{"id":5743,"date":"2020-02-18T09:43:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T09:43:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/?p=5743"},"modified":"2020-03-04T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T13:06:50","slug":"google-compute-engine-vminstance-free-teir","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/google-compute-engine-vminstance-free-teir\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Compute Engine"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Google Compute Engine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5755\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Google-Compute-Engine-300x164.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"516\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">Google Compute Engine is a Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Cloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">Platform&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"word\">infrastructure <\/span><span class=\"word\">as <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">service <\/span><span class=\"word\">component. B<\/span><span class=\"word\">ased <\/span><span class=\"word\">on <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">global <\/span><span class=\"word\">infrastructure <\/span><span class=\"word\">running <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google&#8217;s <\/span><span class=\"word\">search <\/span><span class=\"word\">engine,<\/span><span class=\"word\">YouTube <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">other <\/span><span class=\"word\">services. Moreover <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">lets <\/span><span class=\"word\">users <\/span><span class=\"word\">launch <\/span><span class=\"word\">on <\/span><span class=\"word\">demand <\/span><span class=\"word\">virtual <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines. This blog is a continuation of the \u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/google-cloud-platform-free-tier\/\">Google Cloud Platform Free Tier.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"virtual-machine-instances\" class=\"devsite-page-title\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Virtual machine instances<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">An <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">virtual <\/span><span class=\"word\">machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">(VM) <\/span><span class=\"word\">which <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">host <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">infrastructure <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Use <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Cloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">Console, in the same fashion <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">gcloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">command-line <\/span><span class=\"word\">tool <\/span><span class=\"word\">or <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">API <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">create <\/span><span class=\"word\">an <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">Instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">with <\/span><span class=\"word\">the Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">run <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">public <\/span><span class=\"word\">image. Moreover it can run private custom images that you can create or import from your existing systems. In addition we can also deploy Docker Containers. Important to realize, you can choose the properties of your instances. Moreover you can create your own custom machine type.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"machine_types\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Machine types<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">Each <\/span><span class=\"word\">family <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">includes <\/span><span class=\"word\">different <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Each <\/span><span class=\"word\">family <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">designed <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">specific <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">workloads. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">offers <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">following <\/span><span class=\"word\">main <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines: <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>General-purpose<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">N1 <\/span><span class=\"word\">machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">offer <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">96 <\/span><span class=\"word\">VCPUs, <\/span><span class=\"word\">6.5 <\/span><span class=\"word\">GB <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">each <\/span><span class=\"word\">VCPU. In addition are available on Intel Sandy Bridge, Ivy Bridge, Haswell, Broadwell, and Skylake CPU platforms.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">N2 <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">deliver <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">80 <\/span><span class=\"word\">VCPUs, <\/span><span class=\"word\">8 <\/span><span class=\"word\">GB <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">storage <\/span><span class=\"word\">per <\/span><span class=\"word\">vCP. In addition N2 types of machines are available on the Intel Cascade Lake CPU platforms. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">N2D <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">offer <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">224 <\/span><span class=\"word\">vCPUs, <\/span><span class=\"word\">8 <\/span><span class=\"word\">GB <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory <\/span><span class=\"word\">per <\/span><span class=\"word\">vCPU, <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">available <\/span><span class=\"word\">on <\/span><span class=\"word\">AMD <\/span><span class=\"word\">EPYC <\/span><span class=\"word\">Rome <\/span><span class=\"word\">platforms <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">second <\/span><span class=\"word\">generation. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">E2 <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">cost-optimized <\/span><span class=\"word\">VMs <\/span><span class=\"word\">offering <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">16 <\/span><span class=\"word\">vCPUs <\/span><span class=\"word\">with <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">8 <\/span><span class=\"word\">GB <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory <\/span><span class=\"word\">per <\/span><span class=\"word\">VCPU.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Memory-optimized<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">Machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">ideal <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory-intensive <\/span><span class=\"word\">workloads, <\/span><span class=\"word\">as <\/span><span class=\"word\">they <\/span><span class=\"word\">offer <\/span><span class=\"word\">higher <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory <\/span><span class=\"word\">per <\/span><span class=\"word\">core <\/span><span class=\"word\">comparatively <\/span><span class=\"word\">other <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">with <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">12 <\/span><span class=\"word\">TB <\/span><span class=\"word\">memory. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Compute-optimized<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">This machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">offer <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">highest <\/span><span class=\"word\">performance <\/span><span class=\"word\">per <\/span><span class=\"word\">core <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">optimized <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">compute-intensive <\/span><span class=\"word\">workload. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Computer-optimized <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">offer <\/span><span class=\"word\">Intel <\/span><span class=\"word\">Scalable <\/span><span class=\"word\">Processors <\/span><span class=\"word\">(Cascade <\/span><span class=\"word\">Lake), <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">all-core <\/span><span class=\"word\">turbo <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">3.8 <\/span><span class=\"word\">GHz.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Shared-core machine<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">These <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">available <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">families <\/span><span class=\"word\">N1 <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">E2. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Both <\/span><span class=\"word\">forms <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">computer <\/span><span class=\"word\">share <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">common <\/span><span class=\"word\">core <\/span><span class=\"word\">timeshare. <\/span><span class=\"word\">This <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">be <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">cost-effective <\/span><span class=\"word\">way <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">run <\/span><span class=\"word\">lightweight, <\/span><span class=\"word\">non-resource <\/span><span class=\"word\">intensive <\/span><span class=\"word\">applications. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"recommendations_for_machine_types\">Recommendations for machine types<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The following table provides machine type recommendations for different workloads:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5788\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-from-2020-02-19-13-11-14-300x175.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"742\" height=\"433\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"machine_type_comparison\"><strong>Machine type comparison<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5789\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-from-2020-02-19-13-15-58-300x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"710\" height=\"520\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5790\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-from-2020-02-19-13-16-33-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<h3 id=\"n1_shared-core_machine_types\"><strong>N1 shared-core machine types<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span class=\"word\">These <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">burstable <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">short <\/span><span class=\"word\">periods <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">time, <\/span><span class=\"word\">up <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">1 <\/span><span class=\"word\">vCPU. <\/span><span class=\"word\">The <\/span><span class=\"word\">following <\/span><span class=\"word\">types <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">offered <\/span><span class=\"word\">as <\/span><span class=\"word\">part <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">N1 <\/span><span class=\"word\">family <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">type <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5793\" src=\"https:\/\/cloudkul.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Screenshot-from-2020-02-19-14-00-09-300x151.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"733\" height=\"369\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For further information <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/machine-types\">Click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"instances_and_projects\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Instances and projects<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">Every <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">part <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">project <\/span><span class=\"word\">by <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Cloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">Console<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">One <\/span><span class=\"word\">or <\/span><span class=\"word\">more <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">be in <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">project. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">You <\/span><span class=\"word\">specify <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">location, <\/span><span class=\"word\">operating <\/span><span class=\"word\">system <\/span><span class=\"word\">and similarly <\/span><span class=\"word\">type <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">computer <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">that <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">construct <\/span><span class=\"word\">an <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">project <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">If <\/span><span class=\"word\">an <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">deleted <\/span><span class=\"word\">it <\/span><span class=\"word\">will <\/span><span class=\"word\">be <\/span><span class=\"word\">withdrawn <\/span><span class=\"word\">from <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">list. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"instances_and_storage_options\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Instances and storage options<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">By <\/span><span class=\"word\">default, <\/span><span class=\"word\">each <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">has <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">small <\/span><span class=\"word\">boot <\/span><span class=\"word\">persistent <\/span><span class=\"word\">disk.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Boot <\/span><span class=\"word\">persistent <\/span><span class=\"word\">disk <\/span><span class=\"word\">stores <\/span><span class=\"word\">operating <\/span><span class=\"word\">system<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">When <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">application <\/span><span class=\"word\">runs <\/span><span class=\"word\">we&#8217;ll <\/span><span class=\"word\">need <\/span><span class=\"word\">more <\/span><span class=\"word\">capacity <\/span><span class=\"word\">then <\/span><span class=\"word\">we <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">increase <\/span><span class=\"word\">storage <\/span><span class=\"word\">on <\/span><span class=\"word\">demand.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For more information<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/disks\/\"> Click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"instances_and_networks\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Instances and networks<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">A <\/span><span class=\"word\">project <\/span><span class=\"word\">may <\/span><span class=\"word\">have <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">maximum <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">five <\/span><span class=\"word\">VPC <\/span><span class=\"word\">networks.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Moreover each Compute Engine instance belongs to one VPC network.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Likewise, <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">within <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">same <\/span><span class=\"word\">network <\/span><span class=\"word\">communicate <\/span><span class=\"word\">with <\/span><span class=\"word\">each <\/span><span class=\"word\">other <\/span><span class=\"word\">via <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">local <\/span><span class=\"word\">area <\/span><span class=\"word\">network <\/span><span class=\"word\">protocol.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">An <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">uses <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">internet <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">connect <\/span><span class=\"word\">with <\/span><span class=\"word\">any <\/span><span class=\"word\">machine <\/span><span class=\"word\">outside <\/span><span class=\"word\">its <\/span><span class=\"word\">own <\/span><span class=\"word\">network, <\/span><span class=\"word\">whether <\/span><span class=\"word\">virtual <\/span><span class=\"word\">or <\/span><span class=\"word\">physical.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Furthermore, information<a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/vpc\/docs\/vpc\"> Click here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"instances_and_containers\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Instances and containers<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">support <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">descriptive <\/span><span class=\"word\">method. F<\/span><span class=\"word\">or <\/span><span class=\"word\">using <\/span><span class=\"word\">containers <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">launch <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">applications. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Moreover you <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">provide <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">Docker <\/span><span class=\"word\">image <\/span><span class=\"word\">name <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">start <\/span><span class=\"word\">configuration. B<\/span><span class=\"word\">y <\/span><span class=\"word\">creating <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">VM <\/span><span class=\"word\">or <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">prototype <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">case. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"tools_to_manage_instances\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Tools to manage instances<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">You <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">an <\/span><span class=\"word\">array <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">tools <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">create <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">manage <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Including <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Cloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">Console, <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">command-line <\/span><span class=\"word\">gcloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">tool, <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">REST <\/span><span class=\"word\">API. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Connect to the instance using SSH for Linux instances to configure applications for your instance.<\/li>\n<li>RDP for Windows Server instances to configure applications for your instance.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">At the same time <\/span><span class=\"word\">remaining <\/span><span class=\"word\">will <\/span><span class=\"word\">be <\/span><span class=\"word\">simply <\/span><span class=\"word\">taken <\/span><span class=\"word\">over <\/span><span class=\"word\">by <\/span><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For more information <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/containers\/deploying-containers\">Click Here<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"manage_access\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Managing access to your instances<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">The <\/span><span class=\"word\">access <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">be <\/span><span class=\"word\">handled <\/span><span class=\"word\">using <\/span><span class=\"word\">one <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">following <\/span><span class=\"word\">methods: <\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">linux Instances<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Managing Instance Access Using OS Login.<\/li>\n<li>Manage your SSH keys in project or instance metadata.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify\">Windows Instances<\/h3>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li>Create a password for a Windows Server instance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"accessing_your_instances\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Accessing your instances<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">After <\/span><span class=\"word\">configuring <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">access <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances, <\/span><span class=\"word\">you <\/span><span class=\"word\">can <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">one <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">several <\/span><span class=\"word\">options <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">connect <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For further information <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/instances\/connecting-to-instance\">Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"default_time_zone_for_vm_instances\" style=\"text-align: justify\">Default time zone for VM instances<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">The <\/span><span class=\"word\">default <\/span><span class=\"word\">time <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">VM <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">Coordinated <\/span><span class=\"word\">Universal <\/span><span class=\"word\">Time <\/span><span class=\"word\">(UTC). R<\/span><span class=\"word\">egardless <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">area <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">which <\/span><span class=\"word\">you <\/span><span class=\"word\">create <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">VM <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For further information <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/docs\/regions-zones\/\">Click Here.<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Always Free Tier Limit of Google Compute Engine<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<li><span class=\"word\">The <\/span><span class=\"word\">free <\/span><span class=\"word\">limit <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">f1-micro <\/span><span class=\"word\">instance <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">time, <\/span><span class=\"word\">not <\/span><span class=\"word\">case. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">First an <\/span><span class=\"word\">eligible <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">all <\/span><span class=\"word\">your <\/span><span class=\"word\">f1-micro <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">free <\/span><span class=\"word\">each <\/span><span class=\"word\">month<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>But you have used a number of hours equal to the total hours in the current month.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Indeed in <\/span><span class=\"word\">each <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">supported <\/span><span class=\"word\">areas, <\/span><span class=\"word\">usage <\/span><span class=\"word\">calculations <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">combined. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">It <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">also <\/span><span class=\"word\">available <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">external <\/span><span class=\"word\">IP <\/span><span class=\"word\">addresses <\/span><span class=\"word\">used <\/span><span class=\"word\">by <\/span><span class=\"word\">VM <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">E<\/span><span class=\"word\">xternal IP address is are available free of charge for use. <\/span><span class=\"word\">Number of hours equal to the total of the current month has been used. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Google <\/span><span class=\"word\">Cloud <\/span><span class=\"word\">Free <\/span><span class=\"word\">Tier <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">external <\/span><span class=\"word\">IP <\/span><span class=\"word\">addresses <\/span><span class=\"word\">that <\/span><span class=\"word\">are <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">extends <\/span><span class=\"word\">to <\/span><span class=\"word\">all <\/span><span class=\"word\">kinds <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances, <\/span><span class=\"word\">not <\/span><span class=\"word\">just <\/span><span class=\"word\">f1-micro <\/span><span class=\"word\">instances. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">Compute <\/span><span class=\"word\">Engine <\/span><span class=\"word\">offers <\/span><span class=\"word\">discounts <\/span><span class=\"word\">for <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">continued <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">virtual <\/span><span class=\"word\">machines. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"word\">In addition your <\/span><span class=\"word\">use <\/span><span class=\"word\">of <\/span><span class=\"word\">Always <\/span><span class=\"word\">Free <\/span><span class=\"word\">is <\/span><span class=\"word\">not <\/span><span class=\"word\">a <\/span><span class=\"word\">factor <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">sustained <\/span><span class=\"word\">use. <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Furthermore GPUs and TPUs are not included in the Always Free offer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">For further Information <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.google.com\/compute\/all-pricing\">Click Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span class=\"word\">So <\/span><span class=\"word\">we&#8217;ll <\/span><span class=\"word\">discuss <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">GCP <\/span><span class=\"word\">Database <\/span><span class=\"word\">and <\/span><span class=\"word\">LoadBalancer <\/span><span class=\"word\">in <\/span><span class=\"word\">the <\/span><span class=\"word\">next <\/span><span class=\"word\">blogs. 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