Google Cloud Platform Windows Out Of Box Catalog items

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  • Updated August 11, 2026
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    Summary of Google Cloud Platform Windows Out Of Box Catalog items

    The Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Windows Out Of Box (OOB) catalog items provide ServiceNow customers with ready-to-use, fully functional catalog items to request and deploy Windows Virtual Machines (VMs) on GCP. These catalog items simplify provisioning by supporting various VM configurations, including multiple disks and enhanced security via cloud firewall settings, with built-in workflow automation for compliance and approval processes.

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    Key Features

    • CSC GCP Windows VM: Enables ordering a Windows VM instance on GCP with the ability to install the Agent Client Collector. VM sizes other than e2-micro and e2-small require administrator approval through policy enforcement. Windows credentials must be provided by the user during ordering and must meet version-specific complexity requirements.
    • CSC GCP Windows multiple disks: Allows ordering a Windows VM with up to 10 additional disks attached. Approval is required if more than two additional disks are requested. This provides flexibility to customize storage while maintaining governance.
    • CSC GCP Windows Cloud Firewall: Facilitates ordering a Windows VM with enhanced security by assigning one or more security groups (firewall port rules) to restrict network access. Security groups are selectable per the chosen VPC and subnets, enabling customers to tailor network traffic policies for their VMs.
    • Credential and Security Compliance: All catalog items require user-supplied Windows credentials adhering to complexity standards. Deployed VMs undergo automated CCG scans and policy compliance checks. If violations are detected, the deployment stack is flagged with a "Follow up needed" status for corrective action.
    • Resource Tagging: A key-value tag is assigned to all deployed resources (VM, network, storage) within the ServiceNow CMDB key-value table for tracking. Currently, tags are not updated directly in the GCP public cloud but will be supported in future releases.

    Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers

    • Accelerate and standardize Windows VM provisioning on Google Cloud with out-of-the-box catalog items.
    • Ensure compliance with internal policies through approval workflows and automated policy scans.
    • Customize VM storage and network security configurations while maintaining governance controls.
    • Improve operational visibility by tagging and managing VM resources within the ServiceNow CMDB.
    • Leverage a scalable catalog framework that supports multiple VM sizes and configurations to meet diverse workload needs.

    Cloud Services Catalog Windows VM, up to 10 additional disks on Google Cloud Platform or with cloud firewall.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Windows instance of any type from Google Cloud Platform.

    Linux VM orders and features:

    Order Features

    CSC GCP Windows VM: Order a Windows Virtual machine that allows installation of Agent Client Collector. VM sizes other than e2-micro and e2-small require approval.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Windows instance of any instance type from Google Cloud Provider. For instance types other than e2-micro and e2-small, approval is needed from administrator, by policy.

    The Windows credentials are provided by the user in catalog order form. The credentials to meet complexity requirement based on windows version.

    The workflow automation runs a CCG scan on the deployed Windows instance, and checks the policy rule with the configuration of the VM. If there is any violation, the stack will be set with 'Follow up needed' state to notify that the stack deployment is not as per norms.

    CSC GCP Windows multiple disks: Order a Windows virtual machine and specify up to 10 additional disk. No approval is necessary for up to two disks, but for anything beyond that, approval will be required.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Windows instance of any instance type from Google Cloud Provider. This catalog item form allows ordering up to 10 additional disks (volumes) attached to the VM of varying sizes and types. If more than two additional disks are added to the request, approval is needed from administrator, by policy.

    The Windows credentials are provided by the user in catalog order form. The credentials to meet complexity requirement based on windows version.

    CSC GCP Windows Cloud Firewall: Order a secure Windows virtual machine with enhanced security to allow or deny traffic to and from your VM instances based on your specified configuration for highest level of security.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Windows instance of any instance type from Google Cloud Provider. This catalog item form allows capability to assign one or more security groups (firewall-port rules) to the compute instance so that the network access to the VM is restricted. Security groups are listed for the selected VPC and subnets.

    The Windows credentials are provided by the user in catalog order form. The credentials to meet complexity requirement based on windows version.
    Note:

    Tag (key-value) is assigned to all deployed resources. Example: VM, network, storage as present in the stack.

    The key-value is updated only in the cmdb_key_value table, not in public cloud at this time. This will be fixed in future releases to update the tags in cloud.