> Source: [sk180864](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk180864)

# sk180864 - New VPCs created when trying to deploy a Check Point cluster on GCP to existing VPCs

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk180864 |
| Date Created | 2023-04-20 |
| Last Modified | 2026-04-29 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Cloud Firewall |
| Versions | R82.10, R81.10 (EOS), R81.20, R82 |
| OS | Gaia |
| Platform | GCP |

## Symptoms

- Attempting to deploy a Google Cloud Platform (GCP) High Availability cluster using the marketplace template creates new VPCs instead of the provided.

## Cause

In the Deployment template \> Networking, you can either enter a CIDR range or select an existing network interface. If there is a value in the CIDR input, a new VPC will be created instead of the selected VPC below.

## Solution

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