Table: gcp_compute_forwarding_rule - Query GCP Compute Forwarding Rules using SQL

A GCP Compute Forwarding Rule is a resource within Google Cloud Platform's Compute Engine service. It specifies which network traffic is directed to which specific load balancer components. Forwarding rules are associated with specific IP addresses.

Table Usage Guide

The gcp_compute_forwarding_rule table provides insights into forwarding rules within Google Cloud Platform's Compute Engine service. As a network engineer or system administrator, you can explore specific details about each forwarding rule, including their associated IP addresses, target proxies, and port ranges. Use this table to understand your network traffic direction and management within your GCP environment.

Examples

Basic info

Explore the configuration of your Google Cloud Platform's compute forwarding rules to gain insights into the load balancing scheme and backend service. This can be useful in determining areas where network traffic is being directed and ensuring optimal distribution of workload.Explore which IP addresses are associated with your load balancing scheme in Google Cloud Platform. This can help you understand how your network traffic is being directed and managed.

select
  name,
  id,
  self_link,
  backend_service,
  ip_address,
  load_balancing_scheme
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule;

select
  name,
  id,
  self_link,
  backend_service,
  ip_address,
  load_balancing_scheme
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule;

List of forwarding rules which are not globally accessible

Identify the forwarding rules that are not accessible globally. This query is useful for ensuring network security by pinpointing potential vulnerabilities.Explore which forwarding rules in your Google Cloud Platform (GCP) compute environment are not globally accessible. This can help ensure your network configuration aligns with your security and accessibility requirements.

select
  name,
  id,
  allow_global_access
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule
where
  not allow_global_access;

select
  name,
  id,
  allow_global_access
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule
where
  allow_global_access = 0;

List of EXTERNAL forwarding rules

Explore which forwarding rules are set to 'EXTERNAL' in the Google Cloud Platform's Compute Engine. This can help assess network traffic routing configurations for security or optimization purposes.Discover the segments that utilize external load balancing schemes within your Google Cloud Platform's forwarding rules. This can help manage traffic flow and optimize resource allocation within your network infrastructure.

select
  name,
  id,
  load_balancing_scheme
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule
where
  load_balancing_scheme = 'EXTERNAL';

select
  name,
  id,
  load_balancing_scheme
from
  gcp_compute_forwarding_rule
where
  load_balancing_scheme = 'EXTERNAL';

Query examples

Schema for gcp_compute_forwarding_rule

Name	Type	Operators	Description
_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
akas	jsonb		Array of globally unique identifier strings (also known as) for the resource.
all_ports	boolean	!=, =	Specify this field to allow packets addressed to any ports will be forwarded to the backends configured with this forwarding rule.
allow_global_access	boolean	!=, =	Specifies whether clients can access ILB from all regions, or not.
backend_service	text		Specifies the BackendService resource to receive the matched traffic.
creation_timestamp	timestamp with time zone		The creation timestamp of the resource.
description	text		A user-specified, human-readable description of the resource.
fingerprint	text		a hash of the contents stored in this object and used for optimistic locking.
id	bigint		The unique identifier for the resource.
ip_address	inet		Specifies the IP address that this forwarding rule serves.
ip_protocol	text	!=, =	The IP protocol to which this rule applies.
ip_version	text		The IP Version that will be used by this forwarding rule.
is_mirroring_collector	boolean	!=, =	Indicates whether or not this load balancer can be used as a collector for packet mirroring.
kind	text		The type of the resource.
labels	jsonb		A list of labels attached to this resource.
load_balancing_scheme	text	!=, =	Specifies the forwarding rule type.
location	text		The GCP multi-region, region, or zone in which the resource is located.
metadata_filters	jsonb		Opaque filter criteria used by Loadbalancer to restrict routing configuration to a limited set of xDS compliant clients.
name	text	=	A friendly name that identifies the resource.
network	text		Specifies the network that the load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
network_tier	text	!=, =	Specifies tthe networking tier used for configuring this load balancer.
port_range	text		Specifies the port range. Packets addressed to ports in the specified range will be forwarded to target or backendService.
ports	jsonb		A list of ports can be configured.
project	text		The GCP Project in which the resource is located.
region	text		The URL of the region where the regional forwarding rule resides.
self_link	text		The server-defined URL for the resource.
service_label	text		A prefix to the service name for this Forwarding Rule. If specified, the prefix is the first label of the fully qualified service name.
service_name	text		The internal fully qualified service name for this Forwarding Rule.
subnetwork	text		Specifies the subnetwork that the load balanced IP should belong to for this Forwarding Rule.
tags	jsonb		A map of tags for the resource.
target	text		The URL of the target resource to receive the matched traffic.
title	text		Title of the resource.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- gcp

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_gcp --config '<your_config>' gcp_compute_forwarding_rule