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Recipe: Add a new Google Cloud Account

Expected deliverables:

A new Google Cloud Account to connect External Repositores based on Google Cloud Storage or connect an Object Storage Repository for Capacity/Archive Tier.

Time to complete: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

• GCP User Credentials using the Hash-based Message Authentication Code (HMAC) key associated with the Google Cloud account.

Before you start:

Make sure the user whose credentials you plan to use have proper privileges to interact with GCP Storage resources.

Assumptions:

It’s assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment. If you need to install Veeam Backup Server, please refer to Installing Veeam Backup & Replication All-In-One Base system Recipe.

Method:

1. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
2. From the main menu, select Credentials and Passwords > Cloud Credentials.
3. Click Add > Google Cloud access key.
4. In the Access Key and Secret key fields, specify the HMAC key associated with the Google Cloud account.
5. In the Description field, enter a description for the created credentials record.
6. Click OK to complete the process.

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums
• Google Cloud Documentation

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