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    Installing the CTERA Edge Filer in a GCP Environment

    Installing the CTERA Edge Filer involves creating and configuring a virtual machine and then performing an initial configuration, described in First Time Setup.

    To access the CTERA Edge Filer disk image you must supply CTERA support with the email address you use to access Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

    Note

    You do not need to provide CTERA support with any passwords.

    Warning

    The CTERA Edge Filer installation must be done using the disk image and not by cloning an existing CTERA Edge Filer.

    To install the CTERA Edge Filer in a GCP environment:

    1. Log in to your GCP account as a user with rights to deploy images and create virtual machines and storage.
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    2. Select the project from the Select a project drop-down where the image was saved.
    3. Click Compute Engine > VM instances in the Navigation menu.
      Note

      If the Compute Engine API is not enabled for the project, click ENABLE.

      The VM Instances page is displayed.
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    4. Click CREATE INSTANCE.
      The Create an instance page is displayed.
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    5. Specify the edge filer virtual machine configuration.
      Name – A unique name to identify the edge filer virtual machine.
      Region – The location you want to host the virtual machine.
      Zone – The zone within the location to host the virtual machine.
    6. Under Machine configuration, select the Machine family and Series. CTERA recommends using the General-purpose family and the E2 series.
    7. Under Machine type, select the CUSTOM option from the drop-down and specify the cores and memory that satisfies the CTERA Edge Filer license.
      Cores – The number of vCPUs. The minimum recommended by CTERA is 4 CPUs.
      Memory – The memory usage. The minimum recommended by CTERA is 8GB (8192MB).
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    8. Click CHANGE under Boot disk to select the CTERA Edge Filer image.
      The Boot disk blade is displayed.
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    9. Click CUSTOM IMAGES.
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    10. Select the image supplied by CTERA support from the Image drop-down and click SELECT.
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    11. Under Firewall, check Allow HTTP traffic and Allow HTTPS traffic.
    12. Expand Advanced options and then the Disks option.
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    13. Click ADD NEW DISK.
      The Add new disk blade is displayed.
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    14. Specify the following disk configuration.
      Name – A unique name to identify the disk.
      Description – An optional description of the disk.
      Disk type – The type of disk. For production, CTERA recommends SSD persistent disk.
      Size – The disk size. CTERA recommends storage of at least 20% of the CTERA Portal Global Name Space. The maximum storage is dependent on the license.
      • For an EV16 license, the maximum is 16TB.
      • For an EV32 license, the maximum is 32TB.
      • For an EV64 license, the maximum is 64TB.
      • For an EV128 license, the maximum is 128TB.
      • For an EV256 license, the maximum is 256TB.
      Note

      Leave the default value for Disk source type.

    15. Click SAVE.
    16. Leave all the other settings with their defaults and click CREATE.
      The VM is created and powered on.
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    Note the external IP address. This is the address you use to access the edge filer.

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