Google Compute Engine lets you create and run virtual machines on Google infrastructure. Compute Engine offers scale, performance, and value that allows you to easily launch large compute clusters on Google's infrastructure.
You can run your Windows applications on Google Compute Engine and take advantage of many benefits available to virtual machine instances such as reliablestorage options, the speed of the Google network, and Autoscaling.
In this hands-on lab, you will learn how to launch a Windows Server instance in Google Compute Engine, and connect to it using the Remote Desktop Protocol.
If you aren't using Windows on your local machine, install a third-party RDP client such as Chrome RDP by FusionLabs.
Setup and Requirements
Before you click the Start Lab button
Read these instructions. Labs are timed and you cannot pause them. The timer, which starts when you click Start Lab, shows how long Cloud resources will be made available to you.
This Qwiklabs hands-on lab lets you do the lab activities yourself in a real cloud environment, not in a simulation or demo environment. It does so by giving you new, temporary credentials that you use to sign in and access the Google Cloud Platform for the duration of the lab.
What you need
To complete this lab, you need:
- Access to a standard internet browser (Chrome browser recommended).
- Time to complete the lab.
Note: If you already have your own personal GCP account or project, do not use it for this lab.
How to start your lab and sign in to the Console
- Click the Start Lab button. If you need to pay for the lab, a pop-up opens for you to select your payment method. On the left is a panel populated with the temporary credentials that you must use for this lab.
- Copy the username, and then click Open Google Console. The lab spins up resources, and then opens another tab that shows the Choose an account page.Tip: Open the tabs in separate windows, side-by-side.
- On the Choose an account page, click Use Another Account.
- The Sign in page opens. Paste the username that you copied from the Connection Details panel. Then copy and paste the password.Important: You must use the credentials from the Connection Details panel. Do not use your Qwiklabs credentials. If you have your own GCP account, do not use it for this lab (avoids incurring charges).
- Click through the subsequent pages:
- Accept the terms and conditions.
- Do not add recovery options or two-factor authentication (because this is a temporary account).
- Do not sign up for free trials.
After a few moments, the GCP console opens in this tab.
Create a virtual machine instance
In the GCP Console, go to Compute Engine > VM instances, then click Create.
In the Boot disk section, click Change to begin configuring your boot disk.
Choose Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter, then Select. Leave all other settings at their defaults.
Click the Create button to create the instance.
Activate Google Cloud Shell
Google Cloud Shell is a virtual machine that is loaded with development tools. It offers a persistent 5GB home directory and runs on the Google Cloud. Google Cloud Shell provides command-line access to your GCP resources.
- In GCP console, on the top right toolbar, click the Open Cloud Shell button.
- In the dialog box that opens, click START CLOUD SHELL:
It takes a few moments to provision and connect to the environment. When you are connected, you are already authenticated, and the project is set to your PROJECT_ID. For example:
gcloud is the command-line tool for Google Cloud Platform. It comes pre-installed on Cloud Shell and supports tab-completion.
You can list the active account name with this command:
gcloud auth list
Output:
Credentialed accounts:
- <myaccount>@<mydomain>.com (active)
Example output:
Credentialed accounts:
- google1623327_student@qwiklabs.net
You can list the project ID with this command:
gcloud config list project
Output:
[core]
project = <project_ID>
Example output:
[core]
project = qwiklabs-gcp-44776a13dea667a6Test the status of Windows Startup
Allow a short time for the Windows Server instance to start up. Once it has been provisioned, it will be listed on the VM Instances page with a green status icon.
However it may not yet be ready to accept RDP connections, as it takes a while for all the OS components to initialize.
To see whether the server is ready for an RDP connection, run the following command at your Cloud Shell terminal command line:
gcloud compute instances get-serial-port-output instance-1 --zone us-central1-a
Repeat the command until you see the following in the command output, which tells you that the OS components have initialized and the Windows Server is ready to accept your RDP connection (attempt in the next step).
Finished running startup scripts.Connect to your instance
Click the name of your virtual machine:
Under the Remote Access section, click the Set Windows Password button.
A username will be generated.
Click Set to generate a password for this Windows instance. This may take several minutes to complete.
Copy the password and save it so you can log into the instance.
Remote desktop (RDP) into the Windows Server
It's time to RDP into the Windows Server. You can RDP directly from the browser using the Chrome RDP for Google Cloud Platform extension. Click on RDP to connect.
This prompts you to install the RDP Extension. Once installed, GCP opens up a login page where you use your Windows user and password to log in. Paste in the password you saved earlier.
Click Continue to confirm you want to connect.
When Server Manager opens you are connected to instance-1, the VM instance on the Windows Server.
Copy and pasting with the RDP client
Once you are securely logged in to your stance, you may find yourself copying and pasting commands from the lab manual.
To paste, hold the CTRL-V keys (if you are a Mac user, using CMND-V will not work.) If you are in a Powershell window, be sure that you have clicked in to the window or else the paste shortcut won't work.
If you are pasting into putty, right click.
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