Creating a GCP External 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.

A GCP External Cloud Account enables you to grant access to Configuration Manager without creating a service account or managing keys.

Quick Start Video

This video provides a simplified overview of the procedure below.

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, configure the new 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 External as the account Type.

4. Enter the Project ID for the GCP project you want to monitor.

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

6. Click Save to create the new Cloud Account.