This guide shows you how to deploy and configure the Google Cloud
resources that SAP NetWeaver needs in order to run on
Google Cloud, including the Compute Engine virtual machine (VM), the
operating system, persistent storage, and more.
After the Google Cloud resources are deployed and configured, you install
SAP NetWeaver on Google Cloud by following the SAP documentation that is
applicable to your version of SAP NetWeaver and your database server. For more
information, see SAP NetWeaver in the SAP Help Portal.
Deployment methods
You can use one of the following methods for deploying Google Cloud resources
for SAP NetWeaver:
A Google account with the necessary administrative permissions to create,
modify, and delete Compute Engine resources in a Google Cloud project. For
information about roles and permissions, see Compute Engine roles
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