Using PowerShell to manage GCP resources
How to configure PowerShell for managing GCP resources (Windows platform)
- Login to the machine using privileged account.
- From command prompt, run the command below to invoke PowerShell:
- powershell
- Note: You need to run cmd.exe or PowerShell.exe as administrator.
- Run the command below to find out the current PowerShell version:
- $PSVersionTable.PSVersion
- In-case you currently have version older than 5.1, follow the article below to locate the download URL for upgrading to the latest version of PowerShell:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/installing-windows-powershell?view=powershell-6
- Also, review the article below for PowerShell installation pre-requirements:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/setup/windows-powershell-system-requirements?view=powershell-5.1
- Run the below command to check if you have PowerShellGet installed on your system:
- Get-Module PowerShellGet -list | Select-Object Name,Version,Path
- In-case you don’t have PowerShellGet, run the commands below:
- Install-PackageProvider Nuget –Force
- Install-Module -Name PowerShellGet –Force
- For more information about installation or upgrade of PowerShellGet, see:
- https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/gallery/installing-psget
- Exit PowerShell console and command prompt.
- Install Google Cloud SDK, as instructed below:
- 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