google_compute_global_address resource

Syntax

A google_compute_global_address is used to test a Google GlobalAddress resource

Beta Resource

This resource has beta fields available. To retrieve these fields, include beta: true in the constructor for the resource

Examples

describe google_compute_global_address(project: 'chef-gcp-inspec', name: 'inspec-gcp-global-address') do
  it { should exist }
  its('ip_version') { should eq 'IPV6' }
end

describe google_compute_global_address(project: 'chef-gcp-inspec', name: 'nonexistent') do
  it { should_not exist }
end

Properties

Properties that can be accessed from the google_compute_global_address resource:

address

The static external IP address represented by this resource.

creation_timestamp

Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.

description

An optional description of this resource.

id

The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.

name

Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression [a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])? which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.

labels

(Beta only) Labels to apply to this address. A list of key->value pairs.

label_fingerprint

(Beta only) The fingerprint used for optimistic locking of this resource. Used internally during updates.

ip_version

The IP Version that will be used by this address. The default value is IPV4.

Possible values:

• IPV4
• IPV6

region

A reference to the region where the regional address resides.

prefix_length

The prefix length of the IP range. If not present, it means the address field is a single IP address. This field is not applicable to addresses with addressType=EXTERNAL.

address_type

The type of the address to reserve. _ EXTERNAL indicates public/external single IP address. _ INTERNAL indicates internal IP ranges belonging to some network.

Possible values:

• EXTERNAL
• INTERNAL

purpose

The purpose of the resource. For global internal addresses it can be _ VPC_PEERING - for peer networks This should only be set when using an Internal address.

Possible values:

• VPC_PEERING

network

The URL of the network in which to reserve the IP range. The IP range must be in RFC1918 space. The network cannot be deleted if there are any reserved IP ranges referring to it. This should only be set when using an Internal address.

GCP Permissions

Ensure the Compute Engine API is enabled for the current project.