

Select whether the instance should be located in a "Single zone" or "Multiple zones".

It is recommended that you locate the SQL Server instance in the same region as the AD domain for the lowest network latency and the best performance. Select a Region where the instance should be located. All versions will work with Active Directory. Then click "Choose SQL Server" and enter the following information:Įnter a password for the 'sqlserver' user and make a note of this for use in a later step. Go ahead and try out creating a new SQL Server instance by going to the Cloud SQL section of the Google Cloud Console. Create a SQL Server instance with Windows AuthenticationĪfter your AD domain is available for use you can start creating SQL Server instances that utilize the AD domain to enable Windows Authentication with AD-based identities. On that page, click the "SET PASSWORD" link and make a note of the password which we'll use in a later step of this blog post. Click the domain name in the list of domains to go to its details page. The final step to configure the AD domain is to set the "Delegated admin" password.

Once it is ready it will look like this in the list of domains:

You'll have to be patient for a bit since it can take up 60 minutes for the domain to be available for use. With all of that information provided it should look something like this:Ĭlick "CREATE DOMAIN" to complete the process of creating the AD domain. Specify an admin name for the AD domain's delegated administrator
