Creating a new window vm on google cloud
Here's a step-by-step guide to creating a new Windows VM on Google Cloud:
Prerequisites:
- You have a Google Cloud account and are logged in to the Google Cloud Console.
- You have enabled the Compute Engine API and the Windows Server image.
- You have a project selected in the Google Cloud Console.
Step 1: Create a new VM instance
- Go to the Compute Engine dashboard in the Google Cloud Console.
- Click on "Create instance" in the top right corner of the page.
- Select "Windows" as the operating system.
- Choose the Windows Server image you want to use (e.g., Windows Server 2019 Datacenter).
- Choose the machine type (e.g., f1-micro, n1-standard-1).
- Set the boot disk size to 30 GB (or larger if you need more storage).
- Set the network settings:
- Choose a network (e.g., default).
- Set the subnet (e.g., default).
- Set the IP address (e.g., static).
- Set the firewall rules:
- Choose the firewall rules (e.g., default).
- Set the protocol (e.g., TCP).
- Set the port range (e.g., 3389 for RDP).
- Click "Create" to create the VM instance.
Step 2: Configure the VM instance
- Wait for the VM instance to be created and provisioned.
- Once the VM instance is created, click on the three vertical dots next to the VM instance name and select "Edit".
- In the "Edit instance" page, you can configure various settings, such as:
- Boot disk: You can change the boot disk size or add additional disks.
- Network: You can change the network settings or add additional networks.
- Firewall rules: You can add or remove firewall rules.
- Labels: You can add labels to the VM instance for organization and filtering.
- Click "Save" to save the changes.
Step 3: Connect to the VM instance
- Once the VM instance is created and configured, you can connect to it using Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP).
- To connect to the VM instance using RDP, you'll need to:
- Download the RDP client software (e.g., Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection).
- Open the RDP client software and enter the VM instance's IP address and port number (e.g., 3389).
- Authenticate with the VM instance using your Google Cloud credentials.
- Once connected, you can access the VM instance and start using it.
Additional tips:
- Make sure you have a valid Windows license and that you comply with the Google Cloud terms of service.
- You can also use the Google Cloud Console's "Serial console" feature to connect to the VM instance using a serial console.
- You can use the Google Cloud Console's "SSH" feature to connect to the VM instance using SSH.
- You can also use the Google Cloud SDK to manage your VM instances programmatically.