# Google Cloud VMware Engine documentation Google Cloud VMware Engine lets you run VMware workloads on Google Cloud. Google Cloud VMware Engine is available as VMware solution on Google Cloud or as a Google Cloud-managed service: ### VMware solution on Google Cloud Deploy and manage VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on dedicated bare-metal infrastructure under a Bring Your Own License (BYOL) model. You maintain control over your VMware environment, configurations, and software lifecycle, while Google Cloud manages the physical infrastructure. [Go to documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/overview.md.txt) ### Google Cloud-managed A fully managed service operated by Google Cloud that provides automated private cloud provisioning, lifecycle management of the VMware stack, integrated Google Cloud networking, and built-in VMware licensing. [Go to documentation](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/overview.md.txt) [Compare VMware Engine models](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/compare-models.md.txt) to evaluate architectural differences and shared responsibilities. To explore features, customer use cases, and pricing options, visit the [Google Cloud VMware Engine product page](https://cloud.google.com/vmware-engine). ## Documentation resources Find quickstarts and guides, review key references, and get help with common issues. ### VMware solution on Google Cloud - [VMware solution on Google Cloud overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/overview.md.txt) - [Bare-metal nodes and machine types](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/concepts-nodes.md.txt) - [Placement policies and availability domains](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/concepts-placement-policies.md.txt) - [About vSphere clusters](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/concepts-clusters.md.txt) - [VMware Cloud Foundation components and networking](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/concepts-vcf.md.txt) - [Deploy nodes and configure appliance networking by using the console](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/deploy.md.txt) - [Prepare nodes and deploy VCF by using the toolkit](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/toolkit.md.txt) - [Manage node capacity](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/capacity-management.md.txt) ### Google Cloud-managed - [Product overview](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/overview.md.txt) - [VMware Engine node types](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/concepts-node-types.md.txt) - [Request API access and quota](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/quickstart-prerequisites.md.txt) - [Networking requirements](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/quickstart-networking-requirements.md.txt) - [Create a private cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/create-private-cloud.md.txt) - [Create a stretched private cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/create-stretched-private-cloud.md.txt) - [Configure and manage subnets](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/networking/howto-manage-subnets.md.txt) - [Peer a VPC network](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/networking/peer-vpc-network.md.txt) ### Resources - [Compare VMware Engine models](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/vmware-solution/compare-models.md.txt) - [Pricing](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/pricing) - [Quotas and limits](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/quotas.md.txt) - [Committed use discounts](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/cud.md.txt) - [Release notes](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/release-notes.md.txt) - [Service Level Agreement (SLA)](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/sla) - [Product restrictions](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/product-restrictions.md.txt) ## Related resources Explore self-paced training, use cases, reference architectures, and code samples with examples of how to use and connect Google Cloud services. Architecture Use cases ### [Network security for VMware Engine workloads by using centralized appliances](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/gcve-advanced-network-security.md.txt) Presents architectural guidance to design advanced network security features (like DDoS mitigation, SSL offloading, NGFW, IPS/IDS, and DPI) for VMware Engine workloads. Networking Security
Whitepaper Use cases ### [Private cloud networking for Google Cloud VMware Engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/private-cloud-networking-for-vmware-engine) Provides an overview of Google Cloud VMware Engine, discusses networking concepts, reviews the most typical traffic flows, and provides some considerations for using VMware Engine to design a networking architecture. Networking
Use case Use cases ### [Architecting disaster recovery for locality-restricted workloads](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/architecting-disaster-recovery-for-locality-restricted-workloads.md.txt) Discusses how to use Google Cloud to architect for disaster recovery (DR) to meet location-specific requirements. Availability Recovery
Article Use cases ### [Modernization path for .NET applications on Google Cloud](https://docs.cloud.google.com/architecture/modernization-path-dotnet-applications-google-cloud) Looks at the common limitations of monolithic applications and describes a gradual yet structured process for modernizing them. .NET
Guide Use cases ### [Configure Google Security Operations with VMware Engine](https://docs.cloud.google.com/vmware-engine/docs/howto-configure-secops.md.txt) Describes how to configure Google Security Operations to improve the detection, investigation, and response to cybersecurity threats for virtual machines (VM) running on VMware Engine. Security
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