GCP Fabric Configuration Parameters
This page describes the configuration values that you need to specify to create a new fabric using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Parameters with an asterisk (*) are required. Before you can initiate the Create process, you must specify all required parameters.
- Name*
- Name of the fabric. Use a name that is unique across all of your fabrics and is from 1
to 40 characters. The name:
- Must start with a lowercase letter.
- Can contain lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- Must not contain consecutive hyphens.
- Must include a lowercase letter or a number as the final character.
- Provider
- The cloud provider on which to create the fabric. Select Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Service account key file*
- A file containing your GCP service account credentials. For more information, see Create and delete service account keys.
- Zone*
- The GCP zone in which to provision the fabric.
- Storage Tier*
- The consumption baseline that you specified in your license for the fabric. Your actual
storage consumption can exceed this level. Select from these tiers:
- 1 TB
- 10 TB
- 100 TB
- 1 PB
- Data-at-rest encryption
- Data on disk (or data at rest) on a secure fabric can be encrypted, enabling you to protect the data if a disk is compromised. Encryption of data at rest not only prevents unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data, but it also protects against data theft via sector-level disk access. Data-at-rest encryption is ON by default.
- Nodes
- The number of nodes allocated based on the Storage tier you selected. You do not need to specify a number. The nodes are populated automatically.
- VPC network*
- The identifier for the VPC. The VPC must have an internet gateway attached.
- Subnetwork*
- The identifier for the public subnet.