Creating Google Cloud Platform connector
With FortiManager, you can create a fabric connector for Google Cloud Platform (GCP), and then import address names from GCP to automatically create dynamic objects that you can use in policies. When you install the policies to one or more FortiGate units, FortiGate uses the information to communicate with GCP and dynamically populate the objects with IP addresses.
When you create a fabric connector for GCP, you are specifying how FortiGate can communicate directly with GCP.
Requirements:
- FortiGate is managed by FortiManager.
- The managed FortiGate unit is configured to work with Google Cloud Platform.
To create a fabric connector object for Google Cloud Platform:
- Go to Fabric View > Fabric > External Connectors, and click Create New. The Create New Fabric Connector wizard is displayed.
- Under Public SDN, select Google Cloud Platform. The Google Cloud Platform screen is displayed.
- Configure the following options, and click OK:
Type
Displays Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
Name
Type a name for the fabric connector object.
Status
Toggle On to enable the fabric connector object. Toggle OFF to disable the fabric connector object.
Update Interval (s)
Select one of the following options:
- Click Use Default to use the default interval.
- Click Specify and specify the interval.
Projects
Select Simple or Advanced. When Advanced is selected, you can add GCP Projects.
Project Name
Specify the Project Name for the GCP.
Service Account Email
Specify the Service Account Email for GCP.
Private Key
Specify the Private Key.
- Click OK to save the connector.
To complete the fabric connector setup:
- Import address names or manually create the dynamic firewall address for the SDN connector. See Importing address names to fabric connectors and Configuring dynamic firewall addresses for fabric connectors.
- In the policy package in which you will be creating the new policy, create a firewall policy and include the dynamic firewall address objects for the SDN connector. See Create a new firewall policy.
- Install the policy package to FortiGate. See Install a policy package.
FortiGate communicates with the SDN to dynamically populate the firewall address objects with IP addresses.