This task assumes that you are already familiar with Google
Cloud-related settings and Address Manager and DNS/DHCP Server operations.
Prerequisites for launching virtual appliances on Google Cloud:
- You must have a valid Google Cloud account.
- You must have a valid license from BlueCat.Note: BlueCat GCP Virtual Appliances are BYOL (Bring Your Own License). The Google Marketplace deploys the appliances, but you are responsible for purchasing and managing the license directly from BlueCat. A valid client ID and license key are required to successfully deploy a VM using this solution. Contact your BlueCat sales representative with your GCP email ID(s) to obtain your client ID and license key.
- The following APIs must be enabled to deploy a VM product from Google Cloud
Marketplace:
- Compute Engine API
- Cloud Deployment Manager V2 API
- Cloud Runtime Configuration API
- You must create the VPC network(s) that will be used when configuring the
network interfaces of your BlueCat DNS for GCP virtual appliance, and ensure
that the network(s) have the appropriate firewall rules configured.
- The following minimum set of firewall rules are recommended for BlueCat
DNS for GCP virtual appliances
BlueCat DNS for GCP - SSH port 22
- Custom UDP Rule with port number 123 for NTP (inbound only) and 161 for SNMP (inbound only)
- Custom TCP Rule with port number 10042 for secure management and connectivity between DNS/DHCP Servers and Address Manager
- Custom TCP and UDP Rule with port number 53 for DNS
Note: For more information about BlueCat appliance service ports, refer to Network requirements in the Address Manager Administration Guide. - When configuring multiple network interfaces on BlueCat DNS for GCP virtual appliances (for dedicated management), each interface must attach to a subnet of a different VPC network. You can't attach mutiple network interfaces to the same VPC network, even if you select different subnets of the network. For more information, refer to https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/create-use-multiple-interfaces.
- The following minimum set of firewall rules are recommended for BlueCat
DNS for GCP virtual appliances
Attention:
- If you create a BlueCat DNS for GCP instance on GCP with a custom hostname, the hostname cannot be modified after the VM has been created. For more information, refer to https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/custom-hostname-vm#limitations.
- BlueCat strongly recommends connecting to your VPC using a VPN connection when working in a mixed environment where part of your DNS, DHCP and IPAM (DDI) infrastructure is on the premises and part of it is on the Google Cloud. For more information, refer to https://cloud.google.com/vpc/docs/vpc.
Launch BlueCat DNS for GCP from the GCP
Marketplace.
After completing these steps, your new instance displays in
the instance list.