google Cloud

Tip

All of the required Google Cloud credentials can be found in the .json file created when generating a key for a Google Cloud service account.

1. Navigate to Infrastructure -> Clouds

2. Select + CREATE CLOUD, select Google Cloud, and then click Next.

3. Enter the following into the Create Cloud modal:

   Name

   Name of the Cloud in Morpheus

   Location

   Description field for adding notes on the cloud, such as location.

   Visibility

   For setting cloud permissions in a multi-tenant environment. Not applicable in single tenant environments.

   Project ID

   Google Cloud Project ID

   Private Key

   Service Account Private key, beginning with —–BEGIN PRIVATE KEY—–` and ending with `—–END PRIVATE KEY—–

   Client Email

   Service Account Client Email. ex: morpheus@morpheus.iam.gserviceaccount.com

   Region

   Regions will auto-populate upon successful authentication with the above credentials. Select appropriate region for this Cloud.

   Inventory Existing Instances

   If enabled, existing Google Instances will be inventoried and appear as unmanaged Virtual Machines in Morpheus .

Note

Morpheus scopes clouds to single regions. Multiple clouds can be added for multi-region support, and then optionally added to the same group.

The Cloud can now be added to a Group or configured with additional Advanced options.

Advanced Options

DOMAIN

Specify a default domain for instances provisioned to this Cloud.

SCALE PRIORITY

Specifies the priority with which an instance will scale into the cloud. A lower priority number means this cloud integration will take scale precedence over other cloud integrations in the group.

APPLIANCE URL

Alternate Appliance url for scenarios when the default Appliance URL (configured in admin -> settings) is not reachable or resolvable for Instances provisioned in this cloud. The Appliance URL is used for Agent install and reporting.

TIME ZONE

Configures the time zone on provisioned VM’s if necessary.

DATACENTER ID

Used for differentiating pricing among multiple datacenters. Leave blank unless prices are properly configured.

NETWORK MODE

Unmanaged or Managed

SECURITY MODE

Defines if Morpheus will control local firewall of provisioned servers and hosts.

Important

When local firewall management is enabled, Morpheus will automatically set an IP table rule to allow incoming connections on tcp port 22 from the Morpheus Appliance.

STORAGE MODE

Single Disk, LVM or Clustered

GUIDANCE

Enable Guidance recommendations on cloud resources.

DNS INTEGRATION

Records for instances provisioned in this cloud will be added to selected DNS integration.

SERVICE REGISTRY

Services for instances provisioned in this cloud will be added to selected Service Registry integration.

CONFIG MANAGEMENT

Select a Chef, Salt, Ansible or Puppet integration to be used with this Cloud.

CMDB

Select CMDB Integration to automatically update selected CMDB.

AGENT INSTALL MODE

• SSH / WINRM: Morpheus will use SSH or WINRM for Agent install.
• Cloud-Init (when available): Morpheus will utilize Cloud-Init or Cloudbase-Init for agent install when provisioning images with Cloud-Init/Cloudbase-Init installed. Morpheus will fall back on SSH or WINRM if cloud-init is not installed on the provisioned image.

API PROXY

Required when a Proxy Server blocks communication between the Morpheus Appliance and the Cloud. Proxies can be added in the Infrastructure -> Networks -> Proxies tab.

Provisioning Options

PROXY

Required when a Proxy Server blocks communication between an Instance and the Morpheus Appliance. Proxies can be added in the Infrastructure -> Networks -> Proxies tab.

Bypass Proxy for Appliance URL

Enable to bypass proxy settings (if added) for Instance Agent communication to the Appliance URL.

USER DATA (LINUX)

Add cloud-init user data or scripts. Assumes bash syntax.

Finally, add Google Cloud to an existing Group or create a new Group, and you have now integrated Morpheus with Google Cloud!

Important

If you experience difficulties adding a GCP Cloud, ensure you have met all the Requirements above, and have logged into Google Cloud and navigated to the Compute Engine sections as it will not be initialized until navigated to upon Google Cloud account creation.