Order Bare Metal Solution resources

This document explains how to create, view, and track procurements.

After you've executed a simplified, one-time Bare Metal Solution Order Form, you can order your Bare Metal Solution resources online by creating procurements through the Google Cloud console. Procurements let you order resources as you scale, without having to execute a new Bare Metal Solution Order Form every time.

Procurements are enabled for you in the Google Cloud console only after you've signed the Order Form. Contact Google Cloud Sales to get started on the Order Form.

You can use procurements to order the following Bare Metal Solution resources:

• Servers (available server configurations)
• Storage (available storage choices)
• Partner Interconnect bandwidth

To procure any other Bare Metal Solution resource, contact Google Cloud sales.

Before you begin

• Grant Identity and Access Management (IAM) roles that give users the necessary permissions to create procurements.

  The predefined IAM role roles/baremetalsolution.procurementseditor includes all the permissions that you need to create and view a procurement.

  For more information about IAM roles in Bare Metal Solution, see Configure IAM for Bare Metal Solution.

• Ensure that the Bare Metal Solution API is enabled in your Google Cloud project. For instructions, see Set up your Google Cloud project to use the Bare Metal Solution API.

Create a procurement

To create a procurement, follow these steps:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Procurements page.

   Go to Procurements

2. Click Create.

3. Enter a name for your procurement.

4. Select a location where your Bare Metal Solution environment is located.

5. From the Pod drop-down list, select a pod in which you want to create your resources.

   A pod is a unit of isolation that contains your Bare Metal Solution resources. A region can have multiple pods.

   The Pod drop-down list also shows the number of your existing Bare Metal Solution resources in each pod of the selected location.

   The following pages show you the pods that contain your existing resources:

   • Servers
   • Networks
   • Volumes
   • NFS Shares

   If you're unsure about which pod to select, contact Google Cloud Sales.

6. Select a commitment term:

   • 1 month (Applicable only to storage and Partner Interconnect.)
   • 1 year
   • 3 years

7. Add a server:

   1. Click Add servers.

   2. Select the type of the server.

      For information about the types of servers available, see Server configurations.

   3. Enter the quantity of the servers.

8. Add storage:

   1. Click Add storage.

   2. Select the type of storage:

      • HDD
      • Performance SSD
      • SSD

   3. Enter the quantity of storage.

      You can add storage in increments of 1 TiB only. For example, to order 10 TiB of storage, enter 10 in the Quantity field.

9. Add Partner Interconnect bandwidth:

   1. Click Add bandwidth.

   2. Enter the quantity of interconnect bandwidth.

      You can add bandwidth in increments of 1 Gbps only. For example, to order 10 Gbps of bandwidth, enter 10 in the Quantity field.

   When you add a resource, the page shows the monthly unit price, capacity of resource, and its total price.

10. Click Done.

11. In the Procurement summary section, review the total monthly cost of your procurement.

12. Click Submit.

13. Click Confirm.

View and track procurements

The time to fulfill an order might vary depending on the availability, type, and quantity of the resources that you want to procure. Some procurements might require evaluation (two business days) or additional processing (four to six weeks). You can check the status of your procurement for detailed information.

To view details and track your procurements, follow these steps:

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to the Procurements page.

   Go to Procurements

   The Procurements page shows the following details for the procurements:

   • Status: The status of the procurement. A procurement can be in one of the following states:

     • Pending: The procurement request is pending for evaluation or requires additional processing.
     • In progress: The procurement fulfillment is in progress.
     • Completed: All resources are procured and fulfillment is complete.

   • Name: The name of the procurement.

   • Location: The location of your Bare Metal Solution environment.

   • Created: The date of creation of the procurement.

2. To view more details and status of a procurement, click the name of the procurement.

   The Procurement details page shows the following information for the selected procurement:

   • Name: The name of the procurement.
   • Status: The status of the procurement. A procurement can be in one of the following states:
     • Pending: The procurement request is pending for evaluation or requires additional processing.
     • In progress: The procurement fulfillment is in progress.
     • Completed: All resources are procured and fulfillment is complete.
   • Location: The location of your Bare Metal Solution environment.
   • Pod: The pod in which your resources are procured.
   • Procurement details: The details of the procurement.

   To view the status of individual resources, click the commitment. You can view the following details:

   • Requested: The number of ordered resources.
   • Procured: The number of procured resources.
   • Billed: The number of billed resources.

You need not wait for the whole procurement to complete in order to start using the resources that are procured. As your resources are procured, you can provision them through the following options and start using them:

• Google Cloud console intake form
• Create a network UI
• Create a storage volume UI
• Create an NFS volume UI

What's next

• Deploy your Bare Metal Solution environment.
• Configure IAM for Bare Metal Solution.
• Maintain the Bare Metal Solution environment.