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Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam - Topic 7 Question 74 Discussion

You are setting up a Bare Metal Solution environment. You need to update the operating system to the latest version. You need to connect the Bare Metal Solution environment to the internet so you can receive software updates. What should you do?
C) Set up a Cloud NAT gateway on the Compute Engine VM.
A) Setup a static external IP address in your VPC network.
B) Set up bring your own IP (BYOIP) in your VPC.
D) Set up Cloud NAT service.

Google Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam - Topic 7 Question 74 Discussion

Actual exam question for Google's Professional Cloud Database Engineer exam
Question #: 74
Topic #: 7
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You are setting up a Bare Metal Solution environment. You need to update the operating system to the latest version. You need to connect the Bare Metal Solution environment to the internet so you can receive software updates. What should you do?

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Suggested Answer: C

https://cloud.google.com/bare-metal/docs/bms-setup?hl=en#bms-access-internet-vm-nat The docs specifically says 'Setting up a NAT gateway on a Compute Engine VM' is the way to give BMS internet access.


by Lizette at Jul 01, 2026, 10:16 AM

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Audry
But with A, you might expose your environment. D is safer.
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Genevive
5 days ago
I’m leaning towards A. A static IP seems straightforward for connectivity.
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Ivette
10 days ago
I agree, D makes sense. It allows VMs to access the internet without public IPs.
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Brandon
15 days ago
I think option D is the best choice. Cloud NAT service is essential for internet access.
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Holley
21 days ago
Wait, can you really use Cloud NAT for this? Sounds odd.
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Aja
26 days ago
Totally agree with C, it's straightforward!
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Jolene
1 month ago
BYOIP sounds complicated, not sure about that one.
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Rozella
1 month ago
I think D is the best choice for NAT.
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Lucy
1 month ago
A static external IP is essential for updates.
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Gregoria
2 months ago
I'm leaning towards option D, seems straightforward.
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Tequila
2 months ago
Wait, can you really use Cloud NAT for Bare Metal?
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Trinidad
2 months ago
Definitely need Cloud NAT for internet access.
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Rasheeda
2 months ago
I think BYOIP is overkill for this.
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Bong
2 months ago
A static external IP is essential for updates!
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Allene
2 months ago
I’m a bit confused about BYOIP; I don’t think it’s necessary for just updating the OS, but I can't recall the details clearly.
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Eden
3 months ago
I feel like the Cloud NAT service is the right choice here since it allows VMs to access the internet without needing a public IP.
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Tomas
3 months ago
I think I practiced a similar question where setting up a static IP was involved, but that was more about connectivity rather than updates.
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Isadora
3 months ago
I remember something about needing a NAT gateway for internet access, but I'm not sure if it's the Cloud NAT service or the NAT gateway on the VM.
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