Managing GCP credentials and subscriptions for Cloud Manager
You can manage the credentials that are associated with the Connector VM instance.
Associating a Marketplace subscription with GCP credentials
When you deploy a Connector in GCP, Cloud Manager creates a default set of credentials that are associated with the Connector VM instance. These are the credentials that Cloud Manager uses to deploy Cloud Volumes ONTAP.
At any time, you can change the Marketplace subscription that’s associated with these credentials. The subscription enables you to create a pay-as-you-go Cloud Volumes ONTAP system, and to use other NetApp cloud services.
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In the upper right of the Cloud Manager console, click the Settings icon, and select Credentials.
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Click the action menu for a set of credentials and then select Associate Subscription.
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Select a Google Cloud project and subscription from the down-down list.
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Click Associate.
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If you don’t already have a subscription, click Add Subscription and follow the steps to create a new subscription below.
Before you complete the following steps, ensure that you have both Billing Admin privileges in your Google Cloud account as well as a NetApp Cloud Central login. -
Reivew the subscription steps and click Continue.
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After you’re redirected to the NetApp Cloud Manager page on the Google Cloud Marketplace, ensure that the correct project is selected at the top navigation menu.
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Click Subscribe.
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Select the appropriate billing account and agree to the terms and conditions.
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Click Subscribe.
This step sends your transfer request to NetApp.
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On the pop-up dialog box, click Register with NetApp, Inc. to be redirected to NetApp Cloud Central.
This step must be completed to link the GCP subscription to your NetApp account. The process of linking a subscription isn’t complete until you are redirected from this page and then sign in to NetApp Cloud Central. -
After you’re redirected to Cloud Central, log in to NetApp Cloud Central or sign up, and then click Done to proceed.
The GCP subscription will be linked to all NetApp accounts that your user login is associated with.
If someone from your organization has already subscribed to the NetApp Cloud Manager subscription from your billing account, then you will be redirected to the Cloud Volumes ONTAP page on NetApp Cloud Central instead. If this is unexpected, contact your NetApp sales team. Google enables only one subscription per Google billing account. -
Once this process is complete, navigate back to the Credentials page in Cloud Manager and select this new subscription.
Troubleshooting the Marketplace subscription process
Sometimes subscribing to Cloud Volumes ONTAP through the Google Cloud Marketplace can become fragmented due to incorrect permissions or accidentally not following the redirection to NetApp Cloud Central. If this happens, use the following steps to complete the subscription process.
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Navigate to the NetApp Cloud Manager page on the Google Cloud Marketplace to check on the state of the order. If the page states Manage on Provider, scroll down and click Manage Orders.
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If the order shows a green check mark and this is unexpected, somebody else from the organization using the same billing account might already be subscribed. If this is unexpected or you require the details of this subscription, contact your NetApp sales team.
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If the order shows a clock and Pending status, go back to the marketplace page and choose Manage on Provider to complete the process as documented above.
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