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  3. Section XII. Cloud
  4. Configuration for Google Cloud Platform
  5. Adding policy

Adding policy

The following procedure details to add policy to Google Cloud Platform

  1. Navigate to Admin >> Data Collection >> Collector Administration.

  2. Click Add Policy and select Google Cloud Platform from cloud column.

Table: GCP Data Collector Policy parameters

Field

Description

Service Email*

Client email for the service account which data collector is going to communicate via REST on http / https to collect respective probe data.

Private Key*

Communicating with the Server for REST calls.

Active Probes

The probes which are to be executed. Following are the available options:

  • VM Instances.

  • Storage Bucket Details.

  • Storage Bucket Usage.

  • Billing Details.

Schedule

Relevant schedule at which the probe must trigger.

Test Connection

Test Connection initiates a Data Collector process that attempts to connect to the subsystem using the Service email and private key supplied in the policy. This validation process returns either a success message or a list of specific connection errors. Test Connection requires that Agent Services are running.

Several factors affect the response time of the validation request, causing some requests to take longer than others. For example, there could be a delay when connecting to the subsystem. Likewise, there could be a delay when getting the response, due to other processing threads running on the Data Collector

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