Lab 1: Cloud Account Setup
Create projects, users, and roles
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Lab 2: Virtual Machine Deployment
Create, list, and manage VMs
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Lab 3: Storage Operations
Create buckets and manage objects
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Lab 4: Network Configuration
Configure VPCs, subnets, security groups
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Lab 5: Identity & Access Management
Manage users, roles, and permissions
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Lab 1: Cloud Account Setup

Learn how to set up your cloud environment by creating projects, users, and assigning roles.

1 List existing projects
Start by viewing all current projects in your cloud account.
cloud project list
PROJECT_ID PROJECT_NAME STATUS default-project Default Project active
This command shows all projects you have access to.
2 Create a new project
Create a new project called "production" for your workloads.
cloud project create production
Project 'production' created successfully PROJECT_ID: prod-12345 STATUS: active
3 List users
View all users in your cloud account.
cloud user list
USER_ID USERNAME EMAIL STATUS admin-001 admin admin@cloud.local active
4 Create a new user
Create a user named "developer" for your development team.
cloud user create developer
User 'developer' created successfully USER_ID: dev-67890 EMAIL: developer@cloud.local STATUS: active
5 Assign a role to the user
Grant the "developer" user the "compute-admin" role.
cloud role assign developer compute-admin
Role 'compute-admin' assigned to user 'developer' successfully Permissions granted: - compute.instances.create - compute.instances.delete - compute.instances.list
Users need appropriate roles to perform actions in the cloud.

Lab 2: Virtual Machine Deployment

Deploy and manage virtual machines in your cloud environment.

1 List existing VMs
Check what virtual machines are currently running.
cloud vm list
No virtual machines found.
2 Create a small VM
Deploy a small-sized VM named "web-server".
cloud vm create --name web-server --size small
Creating virtual machine 'web-server'... VM created successfully! INSTANCE_ID: vm-a1b2c3d4 NAME: web-server SIZE: small (1 vCPU, 2GB RAM) IP: 10.0.1.15 STATUS: running
Small VMs are perfect for lightweight applications and testing.
3 Create a medium VM
Deploy a medium-sized VM named "app-server".
cloud vm create --name app-server --size medium
Creating virtual machine 'app-server'... VM created successfully! INSTANCE_ID: vm-e5f6g7h8 NAME: app-server SIZE: medium (2 vCPU, 4GB RAM) IP: 10.0.1.16 STATUS: running
4 List all VMs
Verify both VMs are running.
cloud vm list
INSTANCE_ID NAME SIZE IP STATUS vm-a1b2c3d4 web-server small 10.0.1.15 running vm-e5f6g7h8 app-server medium 10.0.1.16 running
5 Delete a VM
Remove the web-server VM to free up resources.
cloud vm delete web-server
Deleting virtual machine 'web-server'... VM 'web-server' deleted successfully!
Always delete unused VMs to avoid unnecessary charges.

Lab 3: Storage Operations

Manage cloud storage buckets and objects for your applications.

1 List storage buckets
Check existing storage buckets in your account.
cloud storage list
No storage buckets found.
2 Create a storage bucket
Create a bucket named "app-data" for application files.
cloud storage create app-data
Creating storage bucket 'app-data'... Bucket created successfully! BUCKET_NAME: app-data REGION: us-east-1 SIZE: 0 GB STATUS: active
Bucket names must be globally unique across all cloud accounts.
3 Create a backup bucket
Create another bucket named "backups" for storing backups.
cloud storage create backups
Creating storage bucket 'backups'... Bucket created successfully! BUCKET_NAME: backups REGION: us-east-1 SIZE: 0 GB STATUS: active
4 List all buckets
Verify both storage buckets have been created.
cloud storage list
BUCKET_NAME REGION SIZE CREATED STATUS app-data us-east-1 0 GB 2024-01-15 10:30 active backups us-east-1 0 GB 2024-01-15 10:31 active
5 Delete a bucket
Remove the "backups" bucket (make sure it's empty first).
cloud storage delete backups
Deleting storage bucket 'backups'... Bucket 'backups' deleted successfully!
Buckets must be empty before they can be deleted.

Lab 4: Network Configuration

Configure virtual networks, subnets, and security groups for your infrastructure.

1 List VPCs
View existing Virtual Private Clouds in your account.
cloud network vpc list
VPC_ID VPC_NAME CIDR_BLOCK STATUS vpc-default default-vpc 10.0.0.0/16 active
2 Create a VPC
Create a new VPC named "prod-vpc" with CIDR block 172.16.0.0/16.
cloud network vpc create --name prod-vpc --cidr 172.16.0.0/16
Creating VPC 'prod-vpc'... VPC created successfully! VPC_ID: vpc-a1b2c3d4 VPC_NAME: prod-vpc CIDR_BLOCK: 172.16.0.0/16 STATUS: active
CIDR notation defines the IP address range for your VPC.
3 Create a subnet
Create a subnet named "web-subnet" in the prod-vpc.
cloud network subnet create --name web-subnet --vpc prod-vpc --cidr 172.16.1.0/24
Creating subnet 'web-subnet' in VPC 'prod-vpc'... Subnet created successfully! SUBNET_ID: subnet-e5f6g7h8 SUBNET_NAME: web-subnet VPC_ID: vpc-a1b2c3d4 CIDR_BLOCK: 172.16.1.0/24 AVAILABLE_IPS: 251
4 Create a security group
Create a security group named "web-sg" to control traffic.
cloud network secgroup create --name web-sg --description "Web server security group"
Creating security group 'web-sg'... Security group created successfully! SECGROUP_ID: sg-i9j0k1l2 SECGROUP_NAME: web-sg DESCRIPTION: Web server security group DEFAULT_RULES: - EGRESS: All traffic allowed - INGRESS: Deny all (add rules to allow)
5 Add security group rule
Allow HTTP traffic (port 80) to the web-sg security group.
cloud network secgroup add-rule --name web-sg --port 80 --protocol tcp --source 0.0.0.0/0
Adding rule to security group 'web-sg'... Rule added successfully! RULE_ID: rule-m3n4o5p6 PROTOCOL: tcp PORT: 80 SOURCE: 0.0.0.0/0 (anywhere) ACTION: allow
Security groups act as virtual firewalls for your cloud resources.

Lab 5: Identity & Access Management

Master IAM concepts by creating users, groups, and managing permissions.

1 List IAM users
View all IAM users in your account.
cloud iam user list
USER_ID USERNAME CREATED ROLES admin-001 admin 2024-01-01 09:00 admin dev-67890 developer 2024-01-15 10:15 compute-admin
2 Create a new IAM user
Create a user named "auditor" for compliance monitoring.
cloud iam user create auditor
Creating IAM user 'auditor'... User created successfully! USER_ID: aud-q7r8s9t0 USERNAME: auditor EMAIL: auditor@cloud.local STATUS: active ACCESS_KEY_ID: AKIA1234567890ABCDEF
3 List available roles
Check what roles are available in the system.
cloud iam role list
ROLE_NAME DESCRIPTION PERMISSIONS admin Full system access All compute-admin VM management access compute.* storage-admin Storage management access storage.* network-admin Network management access network.* read-only Read-only access to all *.list, *.get
4 Assign read-only role
Grant the "auditor" user read-only access.
cloud iam role assign auditor read-only
Assigning role 'read-only' to user 'auditor'... Role assigned successfully! USER: auditor ROLE: read-only PERMISSIONS: - *.list (Can list all resources) - *.get (Can view resource details) - Deny: create, delete, update operations
5 Create a custom group
Create a group named "developers" for team management.
cloud iam group create developers
Creating IAM group 'developers'... Group created successfully! GROUP_ID: grp-u1v2w3x4 GROUP_NAME: developers MEMBERS: 0 ATTACHED_ROLES: none
Groups make it easier to manage permissions for multiple users.
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