Google Cloud Platform

Configure the target cloud in two ways: via the UI or via API functions.

To configure the target cloud via the UI, open the ACP. In the right part of the page, above the client list, click the Manage Clouds button. The page displays information about the target clouds. Use the available commands in the Actions menu to configure clouds. To add a cloud, click Add below the table with the list of target clouds.

Select the GCP cloud type.

Fill in the fields on the Basic Parameters tab by providing information about the cloud configuration. Click "?" for field tips.

The table below provides a normative mapping between UI field labels and API parameter names used by Hystax Acura during cloud discovery, replication, and recovery workflows.

Table 1: Google Cloud Platform: basic parameters.

Field name in UI / API	Description	Example
Cloud name / name	The cloud name to be displayed in the UI. The name must be unique.	Hystax-Acura
Zone / zone	Specific GCP zone (e.g., us-central1-a) for replicated workloads.	eu-west-1
Service account key / service_account	JSON-formatted Service Account key providing credentials for GCP API access. Note: Ensure the service account has sufficient roles/permissions (e.g., Compute Admin, Networking Admin, Service Account User) for agent deployment and replication tasks.	{ "type": "service_account", "project_id": "my-gcp-project", "private_key_id": "abc123...", "client_email": "[email protected]", ... }
Replication storage type / -	Choose storage type to use for replicated data. Migration and recovery from cloud-native block storage is fastest, but the other storage types can be cheaper. Detailed description.	Cloud-native block storage

If necessary, add information about additional parameters. To do this, go to the Additional Parameters tab, select the required parameter, and enter its value. The tooltip system works similarly to the Basic Parameters tab. Description of additional parameters:

Table 2: Google Cloud Platform: additional parameters.

Field name in UI / API	Description
Cloud agent flavor / cloud_agent_flavor	Flavor to use for the cloud agent instances
Cloud agent flavor requirements / cloud_agent_flavor_requirements	Requirements for cloud agent flavor in JSON format, for example: {"cpu": "value", "ram": "value", "hdd": "value"}
Cloud agent image ID / cloud_agent_image_name	ID of the cloud agent image from the target cloud
Cloud agent security group / cloud_agent_security_group	Security group used by Cloud Agents
Cloud agent subnet / cloud_agent_subnet	Subnet where cloud instances will be spun up
Cloud agent volume type / cloud_agent_volume_type	Cloud agent volume type
Cloud site replications launch timeout (minutes) / cloud_site_status_change_timeout	Timeout for a launch of replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes)
Cloud site replications timeout (minutes) / cloud_site_replication_timeout	Timeout for a replications during Cloud Site creation (in minutes)
Cloud site timeout / cloud_site_timeout_min	Cloud site creation timeout in minutes
Enable ransomware protection / enable_ransomware_check	Detect and suspend machines with abnormally large incremental replication size to mitigate possible ransomware impact.
Ransomware protection threshold / ransomware_threshold	Ransomware protection threshold (in percent). Defines the maximum permissible size of incremental replication relative to the latest full backup. Exceeding this threshold triggers automatic machine suspension.
Replicated volume type / failover_volume_type	Default volume type used to create volumes for replicated VMs
Security group / security_group	Name of the security group with all required ports opened
Send replication data to cloud agent directly / use_receiver_mesh	Check this box to send replication data directly to cloud agent, it can increase replication speed.
Set default tag / insert_default_tag	Tag created resources with provided tag name
Use https server on cloud agent / cloud_agent_https	When this option is enabled, the cloud agent starts with an https server. This option will not be applied to existing agents, only to new ones.
Use multi-regional snapshots / use_multi_regional_snapshots	Create multi-regional snapshots instead of regional snapshots
Use public IP for cloud agent / use_ca_floating_ip	Cloud Agent will be created with public IP and Acura will use public IP to connect to Cloud Agent

Note

You will need to shut down the instance to change its permission settings.

Click the Save button. The solution checks the entered data for correctness. If an error occurs, a notification appears.