How to start your lab and sign in to the Google Cloud ConsoleĬlick the Start Lab button. Note: If you are using a Chrome OS device, open an Incognito window to run this lab. Note: If you already have your own personal Google Cloud account or project, do not use it for this lab. Access to a standard internet browser (Chrome browser recommended).It does so by giving you new, temporary credentials that you use to sign in and access Google Cloud for the duration of the lab. This hands-on lab lets you do the lab activities yourself in a real cloud environment, not in a simulation or demo environment. The timer, which starts when you click Start Lab, shows how long Google Cloud resources will be made available to you. Labs are timed and you cannot pause them. Setup and Requirements Qwiklabs setup Before you click the Start Lab button Other RDP Clients should suffice but instructions for their use are not provided in this lab. How to remote desktop into a Windows Server virtual machineīasic familiarity with Microsoft SQL Server and RDP ConnectionsĮither a Windows machine or a non-Windows machine with Chrome and Chrome RDP Extension installed. How to create a Windows user and password How to stand up a virtual machine running Microsoft SQL Server on Compute Engine You'll create a Windows user and password, and learn how to connect to the Windows Server via remote desktop. In this lab you will learn how to create a virtual machine with Microsoft SQL Server installed. There is a catalog of public application images available, including a variety of Microsoft SQL Server and Windows versions. It is significantly easier to complete with a mouse.Ĭompute Engine lets you create and run virtual machines on Google infrastructure. This lab requires right-click functionality in a windows-server virtual machine.