docs: add steps to set default region in the metadata server

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shabirmean 2021-06-17 18:45:24 -04:00
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Next set a default compute region and compute zone: Next set a default compute region and compute zone:
``` ```
gcloud config set compute/region us-west1 REGION=us-west1
gcloud config set compute/region ${REGION}
``` ```
> Use the `gcloud compute zones list` command to view additional regions and zones.
Set a default compute zone: Set a default compute zone:
``` ```
gcloud config set compute/zone us-west1-c gcloud config set compute/zone ${REGION}-c
``` ```
> Use the `gcloud compute zones list` command to view additional regions and zones. Set the same default region & zone in the metadata server accessible to all VMs in the project
```
gcloud compute project-info add-metadata \
--metadata google-compute-default-region=${REGION},google-compute-default-zone=${REGION}-c
```
> This step is necessary for when we access the default the region from within the compute instances that we create later in the lab
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