Viewing and launching solutions

In this document, you learn how to view and launch solutions from Service Catalog.

Before you begin

  • To launch a solution using Service Catalog, you must have either the Identity and Access Management (IAM) role of Catalog Consumer OR IAM Viewer for the Google Cloud project where the solution has been shared with you. If you don't have either role for the Google Cloud project, to request access, contact your Organization Administrator.

  • If you're deploying a Terraform configuration, you need the following roles for the Google Cloud project where you want to deploy the Terraform configuration. If you don't have these roles, to request access, contact the Project Owner, or someone who has the setIAMpolicy permission for the project.

    If you plan to use your own service account, you must also have the Service Account User role for the Google Cloud project that contains the service account that you plan to use.

  • If you're deploying a Terraform configuration, and you choose to use your own service account, your service account must have the following IAM roles for the project where you want to create your solution:

    • Storage Admin. If your Terraform config is in a different project, your service account must also have the role Storage Object Viewer for the project containing the Terraform config.
    • Logs Writer.
    • Any additional IAM roles required to run your Terraform config.

  • If you're deploying a solution using Cloud Deployment Manager, the Deployment Manager Editor role for the project where you're deploying the solution. If you don't have this role, contact the Project Owner OR someone who has the setIAMpolicy permission for the project to request access.

  • If you're launching a Terraform configuration, you must set up Cloud Build:

    1. Enable the Cloud Build API.

      Enable the API

    2. In Google Cloud console, go to the Cloud Build page.
    3. Select the Settings tab.
    4. Use the service account listed under Service account email:.

    5. If you aren't using your own service account, grant the following Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles to the Cloud Build service account. For example, in the sample Terraform configuration file provided in Creating a Terraform configuration, Compute Engine is one of the resources, and the role Compute Instance Admin (v1) (roles/compute.instanceAdmin.v1) has been enabled for the service account.

    6. Grant the Project Editor role to the service account for the project where you're deploying the Terraform configuration.

    7. To manage all of your Terraform state files in Service Catalog, grant the Storage Admin role to your Cloud Build service account for the project where the configuration is shared and the project where you're deploying it. For steps to grant access, see Configuring access for Cloud Build Service Account.

View Service Catalog solutions

In Service Catalog, you see a union of solutions from all the catalogs you have access to in your Google Cloud hierarchy.

To view available solutions, go to the Google Cloud console Service Catalog page. Solutions that have been shared with you appear in the main panel.

To launch a reference link-based solution:

  1. Go to the Google Cloud console Service Catalog page.

    Go to the Service Catalog page

  2. Under TYPE, filter by Link and click a solution.

  3. Click Go to link.

    This takes you to a link outside of the Google domain where you can download a solution.

Launch a Deployment Manager (DM)-based solution

To launch a DM-based solution:

  1. Go to the Google Cloud console Service Catalog page.

    Go to the Service Catalog page

  2. Under TYPE, filter by DM Template and click a solution.

  3. Click Launch on Compute Engine.

  4. If prompted, enable the Deployment Manager API and the Service Catalog API.

    Enabling the APIs takes several minutes to complete, but you only need to do it once per Google Cloud project (not per solution).

  5. Complete the deployment form.

    You must enter the zone parameter manually by specifying the Compute Engine region and zone you prefer. Enter the region followed by a dash and then the zone (without spaces): region-zone. For example, us-central1-a where us-central1 is the region and a is the zone.

  6. Click Deploy.

The solution is deployed.

Launch a Terraform configuration

To launch a Terraform configuration:

  1. Go to the Google Cloud console Service Catalog page.

    Go to the Service Catalog page

  2. Under TYPE, filter by Terraform and click a solution.

  3. Click Deploy.

  4. If prompted, in the window that appears, click Start a new deployment.

  5. If prompted, enable the Cloud Build API.

    Enabling the APIs takes several minutes to complete, but you only need to do it once per Google Cloud project (not per solution).

  6. Create a name for your deployment.

  7. Optionally, you can provide your own service account by clicking the checkbox next to Select or enter your own service account. If your service account is located in the same Google Cloud project where you're creating your solution, select Select a service account from the current project, and select your service account from the drop-down menu. If your service account is located in a different Google Cloud project from your solution, select Enter a service account email from any project, and enter the email of your service account.

  8. Fill in the parameters.

  9. Click Preview and deploy.

  10. Review the deployment and click Deploy.

The solution is deployed.

Update a Terraform deployment

For an existing deployment of a Terraform solution, you can update deployment details, including parameters. If there is a new version of the Terraform configuration available for the solution, you can update your deployment to the latest version of the configuration.

To update an existing deployment:

  1. Go to the Deployments page in Service Catalog.

    Go to the Deployments page

  2. In the table of deployments, click the name of the deployment that you want to update.

  3. On the Deployment Details page, click Update deployment.

  4. Update the deployment details.

  5. Optionally, you can provide your own service account by clicking the checkbox next to Select or enter your own service account. If your service account is located in the same Google Cloud project where you're creating your solution, select Select a service account from the current project, and select your service account from the drop-down menu. If your service account is located in a different Google Cloud project from your solution, select Enter a service account email from any project, and enter the email of your service account.

  6. Click Preview and deploy.

  7. Review the deployment and click Deploy.

View and apply the latest version of a configuration

When you manage your Terraform deployments, you can view if the associated solution has released a newer version of the Terraform configuration and update the deployment to the latest configuration.

To view if a deployment has available updates and apply the latest version of the configuration:

  1. Go to the Deployments page in Service Catalog.

    Go to the Deployments page

  2. Click View deployments with updates to filter the table of deployments. In the table, find the deployment that you want to update and click New Version Available.

  3. On the Deployment Details page, click Update deployment.

  4. Under Select version, select Update to the latest version.

  5. Optionally, you can provide your own service account by clicking the checkbox next to Select or enter your own service account. If your service account is located in the same Google Cloud project where you're creating your solution, select Select a service account from the current project, and select your service account from the drop-down menu. If your service account is located in a different Google Cloud project from your solution, select Enter a service account email from any project, and enter the email of your service account.

  6. If prompted, enter values for any additional parameters.

  7. Click Preview and deploy.

  8. Review the deployment and click Deploy.

Deprovision a Terraform deployment

You deprovision a Terraform deployment to permanently delete all of its resources.

To deprovision a deployment:

  1. Go to the Google Cloud console Service Catalog page.

    Go to the Service Catalog page

  2. Click Terraform deployments.

  3. In the table, find the deployment you want to deprovision.

  4. Click the more actions menu (displayed as three dots arranged vertically) .

  5. Optionally, you can provide your own service account by clicking the checkbox next to Select or enter your own service account. If your service account is located in the same Google Cloud project where you're creating your solution, select Select a service account from the current project, and select your service account from the drop-down menu. If your service account is located in a different Google Cloud project from your solution, select Enter a service account email from any project, and enter the email of your service account.

  6. Click Deprovision.