Before you can install Apigee hybrid, you must meet the following prerequisites:
Done?
Prerequisite
Description
Google Cloud billing account
You must have a Google Cloud account with active billing. For more information, see
Create
a new billing account.
Google Cloud project
Create a new Google Cloud project for the Apigee hybrid installation. For more information, see
Creating a
project.
If you'd prefer to use Cloud Identity to manage your organizational identity with Apigee,
see Cloud Identity Help.
Although not needed for Apigee hybrid, Cloud Identity might be useful if you plan to use other
Google Cloud services or have multiple members of your organization access the product.
Clock synchronization
Apigee hybrid uses the Cassandra database, and Cassandra relies on Network
Time Protocol (NTP) synchronization to maintain data consistency. Before you begin your hybrid
installation, we recommend you use Network Time Protocol (NTP) to synchronize the
clocks on all nodes and application servers. If you plan to install hybrid into multiple
regions, be sure they are synchronized with NTP across all regions.
Software
Install the following software on your administrative machine:
gcloud CLI (required for command line provisioning steps).
After the gcloud CLI is installed, run gcloud components update to get the latest gcloud components.
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