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How to Subscribe and Register for IBM Power for Google Cloud

This document outlines the steps to subscribe to IBM Power for Google Cloud. It applies to accepting Private Offers and self-service sign-up via the IBM Power for Google Cloud Marketplace listing.

To view a video on the subscription process, see here.

Before you begin

  • Billing Account ID - You must know the Google Cloud Billing Account ID that you want to use for the subscription. If you do not know the Billing Account ID, contact your organizations Google Cloud billing administrator.
  • Google Cloud IAM Roles - You must have the Billing Account Administrator or both the Billing Account User and the Consumer Procurement Order Administrator IAM roles to subscribe.
  • Subscription Project - We recommend creating a project dedicated to the IP4G subscription. This project will be used to provide new users access to your subscription.
  • First Region - During registration, you will be asked to select the first region for IP4G. This is the region where your IP4G environment will be deployed. Additional regions can be added later.
  • Network Peering Information - You will be asked to provide the VPC name, Project ID, IP subnet, and DNS servers for the first IP4G network. This information will be used to peer your VPC with IP4G.
    • Peered VPC Network Name - The name of the VPC Network you want to peer with IP4G
    • Peered Project ID - The Project ID hosting that VPC Network
    • IP4G Subnet - The IP subnet for the first IP4G network (This must be /24 or larger and must not overlap with your VPC. Subnets can be changed, added, or deleted later.)
    • DNS Server - The DNS servers for IP4G VMs (Tip: use 127.0.0.1 initially to avoid timeouts until DNS connectivity is verified. This can be chaned later.)

Subscribe

Option A - Accept Private Offer

Private Offers are created for each new subscription and e-mailed to the customer. Use the Private Offer link to accept the offer.

Continue to the Register section.

Option B - Self-Service Sign-up
  1. Go to Google Cloud Marketplace → open IBM Power for Google Cloud.
  2. Select the plan
  3. Click Subscribe

Continue to the Register section.

Register

  1. Click Register With Converge Technology Solutions.
  2. Select the region for your IP4G subscription. Additional regions can be added later.
  3. Complete the network configuration wizard:
    • Region
    • Project ID
    • VPC Network
    • IP Network (CIDR)
    • DNS servers
  4. Copy the provided gcloud commands and complete the network wizard
  5. Open Cloud Shell and run the commands to establish network peering.
  6. Registration is complete. It will take up to one business day for the subscription to be activated.
  7. In the IP4G Web UI left navigation bar (navbar), click Network and create a network using the details used in the network configuration wizard.
  8. Continue to Add New Users