Creating a GCP Service Cloud Account

A Cloud Account is a cloud environment that Configuration Manager monitors. For more information about monitoring Cloud Accounts, see Getting Started with Configuration Manager.

Quick Start Video

This video provides a simplified overview of the procedure below.

To create a GCP Service Cloud Account, you must set up a service account with the appropriate role and permissions.

First, ensure that the necessary APIs are enabled.

1. Log in to the Google Cloud Platform Console.
2. Select the APIs & Services tab, then select Library.
3. Search for the following APIs and if they are not enabled, enable them:
   • Google Cloud Storage JSON API
   • Cloud Resource Manager API
   • Identity and Access Management (IAM) API
   • Cloud Key Management Service (KMS) API
   • Cloud SQL Admin API
   • Cloud DNS API

Next, create the Cloud Account in Configuration Manager.

1. In Configuration Manager, navigate to Environment > Cloud Accounts and click New.

2. In the New Cloud Account pane, enter a Name and Description to identify this account.

3. Select GCP Service Account as the account Type.

4. Scroll to the bottom of the New Cloud Account pane and complete the instructions to add a service account to your project.

   Once done, the Project ID, Client Email, and Private Key fields should automatically populate.

5. Click Save to create the new Cloud Account.