Dell EMC PowerProtect DDVE on Google Cloud Platform 7.9 Installation and Administration Guide

Configure DDVE in GCP using DDSM

You can configure DDVE in GCP using the DDSM UI.

1. Log in to DD System Manager using the IP address of your DDVE. The default login credentials for the DDVE instance are: sysadmin/<Instance_Id>.
   NOTE You can find the Instance Id from the VM instance details on the GCP portal.
   
2. From the Use list, select one of the following:
   • Pre-Installed Evaluation License (provides 90 days of full functionality and maximum supported capacity to DDVE software for evaluation purposes and may only be used in a non-production environment.)
   • License File
   • License Server (Alternative choice, if license server is available)
3. Accept the End User License Agreement.
   The configuration wizard is launched automatically.
4. Click Yes for Network settings.
   1. Choose "Obtain Settings using DHCP".
      
   2. Configure interface dynamically using DHCP.
      
   3. If you have your own DNS server, choose "Manually" and fill in the DNS IP Address. Otherwise choose "Using DHCP."
      
   4. Check the changes you have made and click Submit.
5. Click Yes for File System configuration.
6. For Storage Type, select Object Store, enter the passphrase and bucket name.
   Select the authentication method. See Cloud storage authentication method for details.
   If HMAC authentication method is selected, enter the Access ID and the secret key.
   Click Next.
   NOTE

   • Create bucket in Google Cloud storage provides steps to create the bucket.
   • If HMAC authentication is selected, Get access and secret keys from GCP web console provides steps to get the access and secret keys.
   • If OAuth 2.0 authentication is selected, Using OAuth 2.0 (recommended) provides the steps to create the service account.
   
7. Configure storage. Select the disks under Available Storage and move them to the Metadata Storage section by clicking Add to Metadata. Add the disks to the active tier (this action adds the metadata storage disk to the instance).
   
8. File System Summary Page: Click the Summary tab to review all the fields. Check the box Enable file system after creation and click Submit.
   
   The file system is created and enabled.
   
9. Click OK to go to the System Settings tab.
10. Change the DDVE password.
    
11. Configure the email server as needed.
    
12. Click Submit to save the system settings, and then exit the wizard.
    

    NOTE DDVE running in GCP must have its clock synchronized with NTP for object store communication. DDVE automatically synchronizes its clock using the time server information in the DHCP response that the GCP infrastructure provides. If there are any changes in the GCP setup that prevent the NTP server announcement, configure and check the NTP status by going to Administration > Settings > More Tasks > Configure Time Settings. See Google Set up network time protocol (NTP) for instances.