GCP (4.2)
- Jenni Wallin
The GCP Profile is used for setting up the access credentials and properties to be used to connect to a Google Cloud Platform service. Currently, the profile can be used with the following profiles and agents:
Menus
The contents of the menus in the menu bar may change depending on which configuration type has been opened in the currently displayed tab. The GCP Profile uses the standard menu items and buttons that are visible for all configurations, and these are described in Build View (4.2).
The Edit menu is specific for the GCP Profile configurations.
Item | Description |
|---|---|
External References | Select this menu item to enable the use of External References in the GCP Profile configuration. This can be used to configure the following fields: Use JSON File
Form
For further information, see External Reference (4.2). |
Note!
If there is a proxy in your network environment, the GCP agents will work with a proxy that does not require authentication. Currently, the GCP agents do not work with a proxy that requires authentication. Refer to HTTP Proxy Setup (4.2) for more details.
Configuration
JSON File
The following settings are available when you have selected Use Json File as the Input Option in the GCP Profile.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Environment-Provided Service Account | When Usage Engine is deployed in the GCP environment, such as in Compute Engine, enable this option to retrieve the Service Account credentials provided by the environment. |
Input Option | Allows you to select the method for connecting to the GCP service. For the Use JSON File option, you need to create the GCP Service Account Key as a JSON file and download it into the Platform and EC servers. |
Credentials File | The location of the GCP Service Account JSON file containing the credential keys. |
Note!
The JSON file option is not recommended for production dgcp_profile_jsoneployments. It is meant to facilitate ease of testing of the GCP Profile by the workflow designer during development.
Form
The following settings are available when you have selected Form as the Input Option in the GCP Profile.
Setting | Description |
|---|---|
Environment-Provided Service Account | When Usage Engine is deployed in the GCP environment, such as in Compute Engine, enable this option to retrieve the Service Account credentials provided by the environment. |
Input Option | Allows you to select the method for connecting to the GCP service. For Form, the GCP Profile will take the role of the Service Account Key file. It will parse all the credentials in order to connect to the GCP service. |
Project Id | The GCP Project Id that hosts the GCP service that Usage Engine should access. |
Private Key Id | The Private Key Id to be used for the service account. |
Private Key | The full content of the private key, or use Secret Profile. |
Client Email | The email address given to the service account. |
Client Id | The Id for the service account client. |
Other Information | The Auth URI, Token URI and info about the certs are to be added into this field. |
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