# Create a scaling configuration for Google Cloud

Creating a scaling configuration for Google Cloud includes specifying credentials for the Google Cloud account, a scaling manager node, and the region to scale access nodes in.

## Requirements

- Google Cloud project with required permissions

- Service account credential (JSON) or attached service account

- At least one configured scale manager access node

## Start the scaling configuration wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure.

2. Click the Scale configuration tile.

3. Click Add.

4. Select Google Cloud, and then click Next.

## General page

1. In the Name box, enter a name for the Google Cloud scaling configuration configuration.

2. In the Description box, enter a description for the Google Cloud scaling configuration.

3. Click Next.

## Authentication and Access page

1. Select or add a credential for Google Cloud application.

2. From the Scale manager node list, select the primary scale manager node.

3. From the Standby scale manager list, you can select the secondary manager node when the primary scale manager node is offline.

4. Click Next.

## Region Configuration page

Specify the regions where access nodes are deployed.

1. From the Project list, select the Google Cloud project.

2. Click Add.

3. In the Add region dialog box, do the following:

4. From the Region list, select the region where access nodes will be created.

5. From the VPC network list, select the network.

6. From the Subnet list, select the subnet.

7. From the Storage bucket list, select the Cloud Storage bucket.

8. From the Machine type list, select a machine type, or select Auto.

9. Click Save.

10. (Optional) Repeat the steps to add more regions.

11. Click Next.

## Node Settings page

Specify compute and scaling settings for access nodes.

1. In the Maximum nodes box, enter the maximum number of access nodes.

   This value is a limit. The system creates nodes based on workload demand.

2. Click Next.

## Review and create

1. Review the configuration.

2. Click Create.

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