Deploy Vertica from the Google Cloud Marketplace
The Vertica entries in the Google Cloud Launcher Marketplace let you quickly deploy a Vertica cluster in the Google Cloud Platform (GCP). Currently, three entries let you select the database mode and the license you want to use:
- The Enterprise Mode launcher deploys a Vertica database with 3 or more nodes, plus an additional VM running the Management Console (MC). See Deploying an Enterprise Mode Database in GCP from the Marketplace for more information.
- The Eon Mode BYOL (bring your own license) launcher deploys a single instance running the MC. You use this MC instance to deploy a Vertica database running on Eon Mode. This database has a community license applied to it initially. You can later upgrade it to a license you have obtained from Vertica. See Deploying an Eon Mode Database On GCP for more information.
- The Eon Mode BTH (by the hour) launcher also deploys a single instance running the MC that you use to deploy a database. This database has a by-the-hour license applied to it. Instead of paying for a license up front, you pay an hourly fee that covers both Vertica and running your instances. The BTH license is automatically applied to all clusters you create using a BTH MC instance. See Deploying an Eon Mode Database On GCP for more information. If you choose, you can upgrade this hourly license to a longer-term license you purchase from Vertica. To move a BTH cluster to a BYOL license, follow the instructions in Moving a Cloud Installation from By the Hour (BTH) to Bring Your Own License (BYOL) for more information.
Vertica clusters that use IPv6 to identify hosts have not been tested on GCP. Vertica recommends you use IPv4 addresses to identify the hosts in your cluster on GCP.