Importing the CMS OVA file into GCP

Last Updated : Apr 29, 2026 |
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Before you begin
Ensure that you have installed the Google Cloud CLI (gcloud CLI).
  1. Log in to the gcloud CLI.
  2. To import the CMS OVA file from the Cloud Storage Bucket to Google Console Compute Engine, use the following command:
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: gcloud compute instances import <name of VM> 
    --os=rhel-8 --source-uri=<gsPATH_TO_OVA_FILE> 
    --network=<network to use> --subnet=<subnet to use> 
    --project=<project ova loaded into> 
    --zone=<GCP Zone>
    For example:
    gcloud compute instances import "cms20" 
    --os=rhel-8 
    --source-uri=gs://cms-bucket/CMS-R20.0.0.0.ba.o-cloud-e88-00-1.ova 
    --network=cms --subnet=cms --project=Avaya-cms --zone="us-east1-b"
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