Add an Instance and a Cloud Account for Google Cloud Spanner

Add an instance and a cloud account for Google Cloud Spanner.

Procedure

1. From the navigation pane, go to Protect > Databases.

   The Instances page appears.

2. Click Add instance, and then select Cloud database service.

   The Add Cloud DB Instance page appears.

3. From the Vendor options, select Google Cloud Platform and then click Next.

   The Configure Google Cloud Database page appears.

4. From the Select A Database Service options, select Cloud spanner, and then click Next.

   The Configure Google Cloud database - Cloud spanner page appears.

5. In the Plan section, select a backup plan, and then click Next.

   The Cloud Account page appears.

6. From the Cloud Account list, select an existing cloud account or create a new cloud account by clicking the + icon.

7. To add a new cloud account, beside the Cloud account list, click +.

   The Add cloud account appears.

8. In the Name box, type the name for the account.

9. From the Credential list, select an existing credential or add a new credential.

   Steps to add a new credential

   1. Click the + icon beside the Credentials list.

      The Add Credential dialog box appears.

   2. From the Credential Vault list, select a credential vault to store credentials for different types of accounts.

   3. In the Credential name box, enter a name for the credential.

   4. Beside Private key file field, click Upload to choose your JSON key file.

   5. In the Description box, enter the details of the credential.

   6. Click Save.

10. From the Access node list, select an existing credential or add a new access node.

    Steps to add a new access node

    1. Click the + icon beside the Access node list.

       The Add a new Access node dialog box appears.

    2. From the Deployment type, you can select the following two types:

       • Vendor Native Deployment

       • Manual Deployment

    3. From the Platform list, you can select the following two platforms:

       • Windows

       • Linux

    4. Under Instance name, enter a name for the access node.

    5. Under Project ID box, specify the project ID.

    6. Under Zone, specify the deployment zone.

    7. Under Subnet URL, specify the subnet URL or path.

    8. Under VPC Network URL, specify the URL or path of the VPC network.

    9. Click Close.

11. Click Next.

    The Instance Details page appears.

12. From the Instance name list, select an instance.

13. Select Automatically select staging path if you want an optimal Google Cloud Spanner bucket to be created and used for backup and recovery.

14. Click Next.

    The Backup Content page appears.

15. In the Backup Content box, click Edit.

    The Browse backup content dialog box appears.

16. Select the content to be backed up, and then click Save.

17. Click Next.

    The Summary page appears.

18. Click Finish.

Results

The instance contains a default database group. You cannot delete the default database group.