---
title: "VAST On Cloud Deployment on GCP Using Polaris"
slug: "vast-on-cloud-deployment-on-gcp-using-polaris"
description: "Follow this guide to deploy VAST On Cloud on Google Cloud Platform, covering the Polaris UI, system requirements, and essential steps for a successful setup."
updated: 2026-10-28T02:14:35Z
published: 2026-10-28T02:14:35Z
canonical: "docs.vastdata.com/vast-on-cloud-deployment-on-gcp-using-polaris"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.vastdata.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# VAST On Cloud Deployment on GCP Using Polaris

> [!NOTE]
> This document was created to provide a clear set of instructions for the successful deployment of Vast On Cloud (AKA VoC) in a Google Cloud Platform (AKA GCP). This document shall cover Polaris UI, the Vastcloud execution tool, and the system requirements checker.
> 
> The steps in this procedure are based on the current status as of May 5, 2026

## Before you begin

Before you begin the VoC deployment, you need to receive an invitation via email. This message is sent by a VAST admin or by a colleague who’s already registered to the Polaris portal.

The Polaris invitation looks like the example below.

![Polaris invitation](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(154).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Polaris invitation

Once you click the registration link, you’ll be taken to a password creation form. Complete the password creation. At this point, you are ready for the next step.

## Create a new deployment

Once logged in to the Polaris portal [https://admin.gcp.polaris.vastdata.com/](https://admin.gcp.polaris.vastdata.com/) , click on the “Deployment” cloud icon on the left side of the screen.

![](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(155).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

VAST Cloud Deployment

Click on “**Create new deployment.**”

Please make sure to review the following details:

| **Element** | **Note** |
| --- | --- |
| Entitlements | Make sure you are on your designated Entitlements and that you see your capacity and resources |
| Deployment name | A unique name for this deployment |
| GCP protect ID | Enter the name of the GCP project that will be in use for deployment |
| Instance Type | Choose an ENode instance type |
| Region | Select the region where the deployment will take place |
| Zone | Select the zone inside the region for deployment |
| Key/Value | Enter key<=> value that will be added as a tag to the instances |
| Deployment Type | Choose a single-node deployment or a full cluster array |

As you can see in this example, we’ve used `vastdata-voc` as the deployment name

  

`vast-on-cloud` was chosen as the project to use, `us-central1` and `us-central1-a` set as region and zone, we also selected a full array `cluster deployment` consists with `8-nodes` that will come to a 210TB of storage VoC system.

![Deployment Configuration - Entitlements](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(156).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Deployment Configuration - Entitlements

![Deployment Configuration - Capacity Configuration](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(157).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Deployment Configuration - Capacity Configuration

Once all details are in place, hit the “**Create Deployment Configuration**” button. A new window will appear with download links for the `vastcloud `tool and deployment hints. Select your operating system, copy the download URL, and close the window using the “close” button.

![Deployment Configuration - Deploying your CAST cluster](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(158).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Deployment Configuration - Deploying your CAST cluster

## Deployment Configuration - Deploying your CAST cluster

### vastcloud and required tools

Open your local terminal and paste the curl command from the previous step.

```bash
curl https://storage.googleapis.com/polaris-vastcloud/install_vastcloud.sh | bash
```

Hit the `Y` key to allow the operation, this will install the vastcloud util as well as the required tools and dependencies.

```plaintext
base) ➜  ~ curl https://storage.googleapis.com/polaris-vastcloud/install_vastcloud.sh | bash
  % Total    % Received % Xferd  Average Speed   Time    Time     Time  Current
                                 Dload  Upload   Total   Spent    Left  Speed
100  9548  100  9548    0     0  19262      0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 19250
[INFO] Detecting system...
[INFO] Detected: darwin/arm64
[INFO] Checking for cloud CLI tools...
[WARN] The following cloud CLI tools are not installed:
  - google-cloud-sdk
  - awscli
  - azure-cli
  - hashicorp/tap/terraform

Would you like to install the missing tools using Homebrew? (y/N): y
```

During the process, you may be prompted to enter a password for the sudo user in order to write data into `/usr/local/bin` directory, once done, the deployment will be completed.

```plaintext
INFO] Downloading from darwin-arm64/vastcloud...
######################################################################## 100.0%
[WARN] Cannot write to /usr/local/bin, trying with sudo...
Password:
[INFO] Installed to: /usr/local/bin/vastcloud (with sudo)
[INFO] Installation successful!
[INFO] Run 'vastcloud --help' to get started
```

### Authentication

The following commands must be executed to authenticate the local machine with GCP. These credentials expire, so the commands need to be run approximately every 12 hours.

```plaintext
gcloud auth login
```

```plaintext
gcloud auth application-default login
```

First run.

```plaintext
gcloud auth login
```

You will get a long URL on your terminal, and a browser window will open for selecting a Google account to use.

```plaintext
~/.vast > gcloud auth login                                                                                                                                                                                            gcloud vast-on-cloud
Your browser has been opened to visit:

    https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?response_type=code&client_id=32555940559.apps.googleusercontent.com&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8085%2F&scope=openid+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fuserinfo.email+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fcloud-platform+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fappengine.admin+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fsqlservice.login+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fcompute+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Faccounts.reauth&state=DwIQB3MDaNVAPlq1Drc0F7m25YPVFj&access_type=offline&code_challenge=j8vB5VIujjdE2uQgu6BU_NZ6hGz3H8ssdABL2xihQC4&code_challenge_method=S256
```

In the browser, select the account.

![Select Your Google account](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(159).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Select Your Google account

Now allow authentication and access.

![authentication access authorization](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(160).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Authentication Access Authorization

Back in your terminal window, you will see the authentication result.

```plaintext
You are now logged in as [vast.admin@vastdata.com].
Your current project is [vast-on-cloud].  You can change this setting by running:
  $ gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID
```

Now run the second command.

```plaintext
gcloud auth application-default login
```

```plaintext
~/.vast > gcloud auth application-default login                                                                                                                                                                    52s gcloud vast-on-cloud
Your browser has been opened to visit:

    https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/auth?response_type=code&client_id=764086051850-6qr4p6gpi6hn506pt8ejuq83di341hur.apps.googleusercontent.com&redirect_uri=http%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%3A8085%2F&scope=openid+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fuserinfo.email+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fcloud-platform+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.googleapis.com%2Fauth%2Fsqlservice.login&state=WPnBg3JFNy8o1fJnASonQJ4CdUOnTh&access_type=offline&code_challenge=Aw0TLdO1S1rKPJ9JTij5lFfbda-gt2pPPUfkmFlniS0&code_challenge_method=S256
```

A browser window will open, choose the account to use, then in the newly opened window, click on the “Continue” button.

![Select a Google account](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(161).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Select a Google account

![Grant Google Auth access to Google account](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(162).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Grant Google Auth access to your Google account

Go back to the terminal window and verify that the authentication completed as expected.

### Create local configuration

Run the command below to create a configuration:

`vastcloud config init` select `GCP `as a provider

```plaintext
vastcloud config init
```

Review the output.

```plaintext
~/.vast > vastcloud config init

    1111111  00000000000
     111            000
      111          000     11     11       11        1111111    11111111
        11        11        11   11       1111       11            11
         11     111          11 11       11  11        11111       11
           11  111            111       11    11     1111111       11
           111111
             11

Configuration Wizard

Authenticating with GCP...
Authentication successful!

Using API endpoint: Production (https://api.gcp.polaris.vastdata.com)

Configuration saved successfully!
  Config file: /Users/admin.vast/.vast/config.yaml
  Account: production-gcp
  Context: production-gcp-ctx (set as current)
  API Endpoint: https://api.gcp.polaris.vastdata.com

You can now use 'vastcloud login' to authenticate with the Polaris API.
~/.vast >
```

At this point, we’ll need to run the last authentication step by running `vastcloud login.`

```plaintext
vastcloud login
```

```plaintext
~/.vast > vastcloud login
Authenticating with gcp...
Cloud provider authentication successful!

Opening browser for authentication...
Waiting for authentication...
```

A new browser window will open asking for your username. Enter the username you used for the Polaris login, then hit “**Continue**”.

![Enter VAST Cloud username](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(163).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Enter VAST Cloud username

Enter your password and hit “**Sign in**”

![Enter Vast Cloud password](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(164).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Enter Vast Cloud password

You should now see this confirmation window.

![Authentication confirmation](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(165).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Authentication confirmation

Return to the terminal and make sure that the system provided you with an authentication confirmation.

```plaintext
✓ Logged in as dotan@vastdata.com
  Token valid until: 2026-05-07 18:56:08
```

> [!TIP]
> Run “`vastcloud docs gcp-permissions`” command to validate configuration requirements
> 
> Run the `vastcloud `preflight checker [Vastcloud preflight checker walkthrough - GCP](/develop/docs/vastcloud-preflight-checker-walkthrough-gcp) for full validation check

Check authenticated account permissions by running:

```plaintext
vastcloud cluster check-permissions --provider gcp
```

Review the output:

```plaintext
~/.vast > vastcloud cluster check-permissions --provider gcp
Discovering GCP projects from Polaris clusters...
Discovered 1 GCP project(s) from Polaris clusters.

 Permission check: GCP
 Identity: admin.vast@vastdata.com

── Project: vast-on-cloud (1/1) ──

 Privileged roles detected: roles/owner — storage permission probe failures are overridden.

╭─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┬────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│                                                      Operation                                                      │                                                       Status                                                       │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┼────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│ config/login                                                                                                        │ OK                                                                                                                 │
│ cluster list                                                                                                        │ OK                                                                                                                 │
│ cluster create                                                                                                      │ OK                                                                                                                 │
│ cluster delete                                                                                                      │ OK                                                                                                                 │
╰─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

  You can:    config/login, cluster list, cluster create, cluster delete
```

### Create deployment

Run the command below to start the deployment.

`vastcloud cluster create --select vastdata-voc` where in this example we’ve used `bastdata-voc` as the deployment name

```plaintext
vastcloud cluster create --select vastdata-voc
```

Follow the instructions and answer/respond within the interactive menu.

```plaintext
~/.vast > vastcloud cluster create --select vastdata-voc                                                                                                                                                                                 4s
Discovering subscription...
Using subscription: 7cdf6853-2786-4ed1-b302-9ea9449cb969
Discovering resource group...
Using resource group: default
Auto-selected cluster: vastdata-voc
Generating PIN...
PIN generated successfully!
Using Polaris credentials from pin
Using metadata tags from Polaris deployment: 1 tags

  Initializing cluster from Polaris credentials: >  vastdata-voc
```

Select the network to use.

![Select VoC network](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(166).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Select VoC network

Manually enter the IP address range to use.

![Enter IP range](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(167).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Enter IP range

Choose whether to run the pre-flight checker tool. If you choose to run the tool, a verification process will start and generate a readiness report that determines whether all prerequisites were configured properly.

![Confirm IP address range](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(168).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Choose whether to run the pre-checker

If you choose not to run the validation tool, the deployment will start.

![Choosing not to run the pre-checker](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(169).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Choosing not to run the pre-checker

Monitor the deployment progress.

![Monitor the deployment progress](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(170).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Monitor the deployment progress

You can use the monitoring URL to closely monitor the deployment state.

![Vms installation](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(171).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Vms installation

Once the installation is completed, you shall see the following output with all the details.

![Completed installation details](https://cdn.us.document360.io/89b91113-5dc6-49db-86ec-57b16dc8ce56/Images/Documentation/image(172).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-08T09%3A16%3A36Z&se=2026-11-08T10%3A16%3A36Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=zSVSODEkseJzP9Nj8%2BuTvuXHe7AP2wnS5mX430ddFdk%3D)

Completed installation details

You can always run `vastcloud cluster list `to view, delete, or manage the cluster list and status.

```plaintext
vastcoud cluster list
```

```plaintext
╭──────────────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────┬───────────────────────┬───────────────────────────┬──────────╮
│         name         │     state     │  ip address   │    management url     │        monitor url        │ provider │
├──────────────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────┼───────────────────────┼───────────────────────────┼──────────┤
│ vastdata-voc         │ running       │ 10.120.85.151 │ https://10.120.85.29  │ http://10.120.85.151:5551 │ GCP      │
╰──────────────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────┴───────────────────────┴───────────────────────────┴──────────╯
```

Once the deployment completed you can visit the Vast cluster using the web UI just as any other Vast cluster.

It is mostly recommended to read the `vastcloud `command reference for more advanced usage