Using Google Cloud SDK CLI Tools for managing GCP resources

How to install Google Cloud SDK (Windows Platform)

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Install Google Cloud SDK, as instructed below:

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart-windows

• Run the following from command prompt to initialize the Cloud SDK:

gcloud init --console-only

• Select a GCP project from the list
• Select a default Compute region and zone

How to install Google Cloud SDK (RHEL / CentOS Platform)

• Login to the machine using privileged account.
• Install Google Cloud SDK, as instructed below:

https://cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/quickstart-redhat-centos

• Run the following command to initialize the Cloud SDK:

gcloud init --console-only

• Select a GCP project from the list
• Select a default Compute region and zone

Common PowerShell commands for GCP

• Login to Google Cloud Platform:

gcloud auth login --no-launch-browser

• List all active GCP accounts:

gcloud auth list

• Change the active account:

gcloud config set account <Account_Name>

Note: Replace <Account_Name> with the target GCP account

• Lists all available GCP projects:

gcloud projects list

• Change the GCP project:

gcloud config set project “<Project_ID>”

Note: Replace <Project_ID> with the target GCP project ID