Creating the cloud connector

Before you begin creating a Google Cloud connector, ensure you have:

• Imported the required CA certificates.
• Downloaded the private key from Google Cloud.

To create a Google Cloud connector:

1. Go to Fabric View > Fabric Connectors, and click Create New in the toolbar. The Create New Fabric Connector dialog opens.
2. In the Storage section, click Google Cloud Storage Connector.
   
3. Configure the fabric connector settings, then click OK.
   

   Property	Description
   Name	Type a name for the fabric connector.
   Comments	(Optional) Add comments about the connector.
   Title	Type a title for the fabric connector.
   Cloud Project Number	Type the project number from the Google Cloud Platform dashboard. See Locating your Google Cloud information.
   Service Account Credentials	Paste the entire Google account JSON key into the field. Click the eye icon to Show or Hide the key. See Locating your Google Cloud information.
   Cloud Location	Type the bucket region. See Creating a Google storage bucket See Locating your Google Cloud information.

   The fabric connector appears in the Fabric Connectors pane.

To roll the logs to Google Cloud:

1. Go to System Settings > Advanced > Device Log Settings.
2. In the Registered Device Logs section, click Upload logs to cloud storage > Create New.
   
3. Configure the following cloud storage settings and click OK.

   Property	Description
   Cloud Storage Connector	Type the name you gave to the fabric connector.
   Remote Path	Type the globally unique name you gave to your bucket. For simplicity use the project name. See Locating your Google Cloud information.
   Upload option	Choose between Rolling or Schedule.