Deploy Envoy Proxy on Google Cloud C4A (Arm-based Axion VMs)
Introduction
Get started with Envoy Proxy on Google Axion C4A (Arm Neoverse V2)
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Deploy Envoy on Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machines
Run baseline Envoy testing on a Google Axion C4A Arm VM
Benchmark Envoy on Google Cloud for Arm64 and x86_64 with Siege
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Overview

In this section, you will learn how to provision a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on Google Cloud Platform (GCP) using the c4a-standard-4 (4 vCPUs, 16 GB memory) machine type in the Google Cloud Console.

Note

For support on GCP setup, see the Learning Path Getting started with Google Cloud Platform .

Provision a Google Axion C4A Arm VM in Google Cloud Console

To create a virtual machine based on the C4A instance type:

  • Navigate to the Google Cloud Console .

  • Go to Compute Engine > VM Instances and select Create Instance.

  • Under Machine configuration:

    • Populate fields such as Instance name, Region, and Zone.
    • Set Series to C4A.
    • Select c4a-standard-4 for machine type.

    Image Alt Text:Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine in the Google Cloud Console with c4a-standard-4 selected alt-textCreating a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine in Google Cloud Console

  • Under OS and Storage, select Change, then choose an Arm64-based OS image. For this Learning Path, use Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. Ensure you select the Arm image variant. Click Select.

  • Under Networking, enable Allow HTTP traffic.

  • Click Create to launch the instance.

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