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GCP File Instance

A GCP File Instance represents a Cloud Filestore instance – a managed network file storage appliance that provides an NFSv3 or NFSv4-compatible file share, typically used by GKE clusters or Compute Engine VMs that require shared, POSIX-compliant storage. Each instance is created in a specific GCP region and zone, connected to a VPC network, and exposes one or more file shares (called “filesets”) over a private RFC-1918 address. Instances can be customised for capacity and performance tiers, and may optionally use customer-managed encryption keys (CMEK) for data-at-rest encryption.
Official documentation: https://cloud.google.com/filestore/docs/overview

Terrafrom Mappings:

  • google_filestore_instance.id

Supported Methods​

  • GET: Get a gcp-file-instance by its "locations|instances"
  • LIST
  • SEARCH: Search for Filestore instances in a location. Use the location string or the full resource name supported for terraform mappings.

gcp-cloud-kms-crypto-key​

A Filestore instance can be encrypted with a customer-managed Cloud KMS key (CMEK). The link shows which KMS Crypto Key is protecting the data-at-rest of this storage appliance.

gcp-compute-network​

Filestore instances are deployed into and reachable through a specific VPC network. This link identifies the Compute Network whose subnet provides the private IP addresses through which clients access the file share.