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Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/premium/ubuntu-pro-faq" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/premium/ubuntu-pro-faq" >Ubuntu Pro FAQ</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing" >Microsoft Licensing on Google Cloud</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing-faq" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing-faq" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/ms-licensing-faq" >Microsoft licenses FAQ</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Access control </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access" >Access control overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/managing-access-to-resources" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/managing-access-to-resources" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/managing-access-to-resources" >Manage access to Compute Engine resources</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/access/custom-constraints" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/custom-constraints" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/custom-constraints" >Manage resources by using custom constraints</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/iam" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/iam" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/iam" >IAM roles and permissions</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/service-accounts" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/service-accounts" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/service-accounts" >Service accounts</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/naming-resources" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/naming-resources" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/naming-resources" >Name resources</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Quickstarts </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/create-linux-vm-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/create-linux-vm-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/create-linux-vm-instance" >Create a Linux VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/create-windows-server-vm-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/create-windows-server-vm-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/create-windows-server-vm-instance" >Create a Windows Server VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/quickstart-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/quickstart-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/quickstart-mig" >Create a managed instance group</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Create VMs </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-start-instance" >Create and start a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/create-enable-service-accounts-for-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/create-enable-service-accounts-for-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/create-enable-service-accounts-for-instances" >Create a VM that uses a user-managed service account</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-similar-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-similar-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-similar-instance" >Create a VM similar to an existing VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/custom-hostname-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/custom-hostname-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/custom-hostname-vm" >Create a VM with a custom hostname</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/creating-instance-with-custom-machine-type" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/creating-instance-with-custom-machine-type" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/creating-instance-with-custom-machine-type" >Create a VM with a custom machine type</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-instance-template" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-instance-template" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-vm-from-instance-template" >Create a VM from an instance template</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create a VM that has attached GPUs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/create-vm-with-gpus" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/create-vm-with-gpus" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/create-vm-with-gpus" >Overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Accelerator-optimized VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-accelerator-optimized" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-accelerator-optimized" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-accelerator-optimized" >Create an accelerator-optimized VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/gpudirect" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/gpudirect" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/gpudirect" >Create an A3 VM with GPUDirect-TCPX enabled</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-general-purpose" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-general-purpose" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-general-purpose" >Create an N1 VM that has attached GPUs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-managing-windows-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-managing-windows-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-managing-windows-instances" >Create and manage Windows Server VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/creating-sql-server-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/creating-sql-server-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/creating-sql-server-instances" >Create SQL Server VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-rhel-byos-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-rhel-byos-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-rhel-byos-vm" >Create a VM using a RHEL BYOS image</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-hpc-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-hpc-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-hpc-vm" >Create an HPC-ready VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create Spot VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Spot VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/spot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/spot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/spot" >About Spot VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-use-spot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-use-spot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-use-spot" >Create and use Spot VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Preemptible VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-unsupported"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/preemptible" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/preemptible" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/preemptible" >About preemptible VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-unsupported"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-use-preemptible" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-use-preemptible" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-use-preemptible" >Create and use preemptible VMs</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/specify-min-cpu-platform" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/specify-min-cpu-platform" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/specify-min-cpu-platform" >Specify a minimum CPU platform for a VM</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create custom images </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/building-custom-os" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/building-custom-os" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/building-custom-os" >Requirements to build custom images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/create-custom" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/create-custom" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/create-custom" >Create custom images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/creating-custom-windows-byol-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/creating-custom-windows-byol-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/creating-custom-windows-byol-images" >Create custom Windows BYOL base images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-os-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-os-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-os-image" >Create custom Windows Server images</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create and manage instance templates </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-templates" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-templates" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-templates" >About instance templates</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-templates/create-instance-templates" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-templates/create-instance-templates" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-templates/create-instance-templates" >Create instance templates</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-templates/deterministic-instance-templates" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-templates/deterministic-instance-templates" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-templates/deterministic-instance-templates" >Deterministic instance templates</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-templates/get-list-delete-instance-templates" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-templates/get-list-delete-instance-templates" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-templates/get-list-delete-instance-templates" >Get, list, and delete instance templates</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create multiple VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create a managed instance group (MIG) </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-managed-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-managed-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-managed-instances" >Basic scenarios for creating MIGs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-zonal-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-zonal-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-zonal-mig" >Create a MIG in a single zone</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/distributing-instances-with-regional-instance-groups" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/distributing-instances-with-regional-instance-groups" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/distributing-instances-with-regional-instance-groups" >Create a MIG in multiple zones in a region</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-multiple-machine-types" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-multiple-machine-types" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-multiple-machine-types" >Create a MIG with multiple machine types</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-from-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-from-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-from-vm" >Create a MIG from an existing VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-autoscaling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-autoscaling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-autoscaling" >Create a MIG with autoscaling</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-preemptible-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-preemptible-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-preemptible-vms" >Create a MIG with preemptible VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-gpu-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-gpu-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-gpu-vms" >Create a MIG with GPU VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-stateful-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-stateful-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-mig-with-basic-stateful-disks" >Create a MIG with stateful configuration</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Bulk creation of VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/multiple/about-bulk-creation" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/multiple/about-bulk-creation" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/multiple/about-bulk-creation" >About bulk creation of VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/multiple/create-in-bulk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/multiple/create-in-bulk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/multiple/create-in-bulk" >Create VMs in bulk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-bulk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-bulk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/create-gpu-vm-bulk" >Create GPU VMs in bulk</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create sole-tenant VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-nodes" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-nodes" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-nodes" >Sole-tenancy overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/provisioning-sole-tenant-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/provisioning-sole-tenant-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/provisioning-sole-tenant-vms" >Provision a sole-tenant VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-advanced-maintenance-control" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-advanced-maintenance-control" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-advanced-maintenance-control" >Advanced maintenance control for sole-tenant nodes</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenant-best-practices" >Sole-tenancy best practices</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-accounting-faq" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-accounting-faq" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/sole-tenancy-accounting-faq" >Sole-tenancy accounting FAQ</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create a virtual workstation </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/virtual-workstation" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation" >About creating virtual workstations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux" >Create a virtual Linux workstation</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows" >Create a virtual Windows workstation</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux-gpu" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux-gpu" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/linux-gpu" >Create a virtual Linux workstation with an attached GPU</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows-gpu" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows-gpu" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/virtual-workstation/windows-gpu" >Create a virtual Windows workstation with an attached GPU</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Use nested virtualization </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/overview" >About nested virtualization</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/managing-constraint" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/managing-constraint" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/managing-constraint" >Manage the nested virtualization constraint</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/enabling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/enabling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/enabling" >Enable nested virtualization</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/creating-nested-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/creating-nested-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/nested-virtualization/creating-nested-vms" >Create nested VMs</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/enable-instance-virtual-display" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/enable-instance-virtual-display" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/enable-instance-virtual-display" >Enable virtual displays on a VM</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage VM boot disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/detach-reattach-boot-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/detach-reattach-boot-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/detach-reattach-boot-disk" >Detach and reattach a boot disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/create-root-persistent-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/create-root-persistent-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/create-root-persistent-disks" >Create a customized boot disk</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Migrate VMs </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import" >Choose a migration path</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/bringing-your-own-licenses" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/bringing-your-own-licenses" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/bringing-your-own-licenses" >Bring your own licenses</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Import disks and images </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/requirements-export-import-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/requirements-export-import-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/requirements-export-import-images" >Prerequisites for importing and exporting VM images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Automatic import </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/importing-virtual-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/importing-virtual-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/importing-virtual-disks" >Import virtual disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/import-ovf-files" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/import-ovf-files" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/import-ovf-files" >Import virtual appliances</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/import-aws-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/import-aws-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/import-aws-image" >Import images from AWS</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manual import </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/import-existing-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/import-existing-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/import-existing-image" >Manually import boot disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/configuring-imported-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/configuring-imported-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/configuring-imported-images" >Manually configure imported disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/creating-an-image-from-an-iso-file" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/creating-an-image-from-an-iso-file" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/creating-an-image-from-an-iso-file" >Create a persistent disk image from an ISO file</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Move a VM within Google Cloud </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/moving-instance-across-zones" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/moving-instance-across-zones" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/moving-instance-across-zones" >Move a VM between zones</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/migrating-interfaces-between-networks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/migrating-interfaces-between-networks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/migrating-interfaces-between-networks" >Migrate a VM between networks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/copy-vm-between-projects" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/copy-vm-between-projects" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/copy-vm-between-projects" >Copy VMs between projects</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/import/migrate-to-new-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/import/migrate-to-new-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/import/migrate-to-new-vm" >Move an existing VM to a new VM</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Connect to VMs </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Connect to a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/ssh" >About SSH connections</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Linux VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/standard-ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/standard-ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/standard-ssh" >Connect to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Connect through internal IP addresses </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-internal-ip" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-internal-ip" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-internal-ip" >Connection options for internal-only VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-iap" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-iap" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-iap" >Connect using IAP</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-bastion-host" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-bastion-host" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-bastion-host" >Connect using a bastion host</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-vpn" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-vpn" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-using-vpn" >Connect using Cloud VPN</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/root-ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/root-ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/root-ssh" >Connect as the root user</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/set-up-service-account-ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/set-up-service-account-ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/set-up-service-account-ssh" >Connect using service accounts</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/service-account-ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/service-account-ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/service-account-ssh" >Configure apps to use SSH</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Best practices </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/solutions/connecting-securely" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /solutions/connecting-securely" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/solutions/connecting-securely" >Securely connect to VMs</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Windows VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-windows" >Connect to Windows VMs using RDP</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-sac" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-sac" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/connecting-to-sac" >Connect to Windows VMs using the SAC</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/windows-ssh" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/windows-ssh" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/windows-ssh" >Connect to Windows VMs using SSH</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/connecting-powershell" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/connecting-powershell" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/connecting-powershell" >Connect to Windows VMs using PowerShell</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage access to VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Linux VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/access-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/access-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/access-overview" >Choose an access management method</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/oslogin" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/oslogin" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/oslogin" >About OS Login</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/oslogin/set-up-oslogin" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/oslogin/set-up-oslogin" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/oslogin/set-up-oslogin" >Set up OS Login</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/oslogin/security-keys" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/oslogin/security-keys" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/oslogin/security-keys" >Enable security keys with OS Login</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/oslogin/manage-oslogin-in-an-org" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/oslogin/manage-oslogin-in-an-org" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/oslogin/manage-oslogin-in-an-org" >Manage OS Login in an organization</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/oslogin/view-audit-logs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/oslogin/view-audit-logs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/oslogin/view-audit-logs" >Monitor OS Login audit logs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/permissions-tutorial" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/permissions-tutorial" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/permissions-tutorial" >Configure granular access within VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Windows VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/generating-credentials" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/generating-credentials" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/generating-credentials" >Manage accounts and credentials on Windows VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/automate-pw-generation" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/automate-pw-generation" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/automate-pw-generation" >Automate Windows password generation</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manually manage SSH keys </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/create-ssh-keys" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/create-ssh-keys" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/create-ssh-keys" >Create SSH keys</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/add-ssh-keys" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/add-ssh-keys" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/add-ssh-keys" >Add SSH keys to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/restrict-ssh-keys" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/restrict-ssh-keys" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/restrict-ssh-keys" >Restrict SSH keys from VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Best practices for securing SSH access </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices" >Overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/network-access" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/network-access" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/network-access" >Control network access</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/login-access" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/login-access" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/login-access" >Control SSH login access</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/credentials" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/credentials" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/credentials" >Protect SSH credentials</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/auditing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/auditing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/connect/ssh-best-practices/auditing" >Audit SSH access</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tag-resources" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tag-resources" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tag-resources" >Manage tags for resources</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Transfer files to or from a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" >Transfer files to Linux VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" >Transfer files to Windows VMs</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/ip-addresses" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/ip-addresses" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/ip-addresses" >IP addresses</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Internal DNS </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/internal-dns" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/internal-dns" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/internal-dns" >Overview of internal DNS</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/networking/using-internal-dns" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/networking/using-internal-dns" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/networking/using-internal-dns" >Access VMs using internal DNS names</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/networking/zonal-dns" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/networking/zonal-dns" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/networking/zonal-dns" >Use zonal DNS</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-ptr-record" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-ptr-record" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-ptr-record" >Create a PTR record for a VM</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/verifying-instance-identity" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/verifying-instance-identity" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/verifying-instance-identity" >Verify VM identity</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Manage storage </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> About disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks" >Choose a storage option</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/hyperdisks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/hyperdisks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/hyperdisks" >About Hyperdisk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/storage-pools" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/storage-pools" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/storage-pools" >About Hyperdisk Storage Pools</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/persistent-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/persistent-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/persistent-disks" >About Persistent Disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/extreme-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/extreme-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/extreme-persistent-disk" >Extreme Persistent Disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/local-ssd" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/local-ssd" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/local-ssd" >About Local SSD disks</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure storage pools </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/create-storage-pools" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/create-storage-pools" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/create-storage-pools" >Create a storage pool</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/manage-storage-pools" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/manage-storage-pools" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/manage-storage-pools" >Manage storage pools</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Add disks to VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/use-storage-pool-capacity" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/use-storage-pool-capacity" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/use-storage-pool-capacity" >Add disks from a storage pool to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/add-local-ssd" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/add-local-ssd" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/add-local-ssd" >Create a VM with Local SSD disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/add-hyperdisk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/add-hyperdisk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/add-hyperdisk" >Create a new Hyperdisk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/add-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/add-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/add-persistent-disk" >Create a new Persistent Disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/sharing-disks-between-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/sharing-disks-between-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/sharing-disks-between-vms" >Share a disk between VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/attach-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/attach-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/attach-disks" >Attach a disk to a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/mount-ram-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/mount-ram-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/mount-ram-disks" >Mount in-memory RAM disks</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Prepare disks for use </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-linux" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-linux" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-linux" >Format and mount a non-boot disk on Linux</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/format-mount-disk-windows" >Format and prepare a non-boot disk on Windows</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Access disks attached to a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/set-persistent-device-name-in-linux-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/set-persistent-device-name-in-linux-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/set-persistent-device-name-in-linux-vm" >Best practice: Use persistent device names</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/disk-symlinks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/disk-symlinks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/disk-symlinks" >Symbolic links to disks</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Transfer data to disks attached to a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files" >Transfer files to Linux VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/transfer-files-windows" >Transfer files to Windows VMs</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Encrypt disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/disk-encryption" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/disk-encryption" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/disk-encryption" >About disk encryption</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryption" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryption" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryption" >Encrypt disks with customer-supplied encryption keys</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/customer-managed-encryption" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/customer-managed-encryption" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/customer-managed-encryption" >Help protect resources by using Cloud KMS keys</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Modify disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/modify-hyperdisks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/modify-hyperdisks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/modify-hyperdisks" >Modify Hyperdisk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/migrate-to-hyperdisk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/migrate-to-hyperdisk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/migrate-to-hyperdisk" >Change the disk type</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/resize-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/resize-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/resize-persistent-disk" >Increase the size of a Persistent Disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/modify-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/modify-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/modify-persistent-disk" >Modify a Persistent Disk</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Evaluate disk performance </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/performance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/performance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/performance" >Configure disks to meet performance requirements</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Review disk performance </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/review-storage-pool-metrics" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/review-storage-pool-metrics" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/review-storage-pool-metrics" >Review storage pool metrics</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/review-disk-metrics" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/review-disk-metrics" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/review-disk-metrics" >Review disk performance metrics</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/analyze-iops-hyperdisk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/analyze-iops-hyperdisk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/analyze-iops-hyperdisk" >Analyze provisioned IOPS and throughput</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Benchmark disk performance </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/benchmark-hyperdisk-performance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/benchmark-hyperdisk-performance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/benchmark-hyperdisk-performance" >Benchmark Hyperdisk performance</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-linux" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-linux" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-linux" >Benchmark Persistent Disk performance on a Linux VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-pd-performance-windows" >Benchmark Persistent Disk performance on a Windows VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-local-ssd-performance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-local-ssd-performance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/benchmarking-local-ssd-performance" >Benchmark Local SSD performance</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Make disks highly available </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Persistent Disk Asynchronous Replication </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/about" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/about" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/about" >About Persistent Disk Asynchronous Replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/configure" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/configure" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/configure" >Configure replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-replication" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-replication" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-replication" >Manage replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/failover-failback" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/failover-failback" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/failover-failback" >Failover and failback disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-async-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-async-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-async-disks" >Manage asynchronous disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-consistency-groups" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-consistency-groups" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/manage-consistency-groups" >Manage consistency groups</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/performance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/async-pd/performance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/async-pd/performance" >Review performance metrics</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Cross-zonal synchronous disk replication </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/about-regional-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/about-regional-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/about-regional-persistent-disk" >About synchronous disk replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/high-availability-regional-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/high-availability-regional-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/high-availability-regional-persistent-disk" >Build high availability services using synchronous disk replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/regional-persistent-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/regional-persistent-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/regional-persistent-disk" >Create and manage synchronously replicated disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/repd-failover" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/repd-failover" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/repd-failover" >Manage failures for synchronous disk replication</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/design-considerations-for-resilient-workloads-with-regional-persistent-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/design-considerations-for-resilient-workloads-with-regional-persistent-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/design-considerations-for-resilient-workloads-with-regional-persistent-disks" >Design considerations for resilient workloads with replicated disks</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Back up and restore </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/data-protection" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/data-protection" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/data-protection" >Data protection options</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Back up VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/machine-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/machine-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/machine-images" >Machine images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/machine-images/create-machine-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/machine-images/create-machine-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/machine-images/create-machine-images" >Create machine images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/machine-images/import-machine-from-virtual-appliance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/machine-images/import-machine-from-virtual-appliance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/machine-images/import-machine-from-virtual-appliance" >Import machine images from virtual appliances</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Back up disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Back up a disk in place </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/instant-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/instant-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/instant-snapshots" >About instant snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/create-instant-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/create-instant-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/create-instant-snapshots" >Create and manage instant snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/convert-instant-snapshot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/convert-instant-snapshot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/convert-instant-snapshot" >Copy an instant snapshot to a different location</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Back up a disk for disaster recovery </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/snapshots" >About disk snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/snapshot-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/snapshot-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/snapshot-best-practices" >Best practices for disk snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/snapshot-settings" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/snapshot-settings" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/snapshot-settings" >Set default storage location using snapshot settings</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots" >Create disk snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshots" >Manage disk snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create application consistent snapshots </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/creating-linux-application-consistent-pd-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/creating-linux-application-consistent-pd-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/creating-linux-application-consistent-pd-snapshots" >Create Linux application consistent snapshots</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-persistent-disk-snapshot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-persistent-disk-snapshot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/windows/creating-windows-persistent-disk-snapshot" >Create a Windows disk snapshot (VSS snapshots)</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Schedule disk backups </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/about-snapshot-schedules" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/about-snapshot-schedules" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/about-snapshot-schedules" >About snapshot schedules</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/scheduled-snapshots" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/scheduled-snapshots" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/scheduled-snapshots" >Create snapshot schedules</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshot-schedules" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshot-schedules" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/manage-snapshot-schedules" >Manage snapshot schedules</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/create-alert-snapshot-schedule" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/create-alert-snapshot-schedule" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/create-alert-snapshot-schedule" >Configure alerts for snapshot schedules</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/clone-duplicate-disks" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/clone-duplicate-disks" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/clone-duplicate-disks" >Duplicate a disk with clones</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Restore from a backup </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/machine-images/create-instance-from-machine-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/machine-images/create-instance-from-machine-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/machine-images/create-instance-from-machine-image" >Create VMs from machine images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/restore-snapshot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/restore-snapshot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/restore-snapshot" >Restore from a standard snapshot</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/restore-instant-snapshot" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/restore-instant-snapshot" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/restore-instant-snapshot" >Restore from an instant snapshot</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/recover-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/recover-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/recover-vm" >Recover a VM with a corrupted or full disk</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Manage VMs </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Basic operations and lifecycle </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/instance-life-cycle" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/instance-life-cycle" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/instance-life-cycle" >VM instance lifecycle</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/stop-start-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/stop-start-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/stop-start-instance" >Stop or restart a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/suspend-resume-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/suspend-resume-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/suspend-resume-instance" >Suspend or resume a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Schedule VM operations </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/schedule-instance-start-stop" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/schedule-instance-start-stop" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/schedule-instance-start-stop" >Schedule a VM to start and stop</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/limit-vm-runtime" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/limit-vm-runtime" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/limit-vm-runtime" >Limit the run time of a VM</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> View VM properties </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/detect-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/detect-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/detect-compute-engine" >Detect if a VM is running in Compute Engine</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/get-list" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/get-list" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/get-list" >Get a list of VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-vm-details" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-vm-details" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-vm-details" >Get the details of a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/get-uuid" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/get-uuid" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/get-uuid" >Get the UUID of a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-vm-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-vm-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-vm-image" >View the source image of a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-references-between-resources" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-references-between-resources" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-references-between-resources" >View referrers to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-ip-address" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-ip-address" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-ip-address" >Locate IP addresses for a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-visible-cores" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-visible-cores" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-visible-cores" >View the number of visible CPU cores</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Update VM details </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/rename-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/rename-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/rename-instance" >Rename a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/update-instance-properties" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/update-instance-properties" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/update-instance-properties" >Update VM properties</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/changing-machine-type-of-stopped-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/changing-machine-type-of-stopped-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/changing-machine-type-of-stopped-instance" >Edit the machine type of a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/add-remove-gpus" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/add-remove-gpus" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/add-remove-gpus" >Add or remove GPUs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/change-service-account" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/change-service-account" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/change-service-account" >Change the attached service account</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Update the physical location of a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/placement-policies-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/placement-policies-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/placement-policies-overview" >About placement policies</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/use-spread-placement-policies" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/use-spread-placement-policies" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/use-spread-placement-policies" >Create and apply spread placement policies to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-placement-policies" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-placement-policies" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-placement-policies" >View placement policies</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/manage-placement-policies" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/manage-placement-policies" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/manage-placement-policies" >Remove or delete placement policies</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure IP addresses </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-external-ip-address" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-external-ip-address" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-external-ip-address" >Configure static external IP addresses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-internal-ip-address" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-internal-ip-address" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-static-internal-ip-address" >Configure static internal IP addresses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-ipv6-address" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-ipv6-address" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/ip-addresses/configure-ipv6-address" >Configure IPv6 for instances and instance templates</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Delete VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/deleting-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/deleting-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/deleting-instance" >Delete a VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/preventing-accidental-vm-deletion" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/preventing-accidental-vm-deletion" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/preventing-accidental-vm-deletion" >Prevent accidental VM deletion</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/updating-vm-tenancy" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/updating-vm-tenancy" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/updating-vm-tenancy" >Update VM tenancy</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage groups of VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/working-with-managed-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/working-with-managed-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/working-with-managed-instances" >Work with managed VMs in a MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/getting-info-about-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/getting-info-about-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/getting-info-about-migs" >View info about MIGs and managed instances</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/add-remove-vms-in-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/add-remove-vms-in-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/add-remove-vms-in-mig" >Add or remove VMs in a MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/limit-vm-runtime-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/limit-vm-runtime-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/limit-vm-runtime-in-migs" >Limit the run time of VMs in a MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Add GPU VMs all at once in a MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-resize-requests-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/about-resize-requests-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-resize-requests-mig" >About resize requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-resize-requests-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/create-resize-requests-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/create-resize-requests-mig" >Create resize requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/manage-resize-requests-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/manage-resize-requests-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/manage-resize-requests-mig" >View, cancel, or delete resize requests</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-preview"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure instance flexibility in a MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-instance-flexibility" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/about-instance-flexibility" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-instance-flexibility" >About instance flexibility</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configure-instance-flexibility" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/configure-instance-flexibility" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configure-instance-flexibility" >Add instance flexibility</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/view-instance-flexibility-configuration" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/view-instance-flexibility-configuration" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/view-instance-flexibility-configuration" >View instance flexibility configuration</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/change-or-remove-instance-flexibility-configuration" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/change-or-remove-instance-flexibility-configuration" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/change-or-remove-instance-flexibility-configuration" >Change or remove instance flexibility</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Distribute VMs across zones in a regional MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-migs" >About regional MIGs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-distribution-shape" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-distribution-shape" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-distribution-shape" >About target distribution shape</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-set-target-distribution-shape" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-set-target-distribution-shape" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-set-target-distribution-shape" >Set a target distribution for VMs across zones</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-enable-disable-proactive-redistribution" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-enable-disable-proactive-redistribution" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-enable-disable-proactive-redistribution" >Disable and reenable proactive instance redistribution</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-rebalance-manually" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-rebalance-manually" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-rebalance-manually" >Manually rebalance a regional MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-simulate-zonal-outage" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-simulate-zonal-outage" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/regional-mig-simulate-zonal-outage" >Simulate a zone outage for a regional MIG</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Work with suspended and stopped VMs in a MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/suspended-and-stopped-vms-in-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/suspended-and-stopped-vms-in-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/suspended-and-stopped-vms-in-mig" >Overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/manually-suspend-or-stop-vms-in-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/manually-suspend-or-stop-vms-in-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/manually-suspend-or-stop-vms-in-mig" >Manually suspend or stop VMs in a MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/accelerate-mig-scale-out-with-standby-pools" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/accelerate-mig-scale-out-with-standby-pools" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/accelerate-mig-scale-out-with-standby-pools" >Accelerate scale out with suspended and stopped VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Apply new VM configurations in a MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-migs" >About applying new VM configurations to VMs in a MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/rolling-out-updates-to-managed-instance-groups" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/rolling-out-updates-to-managed-instance-groups" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/rolling-out-updates-to-managed-instance-groups" >Automatically apply VM configuration updates</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-selected-instances-in-a-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-selected-instances-in-a-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/updating-selected-instances-in-a-mig" >Selectively apply VM configuration updates</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/update-on-repair" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/update-on-repair" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/update-on-repair" >Apply configuration updates during repairs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/set-mig-aic" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/set-mig-aic" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/set-mig-aic" >Override instance template properties with an all-instances configuration</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/upgrading-images-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/upgrading-images-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/upgrading-images-in-migs" >Perform one-click OS image upgrades</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Maintain high availability during VM failures </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-repair" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/about-repair" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/about-repair" >About repairing VMs for high availability</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Repair a VM when an application fails </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/autohealing-instances-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/autohealing-instances-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/autohealing-instances-in-migs" >Set up an application-based health check and autohealing</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/monitoring-managed-instance-health-state-changes" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/monitoring-managed-instance-health-state-changes" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/monitoring-managed-instance-health-state-changes" >Monitor VM health state changes</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/disabling-and-enabling-health-state-change-logs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/disabling-and-enabling-health-state-change-logs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/disabling-and-enabling-health-state-change-logs" >Disable and enable health state change logs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/turn-off-vm-repairs-in-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/turn-off-vm-repairs-in-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/turn-off-vm-repairs-in-mig" >Turn off repairs in a MIG</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Support a stateful workload with a MIG </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/stateful-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/stateful-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/stateful-migs" >About stateful MIGs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure stateful MIGs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-migs" >Configure a stateful MIG</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-disks-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-disks-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-disks-in-migs" >Configure stateful persistent disks</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-metadata-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-metadata-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-metadata-in-migs" >Configure stateful metadata</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-ip-addresses-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-ip-addresses-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/configuring-stateful-ip-addresses-in-migs" >Configure stateful IP addresses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/applying-viewing-removing-stateful-config-in-migs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/applying-viewing-removing-stateful-config-in-migs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/applying-viewing-removing-stateful-config-in-migs" >Apply, view, and remove stateful configuration</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/how-stateful-migs-work" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/how-stateful-migs-work" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/how-stateful-migs-work" >How stateful MIGs work</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/preserved-state" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/preserved-state" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/preserved-state" >How operations affect preserved state</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Group VMs together </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/migrate-workload-to-stateful-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/migrate-workload-to-stateful-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/migrate-workload-to-stateful-mig" >Migrate an existing workload to a stateful managed instance group</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-unmanaged-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-unmanaged-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/creating-groups-of-unmanaged-instances" >Group unmanaged VMs together</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/delete-mig" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/delete-mig" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/delete-mig" >Delete a MIG</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Host maintenance events </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/host-maintenance-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/host-maintenance-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/host-maintenance-overview" >About host events</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/live-migration-process" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/live-migration-process" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/live-migration-process" >Live migration process</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/setting-vm-host-options" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/setting-vm-host-options" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/setting-vm-host-options" >Set the host maintenance policy</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/getting-live-migration-notice" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/getting-live-migration-notice" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/getting-live-migration-notice" >Query metadata server for notices</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/simulating-host-maintenance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/simulating-host-maintenance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/simulating-host-maintenance" >Simulate a host maintenance event</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/gpu-host-maintenance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/gpu-host-maintenance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/gpu-host-maintenance" >Handle GPU host maintenance events</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/monitor-plan-host-maintenance-event" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/monitor-plan-host-maintenance-event" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/monitor-plan-host-maintenance-event" >Monitor and plan for a host maintenance event</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/trigger-host-maintenance-event" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/trigger-host-maintenance-event" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/trigger-host-maintenance-event" >Manually start host maintenance</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage metadata </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/overview" >About VM metadata</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/predefined-metadata-keys" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/predefined-metadata-keys" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/predefined-metadata-keys" >Predefined metadata keys</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/setting-custom-metadata" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/setting-custom-metadata" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/setting-custom-metadata" >Set and remove custom metadata</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/querying-metadata" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/querying-metadata" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/querying-metadata" >View and query VM metadata</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/metadata/manage-guest-attributes" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/metadata/manage-guest-attributes" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/metadata/manage-guest-attributes" >Set and query guest attributes</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Securing VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/about-shielded-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/about-shielded-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/about-shielded-vm" >About Shielded VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/about-confidential-vm" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/about-confidential-vm" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/about-confidential-vm" >About Confidential VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/protecting-resources-vpc-service-controls" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/protecting-resources-vpc-service-controls" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/protecting-resources-vpc-service-controls" >Protect resources with VPC Service Controls</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Manage operating systems </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Guest environment </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/guest-environment" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/guest-environment" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/guest-environment" >About the guest environment</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/install-guest-environment" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/install-guest-environment" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/install-guest-environment" >Install the guest environment</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/vm-manager" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/vm-manager" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/vm-manager" >Manage operating systems using VM Manager</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage OS images </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/image-management-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/image-management-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/image-management-best-practices" >Image management best practices</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/image-families-best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/image-families-best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/image-families-best-practices" >Image families best practices</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/premium/access-rhel-knowledgebase" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/premium/access-rhel-knowledgebase" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/premium/access-rhel-knowledgebase" >Access Red Hat Knowledgebase</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/managing-access-custom-images" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/managing-access-custom-images" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/managing-access-custom-images" >Manage access to custom images</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/restricting-image-access" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/restricting-image-access" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/restricting-image-access" >Set up trusted image policies</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/export-image" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/export-image" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/export-image" >Export a custom image to Cloud Storage</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/set-version-custom" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/set-version-custom" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/set-version-custom" >Set image versions in an image family</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/deprecate-custom" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/deprecate-custom" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/deprecate-custom" >Deprecate a custom image</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/images/delete-custom" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/delete-custom" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/delete-custom" >Delete a custom image</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/artifact-registry-os-packages" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/artifact-registry-os-packages" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/artifact-registry-os-packages" >Manage OS packages</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage licenses </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/licenses/about" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/licenses/about" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/licenses/about" >About licenses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/licenses/view-append" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/licenses/view-append" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/licenses/view-append" >View and append licenses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/images/premium/rhel/appending-els-licenses" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/premium/rhel/appending-els-licenses" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/premium/rhel/appending-els-licenses" >Append RHEL ELS licenses</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/images/premium/ubuntu-pro/upgrade-from-ubuntu" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/images/premium/ubuntu-pro/upgrade-from-ubuntu" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/images/premium/ubuntu-pro/upgrade-from-ubuntu" >Upgrade from Ubuntu to Ubuntu Pro</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Use startup scripts </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts" >Startup scripts overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/linux" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/linux" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/linux" >Use startup scripts on Linux VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/windows" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/windows" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/startup-scripts/windows" >Use startup scripts on Windows VMs</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/shutdownscript" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/shutdownscript" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/shutdownscript" >Run shutdown scripts</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/configure-ntp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/configure-ntp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/configure-ntp" >Configure NTP</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/enabling-virtio-rng" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/enabling-virtio-rng" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/enabling-virtio-rng" >Enable the virtual random number generator (Virtio RNG)</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Deploy workloads </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Set up authentication for workloads </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/app-authentication-methods" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/app-authentication-methods" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/app-authentication-methods" >Choose a workload authentication method</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads" >Authenticate workloads to Google Cloud API using service accounts</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads-over-mtls" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads-over-mtls" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/access/authenticate-workloads-over-mtls" >Authenticate workloads to other workloads over mTLS</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Web servers </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-apache" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-apache" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-apache" >Deploy an Apache server</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-iis" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-iis" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/basic-webserver-iis" >Deploy an IIS server</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/docs/terraform/get-started-with-terraform" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /docs/terraform/get-started-with-terraform" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/docs/terraform/get-started-with-terraform" >Deploy a Flask server by using Terraform</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Applications </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/getting-started?walkthrough_tutorial_id=compute_quickstart" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: https://console.cloud.google.com/getting-started?walkthrough_tutorial_id=compute_quickstart" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="https://console.cloud.google.com/getting-started?walkthrough_tutorial_id=compute_quickstart" >Interactive: Build a to-do app with MongoDB</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/deploy-aspnet-app" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/deploy-aspnet-app" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/deploy-aspnet-app" >Deploy an ASP.NET application</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/community/tutorials/joomla-on-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /community/tutorials/joomla-on-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/community/tutorials/joomla-on-compute-engine" >Set up Joomla</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/community/tutorials/setting-up-lamp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /community/tutorials/setting-up-lamp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/community/tutorials/setting-up-lamp" >Set up LAMP</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/build/docs/deploying-builds/deploy-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /build/docs/deploying-builds/deploy-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/build/docs/deploying-builds/deploy-compute-engine" >Perform blue/green deployments using Cloud Build</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Send email from a VM </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail" >About sending email</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-sendgrid" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-sendgrid" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-sendgrid" >Send email with SendGrid</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailgun" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailgun" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailgun" >Send email with Mailgun</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailjet" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailjet" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/sending-mail/using-mailjet" >Send email with Mailjet</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Databases </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> MySQL </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/setup-mysql" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/setup-mysql" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/setup-mysql" >Set up MySQL on Compute Engine</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/mysql-remote-access" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/mysql-remote-access" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/mysql-remote-access" >Set up client access with a private IP address</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/cloning-a-mysql-database-on-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/cloning-a-mysql-database-on-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/cloning-a-mysql-database-on-compute-engine" >Cloning a MySQL database on Compute Engine</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/deploying-highly-available-mysql-cluster-with-drbd-on-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/deploying-highly-available-mysql-cluster-with-drbd-on-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/deploying-highly-available-mysql-cluster-with-drbd-on-compute-engine" >Deploying a highly available MySQL 5.6 cluster with DRBD on Compute Engine</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> PostgreSQL </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres" >Set up PostgreSQL on Compute Engine</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-data-disk" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-data-disk" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-data-disk" >Set up a PostgreSQL data disk</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-hot-standby" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-hot-standby" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/community/tutorials/setting-up-postgres-hot-standby" >Set up PostgreSQL with hot standby</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> SQL Server </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/best-practices" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/best-practices" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/best-practices" >Best practices for SQL Server VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/creating-high-performance-sql-server-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/creating-high-performance-sql-server-instance" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/creating-high-performance-sql-server-instance" >Create a high-performance SQL Server VM</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license-to-linux" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license-to-linux" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license-to-linux" >Add a SQL Server license to an existing Linux server</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/adding-sql-server-license" >Add a SQL Server license to an existing Windows server</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/creating-sql-server-instance-using-netapp" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/creating-sql-server-instance-using-netapp" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/creating-sql-server-instance-using-netapp" >Configure SQL Server on Google Cloud Platform using Cloud Volumes Service</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Configure </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/configure-availability" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/sql-server/configure-availability" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/configure-availability" >Set up AlwaysOn availability groups</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/sql-server/configure-failover-cluster-instance" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: 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data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/logging/audit-logging" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/logging/audit-logging" >View audit logs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/logging/usage-export" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/logging/usage-export" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/logging/usage-export" >View usage reports</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/viewing-compute-operations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/viewing-compute-operations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/viewing-compute-operations" >View Compute Engine operations</a></li><li 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aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Monitor resources </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/determining-server-usage" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/determining-server-usage" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/determining-server-usage" >Monitor VM and sole-tenant node usage</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/observe-monitor-vms" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/observe-monitor-vms" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/observe-monitor-vms" >Observe and monitor VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item 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performance on Windows VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Monitor disks </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/disks/monitor-regional-persistent-disk-replica-state" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/disks/monitor-regional-persistent-disk-replica-state" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/disks/monitor-regional-persistent-disk-replica-state" >Monitor the replica states of regional persistent disk volumes</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-monitor" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-monitor" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-monitor" >Monitor reservations</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/labeling-resources" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/labeling-resources" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/labeling-resources" >Organize resources using labels</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Scale </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Autoscale groups of VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler" >About autoscaling groups of VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Create and manage autoscalers </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cpu" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cpu" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cpu" >Scale based on CPU utilization</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/predictive-autoscaling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/predictive-autoscaling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/predictive-autoscaling" >Scale based on predictions</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-load-balancing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-load-balancing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-load-balancing" >Scale based on load balancing serving capacity</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cloud-monitoring-metrics" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cloud-monitoring-metrics" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-cloud-monitoring-metrics" >Scale based on Monitoring metrics</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-schedules" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-schedules" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/scaling-schedules" >Scale based on schedules</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/multiple-signals" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/multiple-signals" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/multiple-signals" >Use an autoscaling policy with multiple signals</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/managing-autoscalers" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/managing-autoscalers" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/managing-autoscalers" >Manage autoscalers</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/understanding-autoscaler-decisions" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/understanding-autoscaler-decisions" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/understanding-autoscaler-decisions" >Understand autoscaler decisions</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/autoscaler/viewing-autoscaler-logs" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/autoscaler/viewing-autoscaler-logs" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/autoscaler/viewing-autoscaler-logs" >View autoscaler logs</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/nodes/autoscaling-node-groups" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/nodes/autoscaling-node-groups" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/nodes/autoscaling-node-groups" >Autoscale node groups</a></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Reserve VM capacity </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-overview" >About reservations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Reservations on demand </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-single-project" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-single-project" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-single-project" >Create a reservation for a single project</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-shared" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-shared" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-shared" >Create a shared reservation</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-with-commitments" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-with-commitments" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-with-commitments" >Combine reservations with committed use discounts</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-view" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-view" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-view" >View your reservations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-consume" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-consume" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-consume" >Consume reservations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-modify" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-modify" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-modify" >Modify reservations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-delete" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservations-delete" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservations-delete" >Delete reservations</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-preview"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Future reservations </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/future-reservations-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/future-reservations-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/future-reservations-overview" >About future reservations requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-single-project-future-reservations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-single-project-future-reservations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-single-project-future-reservations" >Create single-project future reservation requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/create-shared-future-reservations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/create-shared-future-reservations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/create-shared-future-reservations" >Create shared future reservation requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/modify-future-reservations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/modify-future-reservations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/modify-future-reservations" >Modify future reservation requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/delete-future-reservations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/delete-future-reservations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/delete-future-reservations" >Cancel or delete future reservation requests</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-future-reservations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-future-reservations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-future-reservations" >View future reservation requests</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Load balancing </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/load-balancing-and-autoscaling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/load-balancing-and-autoscaling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/load-balancing-and-autoscaling" >About load balancing and scaling</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/adding-an-instance-group-to-a-load-balancer" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/adding-an-instance-group-to-a-load-balancer" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/adding-an-instance-group-to-a-load-balancer" >Add an instance group to a load balancer</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/load-balancing/docs/https/setting-up-https" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /load-balancing/docs/https/setting-up-https" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/load-balancing/docs/https/setting-up-https" >Request routing to a multi-region external HTTPS load balancer</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/http-load-balancing-iis" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/http-load-balancing-iis" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/http-load-balancing-iis" >Cross-region load balancing for Microsoft IIS backends</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/load-balancing/docs/internal/setting-up-internal" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /load-balancing/docs/internal/setting-up-internal" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/load-balancing/docs/internal/setting-up-internal" >Set up Internal TCP/UDP Load Balancing</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Build reliable and scalable applications </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-autohealing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-autohealing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-autohealing" >Use autohealing for highly available applications</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-load-balancing" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-load-balancing" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-availability-load-balancing" >Use load balancing for highly available applications</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-scalability-autoscaling" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/high-scalability-autoscaling" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/high-scalability-autoscaling" >Use autoscaling for highly scalable applications</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/tutorials/globally-autoscaling-a-web-service-on-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/tutorials/globally-autoscaling-a-web-service-on-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/tutorials/globally-autoscaling-a-web-service-on-compute-engine" >Globally autoscale a web service on Compute Engine</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/architecture/scalable-and-resilient-apps" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /architecture/scalable-and-resilient-apps" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/architecture/scalable-and-resilient-apps" >Patterns for scalable and resilient applications</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/architecture/patterns-for-floating-ip-addresses-in-compute-engine" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /architecture/patterns-for-floating-ip-addresses-in-compute-engine" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/architecture/patterns-for-floating-ip-addresses-in-compute-engine" >Patterns for using floating IP addresses on Compute Engine</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Optimize </div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Resource utilization </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Use recommendations to manage resources </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/apply-machine-type-recommendations-for-instances" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/apply-machine-type-recommendations-for-instances" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/apply-machine-type-recommendations-for-instances" >Apply machine type recommendations to VMs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/apply-machine-type-recommendations-managed-instance-groups" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/apply-machine-type-recommendations-managed-instance-groups" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/apply-machine-type-recommendations-managed-instance-groups" >Apply machine type recommendations to MIGs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/viewing-and-applying-idle-resources-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/viewing-and-applying-idle-resources-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/viewing-and-applying-idle-resources-recommendations" >View and apply idle resources recommendations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-understand-vm-insights" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-and-understand-vm-insights" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-understand-vm-insights" >View and understand VM insights</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups/view-and-understand-mig-insights" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instance-groups/view-and-understand-mig-insights" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instance-groups/view-and-understand-mig-insights" >View and understand MIG insights</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage idle VM recommendations </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/idle-vm-recommendations-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/idle-vm-recommendations-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/idle-vm-recommendations-overview" >Idle VM recommendations overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/viewing-and-applying-idle-vm-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/viewing-and-applying-idle-vm-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/viewing-and-applying-idle-vm-recommendations" >View and apply idle VM recommendations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-preview"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/configuring-idle-vm-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/configuring-idle-vm-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/configuring-idle-vm-recommendations" >Configure idle VM recommendations</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable devsite-nav-preview"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Manage reservation recommendations </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/reservation-recommendations-overview" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/reservation-recommendations-overview" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/reservation-recommendations-overview" >Reservation recommendations overview</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-idle-reservation-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-idle-reservation-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-idle-reservation-recommendations" >View and apply idle reservation recommendations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-underutilized-reservation-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-underutilized-reservation-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/view-and-apply-underutilized-reservation-recommendations" >View and apply underutilized reservation recommendations</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/configure-idle-reservation-recommendations" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/configure-idle-reservation-recommendations" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/configure-idle-reservation-recommendations" >Configure idle reservation recommendations</a></li><li 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track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/manage-pmu-in-vms" >Manage the PMU in VMs</a></li></ul></div></li><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> Accelerated workloads with GPUs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-expandable"><div class="devsite-expandable-nav"> <a class="devsite-nav-toggle" aria-hidden="true"></a><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path" tabindex="0" role="button"> GPUs on Compute Engine </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/about-gpus" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/about-gpus" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" 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class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/network-bandwidth" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/network-bandwidth" >Network bandwidth</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/networking/using-gvnic" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/networking/using-gvnic" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/networking/using-gvnic" >Use Google Virtual NIC</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/networking/using-idpf" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/networking/using-idpf" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/networking/using-idpf" >Use IDPF network interface</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/networking/configure-vm-with-high-bandwidth-configuration" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/networking/configure-vm-with-high-bandwidth-configuration" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/networking/configure-vm-with-high-bandwidth-configuration" >Configure a VM with higher bandwidth</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/instances/use-compact-placement-policies" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/instances/use-compact-placement-policies" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/instances/use-compact-placement-policies" >Reduce latency by using compact placement policies</a></li><li 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role="button"> Network performance and GPU VMs </div><ul class="devsite-nav-section"><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/gpu-network-bandwidth" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/gpu-network-bandwidth" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/gpu-network-bandwidth" >Network bandwidths and GPUs</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/gpus/optimize-gpus" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/gpus/optimize-gpus" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/gpus/optimize-gpus" >Use higher network bandwidth</a></li></ul></div></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item devsite-nav-heading"><div class="devsite-nav-title devsite-nav-title-no-path"> Troubleshoot 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track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-rdp" >Troubleshoot RDP</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-ssh-errors" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-ssh-errors" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-ssh-errors" >Troubleshoot SSH</a></li><li class="devsite-nav-item"><a href="/compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-os-login" class="devsite-nav-title gc-analytics-event" data-category="Site-Wide Custom Events" data-label="Book nav link, pathname: /compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-os-login" track-type="bookNav" track-name="click" track-metadata-eventdetail="/compute/docs/troubleshooting/troubleshoot-os-login" >Troubleshoot OS Login</a></li></ul></div></li> <li class="devsite-nav-item 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<devsite-toc class="devsite-nav" depth="2" devsite-toc-embedded > </devsite-toc> <div class="devsite-article-body clearfix "> <hr class="cloud-divider"> Compute Engine offers predefined machine types that you can use when you create a VM instance. A predefined machine type has a preset number of vCPUs and amount of memory, and is charged at a set price. If predefined VMs don't meet your needs, you can create a VM instance with custom virtualized hardware settings. Specifically, you can create a VM instance with a custom number of vCPUs and amount of memory, effectively using a custom machine type. Custom machine types are available in the <a href="/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines">general-purpose machine family</a> for the N and E machine series only. Custom machine types are not available for the C and Tau machine series. You can create a custom VM on the N4, N2, N2D, E2, or N1 machine types. Custom VMs are ideal in the following scenarios: <ul> <li>Workloads that aren't a good fit for the predefined VM types.</li> <li>Workloads that require more processing power or more memory but don't need all upgrades that are provided by the next level machine type.</li> </ul> <h2 id="byb" data-text="Before you begin" tabindex="-1">Before you begin</h2> <ul> <li>Read the <a href="/compute/docs/machine-resource">machine families</a> documentation.</li> <li> If you haven't already, then set up authentication. <a href="/compute/docs/authentication">Authentication</a> is the process by which your identity is verified for access to Google Cloud services and APIs. To run code or samples from a local development environment, you can authenticate to Compute Engine by selecting one of the following options: Select the tab for how you plan to use the samples on this page: <div class="ds-selector-tabs" data-ds-scope="code-sample"> <section> <h3 id="console" data-text="Console" tabindex="-1">Console</h3> When you use the Google Cloud console to access Google Cloud services and APIs, you don't need to set up authentication. </section> <section> <h3 id="gcloud" data-text="gcloud" tabindex="-1">gcloud</h3> <ol><li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI, then <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> it by running the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> <aside class="note">Note: If you installed the gcloud CLI previously, make sure you have the latest version by running <code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud components update</code>. </aside> </li><li><a href="/compute/docs/gcloud-compute#set_default_zone_and_region_in_your_local_client"> Set a default region and zone</a>.</li></ol> </section> <section> <h3 id="terraform" data-text="Terraform" tabindex="-1">Terraform</h3> To use the Terraform samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="go" data-text="Go" tabindex="-1">Go</h3> To use the Go samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="java" data-text="Java" tabindex="-1">Java</h3> To use the Java samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="node.js" data-text="Node.js" tabindex="-1">Node.js</h3> To use the Node.js samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="php" data-text="PHP" tabindex="-1">PHP</h3> To use the PHP samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="python" data-text="Python" tabindex="-1">Python</h3> To use the Python samples on this page in a local development environment, install and initialize the gcloud CLI, and then set up Application Default Credentials with your user credentials. <ol> <li> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI. </li> <li> To <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> the gcloud CLI, run the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </li> <li> If you're using a local shell, then create local authentication credentials for your user account: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud auth application-default login</pre> You don't need to do this if you're using Cloud Shell. </li> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/authentication#local-development"> Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. </section> <section> <h3 id="rest" data-text="REST" tabindex="-1">REST</h3> To use the REST API samples on this page in a local development environment, you use the credentials you provide to the gcloud CLI. <ol> <a href="/sdk/docs/install" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">Install</a> the Google Cloud CLI, then <a href="/sdk/docs/initializing" track-type="commonIncludes" track-name="sdkLink" target="_blank">initialize</a> it by running the following command: <pre class="prettyprint lang-sh" translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud init</pre> </ol> For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/rest">Authenticate for using REST</a> in the Google Cloud authentication documentation. </section> </div> </li> </ul> <h3 id="required-roles" data-text="Required roles" tabindex="-1">Required roles</h3> To get the permissions that you need to create a VM with a custom machine type, ask your administrator to grant you the <a href="https://cloud.google.com/iam/docs/understanding-roles#compute.instanceAdmin.v1">Compute Instance Admin (v1) </a> (<code translate="no" dir="ltr">roles/compute.instanceAdmin.v1</code>) IAM role on the project. For more information about granting roles, see <a href="/iam/docs/granting-changing-revoking-access">Manage access to projects, folders, and organizations</a>. This predefined role contains the permissions required to create a VM with a custom machine type. To see the exact permissions that are required, expand the Required permissions section: <devsite-expandable> <h4 class="showalways" id="required-permissions" data-text="Required permissions" tabindex="-1">Required permissions</h4> The following permissions are required to create a VM with a custom machine type: <ul> <li> To add extended memory to an existing VM: <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.setMachineType</code> on the VM </li> <li> To create a VM with a custom machine type: <ul> <li><code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.create</code> on the project</li> <li>To use a custom image to create the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.images.useReadOnly</code> on the image</li> <li>To use a snapshot to create the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.snapshots.useReadOnly</code> on the snapshot</li> <li>To use an instance template to create the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instanceTemplates.useReadOnly</code> on the instance template</li> <li>To assign a <a href="/vpc/docs/legacy">legacy network</a> to the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.networks.use</code> on the project</li> <li>To specify a static IP address for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.addresses.use</code> on the project</li> <li>To assign an external IP address to the VM when using a legacy network&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.networks.useExternalIp</code> on the project</li> <li>To specify a subnet for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.subnetworks.use</code> on the project or on the chosen subnet</li> <li>To assign an external IP address to the VM when using a VPC network&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.subnetworks.useExternalIp</code> on the project or on the chosen subnet</li> <li>To set VM instance metadata for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.setMetadata</code> on the project</li> <li>To set tags for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.setTags</code> on the VM</li> <li>To set labels for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.setLabels</code> on the VM</li> <li>To set a service account for the VM to use&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.instances.setServiceAccount</code> on the VM</li> <li>To create a new disk for the VM&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.disks.create</code> on the project</li> <li>To attach an existing disk in read-only or read-write mode&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.disks.use</code> on the disk</li> <li>To attach an existing disk in read-only mode&colon; <code translate="no" dir="ltr">compute.disks.useReadOnly</code> on the disk</li> </ul> </li> </ul> </devsite-expandable> You might also be able to get these permissions with <a href="/iam/docs/creating-custom-roles">custom roles</a> or other <a href="/iam/docs/understanding-roles">predefined roles</a>. <h3 id="limitations" data-text="Limitations" tabindex="-1">Limitations</h3> <ul> <li>If your VM has Local SSD disks, you can't change the vCPU and memory configuration.</li> <li>Extended memory is only available on custom machine types. Predefined machine types are not supported.</li> <li>There is a maximum amount of memory you can add to each machine type.</li> <li>You must specify memory in 256 MB increments.</li> <li>Extended memory does not qualify for <a href="/compute/docs/instances/signing-up-committed-use-discounts">committed use discounts</a>.</li> <li>N4 and N2D machine types are available only in select <a href="/compute/docs/regions-zones#available">regions and zones</a>.</li> </ul> <h2 id="custom_machine_type_pricing" data-text="Custom machine type pricing" tabindex="-1">Custom machine type pricing</h2> Google charges for custom VMs based on the number of vCPUs and memory hours that the VM uses. This is different from how predefined machine types are charged. The on-demand prices for custom machine types include a 5% premium over the on-demand prices for predefined machine types. <ul> <li>When using a custom machine type, any memory up to and including the default amount per vCPU is charged at the machine family custom machine type pricing. E2 custom machine and E2 shared-core custom machine types share the same pricing scheme.</li> <li>If you use your <a href="/compute/docs/instances/signing-up-committed-use-discounts">commitments</a> to run custom machine types, then Compute Engine charges a 5% premium over the commitment prices. Compute Engine charges this premium for the portion and duration of your commitment that you run these custom machine type VMs.</li> </ul> See <a href="/compute/vm-instance-pricing">VM instance pricing</a> for information by machine series. Custom VMs are subject to the same 1-minute minimum charge as any other instance, but sustained use discounts for custom machine types are calculated differently. For more information, see <a href="/compute/docs/sustained-use-discounts#sud_custom">sustained use discounts</a> for custom VMs. <h3 id="pricingextendedmemory" data-text="Extended memory pricing" tabindex="-1">Extended memory pricing</h3> For memory above the default, Compute Engine charges for extended memory based on the machine family extended custom memory pricing. The price for extended memory is different from the price for memory below the default threshold. Extended memory prices differ depending on the region. Instances running with extended memory are subject to the same 1-minute minimum charge as any other instance. Extended memory also qualifies for <a href="/compute/docs/sustained-use-discounts#sud_custom">sustained use discounts</a>. <h2 id="extendedmemory" data-text="Add extended memory to a machine type" tabindex="-1">Add extended memory to a machine type</h2> Depending on the machine series, each machine type has a specific amount of memory by default. For some workloads, this might not be enough memory. For an extra cost, you can get more memory per vCPU beyond the default limit. This is referred to as extended memory. With extended memory, you can specify an amount of memory for the custom machine type with no limitation per vCPU. Instead of using the default memory size based on the number of vCPUs specified, you can specify an amount of extended memory, up to the limit of the machine series. <table> <thead> <tr> <th>Machine series</th> <th>vCPU limit</th> <th>Memory limit</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>N4</td> <td>80</td> <td>640 GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N2</td> <td>128</td> <td>640 GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N2D</td> <td>224</td> <td>768 GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>E2</td> <td>32</td> <td>128 GB</td> </tr> <tr> <td>N1</td> <td>96</td> <td>624 GB</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> If you require more memory, use one of the <a href="/compute/docs/memory-optimized-machines">memory-optimized machine</a> types, which lets you create VMs with a total memory of up to 12 TB per VM. <h3 id="determine_if_you_need_extended_memory" data-text="Determine if you need extended memory" tabindex="-1">Determine if you need extended memory</h3> Certain workloads need more than the default amount of memory per vCPU to deliver optimum results. Workloads that are based on in-memory high- performance analytics databases, including relational and NoSQL databases such as MS SQL Server, MongoDB, and MemcacheD/Redis, are in this category. The vCPU-based licensing of operating systems and software stacks also makes selecting an optimal VM memory configuration more challenging with predefined machine types. By using extended memory, you can add as much memory as your VMs need for the best price- performance ratio. <h2 id="memory_units" data-text="Express memory in GB or MB" tabindex="-1">Express memory in GB or MB</h2> For Google Cloud tools and documentation, machine type memory is calculated in gigabytes (GB), where 1 GB is 230 bytes. This unit of measurement is also known as a <a href="https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibibyte" track-name="externalLink">gibibyte (GiB)</a> . When converting memory from GB to MB, 1 GB = 1024 MB. In the API, you must always provide memory in megabytes. If you use the Google Cloud CLI, you can provide the total memory for a VM in gigabytes or megabytes. However, the gcloud CLI expects the memory value to be an integer, so you cannot provide a float value. For example, to express 5.75 GB, convert 5.75 GB into MB instead. In this case, 5.75 GB is 5888 MB. <h2 id="create" data-text="Create a VM with a custom machine type" tabindex="-1">Create a VM with a custom machine type</h2> Before you create a custom VM instance, make sure you read the <a href="/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types">custom specifications</a> for creating this machine type. <div class="ds-selector-tabs" data-ds-scope="code-sample"> <section><h3 id="console" data-text=" Console " tabindex="-1"> Console </h3><ol> <li>In the Google Cloud console, go to the Create an instance page. <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instancesAdd" target="console" track-type="tasks" track-name="consoleLink" track-metadata-position="body" track-metadata-end-goal="createInstanceCustomMachineType" class="button button-primary">Go to Create an instance</a> </li> <li>Select the Region and Zone where you want to host the VM.</li> <li>In the Machine configuration section, select General-purpose. <ol> <li>In the Series list, select a machine series to create a custom machine; N4, N2, N2D, E2, and N1 offer custom machine types.</li> <li>In the Machine type section, select Custom.</li> <li>To specify the number of vCPUs and the amount of memory for the VM instance, drag the sliders or enter the values in the text boxes. The console displays an estimated cost for the VM as you change the number of vCPUs and memory.</li> </ol></li> <li>Continue to create the VM.</li> </ol></section> <section><h3 id="gcloud" data-text="gcloud" tabindex="-1">gcloud</h3>Create a custom machine using the <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/create"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud compute instances create</code></a> command with the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--machine-type</code> option. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create <var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var> \ --machine-type=<var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>-<var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var>-<var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var> </code></pre></devsite-code> Replace the following: <ul> <li><var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>: instance name</li> <li><var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>: machine type, like N2</li> <li><var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var>: number of vCPUs</li> <li><var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var>: amount of memory in MB or GB</li> </ul> Here's an example using an N2 machine type with 48 vCPUs and 310 GB of memory in zone <code translate="no" dir="ltr">us-central1-a</code>: <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create example-instance \ --zone=us-central1-a --machine-type=n2-custom-48-317440 </code></pre></devsite-code> Alternatively, you can specify a custom machine type by using the custom options: <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-cpu</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-memory</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-vm-type</code>, and <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-extensions</code>. To configure extended memory, which lets you specify a higher amount of memory than the maximum ratio of memory to vCPUs, increase the value of <code translate="no" dir="ltr">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</code> and append <code translate="no" dir="ltr">-ext</code> to the machine type name. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create <var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var> \ --custom-cpu=<var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var> \ --custom-memory=<var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_MB</var> \ --custom-vm-type=<var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var> \ --custom-extension </code></pre></devsite-code> Replace the following: <ul> <li><var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>: name of instance</li> <li><var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var>: number of vCPUs</li> <li><var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_MB</var>: amount of memory in MB or GB</li> <li><var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>: machine type, like N2</li> </ul> The following example is an N2 custom machine type with 48 vCPUs and 310 GB of memory using the Google Cloud CLI options. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create example-instance \ --custom-cpu=48 --custom-memory=317440 --custom-extension --custom-vm-type=n2 </code></pre></devsite-code> When using the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-memory</code> option, specify the total amount of memory in GB or in MB. The property must be an integer, so if you want to specify increments of 0.25 GB for memory, convert that value to MB instead. For E2 shared-core custom machine types, use the same <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/create"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud compute instances create</code> command</a> and include the shared-core machine size: <code translate="no" dir="ltr">micro</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">small</code>, or <code translate="no" dir="ltr">medium</code>. The vCPU and memory are limited. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create <var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>\ --machine-type=<var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>-<var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var> </code></pre></devsite-code> Replace the following: <ul> <li><var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>: name of instance</li> <li><var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>: E2 small</li> <li><var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var>: amount of memory in MB or GB</li> </ul> The following example is an E2 shared-core small custom machine type with 0.5 vCPU and 2.25 GB of memory. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create example-instance \ --machine-type=e2-custom-small-2304 </code></pre></devsite-code></section> <section><h3 id="terraform" data-text=" Terraform " tabindex="-1"> Terraform </h3> To generate the Terraform code, you can use the Equivalent code component in the Google Cloud console. <ol> <li>In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page. <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances" class="button button-primary" target="console" track-type="tasks" track-name="consoleLink" track-metadata-position="body" track-metadata-end-goal="connectToVm">Go to VM Instances</a></li> <li>Click Create instance.</li> <li>Specify the parameters you want.</li> <li>At the top or bottom of the page, click Equivalent code, and then click the Terraform tab to view the Terraform code.</li> </ol></section> <section><h3 id="go" data-text=" Go " tabindex="-1"> Go </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/go/docs/reference/cloud.google.com/go/compute/latest/apiv1" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine Go API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go" feedback-context="{"language": "go", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="go" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/create_with_helper.go" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Go"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">import ( "context" "fmt" "io" compute "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1" computepb "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1/computepb" "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto" ) func customMachineTypeURI(zone, cpuSeries string, coreCount, memory int) (string, error) { const ( n1 = "custom" n2 = "n2-custom" n2d = "n2d-custom" e2 = "e2-custom" e2Micro = "e2-custom-micro" e2Small = "e2-custom-small" e2Medium = "e2-custom-medium" ) type typeLimit struct { allowedCores []int minMemPerCore int maxMemPerCore int allowExtraMemory bool extraMemoryLimit int } makeRange := func(start, end, step int) []int { if step <= 0 || end < start { return []int{} } s := make([]int, 0, 1+(end-start)/step) for start <= end { s = append(s, start) start += step } return s } containsString := func(s []string, str string) bool { for _, v := range s { if v == str { return true } } return false } containsInt := func(nums []int, n int) bool { for _, v := range nums { if v == n { return true } } return false } var ( cpuSeriesE2Limit = typeLimit{ allowedCores: makeRange(2, 33, 2), minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, } cpuSeriesE2MicroLimit = typeLimit{minMemPerCore: 1024, maxMemPerCore: 2048} cpuSeriesE2SmallLimit = typeLimit{minMemPerCore: 2048, maxMemPerCore: 4096} cpuSeriesE2MeidumLimit = typeLimit{minMemPerCore: 4096, maxMemPerCore: 8192} cpuSeriesN2Limit = typeLimit{ allowedCores: append(makeRange(2, 33, 2), makeRange(36, 129, 4)...), minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 624 << 10, } cpuSeriesN2DLimit = typeLimit{ allowedCores: []int{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96}, minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 768 << 10, } cpuSeriesN1Limit = typeLimit{ allowedCores: append([]int{1}, makeRange(2, 97, 2)...), minMemPerCore: 922, maxMemPerCore: 6656, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 624 << 10, } ) typeLimitsMap := map[string]typeLimit{ n1: cpuSeriesN1Limit, n2: cpuSeriesN2Limit, n2d: cpuSeriesN2DLimit, e2: cpuSeriesE2Limit, e2Micro: cpuSeriesE2MicroLimit, e2Small: cpuSeriesE2SmallLimit, e2Medium: cpuSeriesE2MeidumLimit, } if !containsString([]string{e2, n1, n2, n2d}, cpuSeries) { return "", fmt.Errorf("incorrect cpu type: %v", cpuSeries) } tl := typeLimitsMap[cpuSeries] // Check whether the requested parameters are allowed. // Find more information about limitations of custom machine types at: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types // Check the number of cores if len(tl.allowedCores) > 0 && !containsInt(tl.allowedCores, coreCount) { return "", fmt.Errorf( "invalid number of cores requested. Allowed number of cores for %v is: %v", cpuSeries, tl.allowedCores, ) } // Memory must be a multiple of 256 MB if memory%256 != 0 { return "", fmt.Errorf("requested memory must be a multiple of 256 MB") } // Check if the requested memory isn't too little if memory < coreCount*tl.minMemPerCore { return "", fmt.Errorf( "requested memory is too low. Minimal memory for %v is %v MB per core", cpuSeries, tl.minMemPerCore, ) } // Check if the requested memory isn't too much if memory > coreCount*tl.maxMemPerCore && !tl.allowExtraMemory { return "", fmt.Errorf( "requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for %v is %v MB per core", cpuSeries, tl.maxMemPerCore, ) } if memory > tl.extraMemoryLimit && tl.allowExtraMemory { return "", fmt.Errorf( "requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for %v is %v MB", cpuSeries, tl.extraMemoryLimit, ) } // Return the custom machine type in form of a string acceptable by Compute Engine API. if containsString([]string{e2Small, e2Micro, e2Medium}, cpuSeries) { return fmt.Sprintf("zones/%v/machineTypes/%v-%v", zone, cpuSeries, memory), nil } if memory > coreCount*tl.maxMemPerCore { return fmt.Sprintf( "zones/%v/machineTypes/%v-%v-%v-ext", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory, ), nil } return fmt.Sprintf("zones/%v/machineTypes/%v-%v-%v", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory), nil } // createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper creates a new VM instance with a custom machine type. func createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper( w io.Writer, projectID, zone, instanceName, cpuSeries string, coreCount, memory int, ) error { // projectID := "your_project_id" // zone := "europe-central2-b" // instanceName := "your_instance_name" // cpuSeries := "e2-custom-micro" // the type of CPU you want to use" // coreCount := 2 // number of CPU cores you want to use. // memory := 256 // the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. machineType, err := customMachineTypeURI(zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to create custom machine type string: %w", err) } ctx := context.Background() instancesClient, err := compute.NewInstancesRESTClient(ctx) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("NewInstancesRESTClient: %w", err) } defer instancesClient.Close() req := &computepb.InsertInstanceRequest{ Project: projectID, Zone: zone, InstanceResource: &computepb.Instance{ Name: proto.String(instanceName), Disks: []*computepb.AttachedDisk{ { InitializeParams: &computepb.AttachedDiskInitializeParams{ DiskSizeGb: proto.Int64(10), SourceImage: proto.String( "projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-12", ), }, AutoDelete: proto.Bool(true), Boot: proto.Bool(true), }, }, MachineType: proto.String(machineType), NetworkInterfaces: []*computepb.NetworkInterface{ { Name: proto.String("global/networks/default"), }, }, }, } op, err := instancesClient.Insert(ctx, req) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to create instance: %w", err) } if err = op.Wait(ctx); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to wait for the operation: %w", err) } fmt.Fprintf(w, "Instance created\n") return nil } </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="java" data-text=" Java " tabindex="-1"> Java </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-compute/latest/overview" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine Java API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java" feedback-context="{"language": "java", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="java" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/CreateWithHelper.java" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Java"><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.AttachedDisk; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.AttachedDiskInitializeParams; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.InsertInstanceRequest; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.Instance; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.InstancesClient; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.NetworkInterface; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.Operation; import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.Arrays; import java.util.Collections; import java.util.Map; import java.util.Objects; import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException; import java.util.stream.IntStream; public class CreateWithHelper { // This class defines the configurable parameters for a custom VM. static final class TypeLimits { int[] allowedCores; int minMemPerCore; int maxMemPerCore; int extraMemoryLimit; boolean allowExtraMemory; TypeLimits(int[] allowedCores, int minMemPerCore, int maxMemPerCore, boolean allowExtraMemory, int extraMemoryLimit) { this.allowedCores = allowedCores; this.minMemPerCore = minMemPerCore; this.maxMemPerCore = maxMemPerCore; this.allowExtraMemory = allowExtraMemory; this.extraMemoryLimit = extraMemoryLimit; } } public enum CpuSeries { N1("custom"), N2("n2-custom"), N2D("n2d-custom"), E2("e2-custom"), E2_MICRO("e2-custom-micro"), E2_SMALL("e2-custom-small"), E2_MEDIUM("e2-custom-medium"); private static final Map<String, CpuSeries> ENUM_MAP; static { ENUM_MAP = init(); } // Build an immutable map of String name to enum pairs. public static Map<String, CpuSeries> init() { Map<String, CpuSeries> map = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(); for (CpuSeries instance : CpuSeries.values()) { map.put(instance.getCpuSeries(), instance); } return Collections.unmodifiableMap(map); } private final String cpuSeries; CpuSeries(String cpuSeries) { this.cpuSeries = cpuSeries; } public static CpuSeries get(String name) { return ENUM_MAP.get(name); } public String getCpuSeries() { return this.cpuSeries; } } // This enum correlates a machine type with its limits. // The limits for various CPU types are described in: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines enum Limits { CPUSeries_E2(new TypeLimits(getNumsInRangeWithStep(2, 33, 2), 512, 8192, false, 0)), CPUSeries_E2MICRO(new TypeLimits(new int[]{}, 1024, 2048, false, 0)), CPUSeries_E2SMALL(new TypeLimits(new int[]{}, 2048, 4096, false, 0)), CPUSeries_E2MEDIUM(new TypeLimits(new int[]{}, 4096, 8192, false, 0)), CPUSeries_N2( new TypeLimits(concat(getNumsInRangeWithStep(2, 33, 2), getNumsInRangeWithStep(36, 129, 4)), 512, 8192, true, gbToMb(624))), CPUSeries_N2D( new TypeLimits(new int[]{2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96}, 512, 8192, true, gbToMb(768))), CPUSeries_N1( new TypeLimits(concat(new int[]{1}, getNumsInRangeWithStep(2, 97, 2)), 922, 6656, true, gbToMb(624))); private final TypeLimits typeLimits; Limits(TypeLimits typeLimits) { this.typeLimits = typeLimits; } public TypeLimits getTypeLimits() { return typeLimits; } } static ImmutableMap<String, Limits> typeLimitsMap = ImmutableMap.<String, Limits>builder() .put("N1", Limits.CPUSeries_N1) .put("N2", Limits.CPUSeries_N2) .put("N2D", Limits.CPUSeries_N2D) .put("E2", Limits.CPUSeries_E2) .put("E2_MICRO", Limits.CPUSeries_E2MICRO) .put("E2_SMALL", Limits.CPUSeries_E2SMALL) .put("E2_MEDIUM", Limits.CPUSeries_E2SMALL) .build(); // Returns the array of integers within the given range, incremented by the specified step. // start (inclusive): starting number of the range // stop (inclusive): ending number of the range // step : increment value static int[] getNumsInRangeWithStep(int start, int stop, int step) { return IntStream.range(start, stop).filter(x -> (x - start) % step == 0).toArray(); } static int gbToMb(int value) { return value << 10; } static int[] concat(int[] a, int[] b) { int[] result = new int[a.length + b.length]; System.arraycopy(a, 0, result, 0, a.length); System.arraycopy(b, 0, result, a.length, b.length); return result; } public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException { // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample. // Project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. String projectId = "your-google-cloud-project-id"; // Name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b". String zone = "google-cloud-zone"; // Name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. String instanceName = "instance-name"; String cpuSeries = "N1"; // Number of CPU cores you want to use. int coreCount = 2; // The amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. int memory = 256; createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper( projectId, zone, instanceName, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); } // Create a VM instance with a custom machine type. public static void createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper( String project, String zone, String instanceName, String cpuSeries, int coreCount, int memory) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException { // Construct the URI string identifying the machine type. String machineTypeUri = customMachineTypeUri(zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call // the `instancesClient.close()` method on the client to safely // clean up any remaining background resources. try (InstancesClient instancesClient = InstancesClient.create()) { AttachedDisk attachedDisk = AttachedDisk.newBuilder() .setInitializeParams( // Describe the size and source image of the boot disk to attach to the instance. // The list of public images available in Compute Engine can be found here: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images#list_of_public_images_available_on AttachedDiskInitializeParams.newBuilder() .setSourceImage( String.format("projects/%s/global/images/family/%s", "debian-cloud", "debian-11")) .setDiskSizeGb(10) .build() ) // Remember to set auto_delete to True if you want the disk to be deleted when you delete // your VM instance. .setAutoDelete(true) .setBoot(true) .build(); // Create the Instance object with the relevant information. Instance instance = Instance.newBuilder() .setName(instanceName) .addDisks(attachedDisk) .setMachineType(machineTypeUri) .addNetworkInterfaces( NetworkInterface.newBuilder().setName("global/networks/default").build()) .build(); // Create the insert instance request object. InsertInstanceRequest insertInstanceRequest = InsertInstanceRequest.newBuilder() .setProject(project) .setZone(zone) .setInstanceResource(instance) .build(); // Invoke the API with the request object and wait for the operation to complete. Operation response = instancesClient.insertAsync(insertInstanceRequest) .get(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES); // Check for errors. if (response.hasError()) { throw new Error("Instance creation failed!!" + response); } System.out.printf("Instance created : %s", instanceName); System.out.println("Operation Status: " + response.getStatus()); } } public static String customMachineTypeUri(String zone, String cpuSeries, int coreCount, int memory) { if (!Arrays.asList(CpuSeries.E2.cpuSeries, CpuSeries.N1.cpuSeries, CpuSeries.N2.cpuSeries, CpuSeries.N2D.cpuSeries).contains(cpuSeries)) { throw new Error(String.format("Incorrect cpu type: %s", cpuSeries)); } TypeLimits typeLimit = Objects.requireNonNull( typeLimitsMap.get(CpuSeries.get(cpuSeries).name())).typeLimits; // Perform the following checks to verify if the requested parameters are allowed. // Find more information about limitations of custom machine types at: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types // 1. Check the number of cores and if the coreCount is present in allowedCores. if (typeLimit.allowedCores.length > 0 && Arrays.stream(typeLimit.allowedCores) .noneMatch(x -> x == coreCount)) { throw new Error(String.format( "Invalid number of cores requested. " + "Number of cores requested for CPU %s should be one of: %s", cpuSeries, Arrays.toString(typeLimit.allowedCores))); } // 2. Memory must be a multiple of 256 MB if (memory % 256 != 0) { throw new Error("Requested memory must be a multiple of 256 MB"); } // 3. Check if the requested memory isn't too little if (memory < coreCount * typeLimit.minMemPerCore) { throw new Error( String.format("Requested memory is too low. Minimum memory for %s is %s MB per core", cpuSeries, typeLimit.minMemPerCore)); } // 4. Check if the requested memory isn't too much if (memory > coreCount * typeLimit.maxMemPerCore && !typeLimit.allowExtraMemory) { throw new Error(String.format( "Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for %s is %s MB per core", cpuSeries, typeLimit.extraMemoryLimit)); } // 5. Check if the requested memory isn't too large if (memory > typeLimit.extraMemoryLimit && typeLimit.allowExtraMemory) { throw new Error( String.format("Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for %s is %s MB", cpuSeries, typeLimit.extraMemoryLimit)); } // Check if the CPU Series is E2 and return the custom machine type in the form of a string // acceptable by Compute Engine API. if (Arrays.asList(CpuSeries.E2_SMALL.cpuSeries, CpuSeries.E2_MICRO.cpuSeries, CpuSeries.E2_MEDIUM.cpuSeries).contains(cpuSeries)) { return String.format("zones/%s/machineTypes/%s-%s", zone, cpuSeries, memory); } // Check if extended memory was requested and return the extended custom machine type // in the form of a string acceptable by Compute Engine API. if (memory > coreCount * typeLimit.maxMemPerCore) { return String.format("zones/%s/machineTypes/%s-%s-%s-ext", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); } // Return the custom machine type in the form of a standard string // acceptable by Compute Engine API. return String.format("zones/%s/machineTypes/%s-%s-%s", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); } }</code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="node.js" data-text=" Node.js " tabindex="-1"> Node.js </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="nodejs" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/nodejs/docs/reference/compute/latest" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="nodejs" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine Node.js API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js" feedback-context="{"language": "nodejs", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="nodejs" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/createWithHelper.js" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="JavaScript"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">/** * TODO(developer): Uncomment and replace these variables before running the sample. */ // const projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'; // const zone = 'europe-central2-b'; // const instanceName = 'YOUR_INSTANCE_NAME'; // const cpuSeries = 'N1'; // const coreCount = 2 // const memory = 256 const compute = require('@google-cloud/compute'); function range(from, to, step) { return [...Array(Math.floor((to - from) / step) + 1)].map( (_, i) => from + i * step ); } class CustomMachineType { constructor(zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory) { this.zone = zone; this.cpuSeries = cpuSeries; this.coreCount = coreCount; this.memory = memory; this.N1 = 'custom'; this.N2 = 'n2-custom'; this.N2D = 'n2d-custom'; this.E2 = 'e2-custom'; this.E2Micro = 'e2-custom-micro'; this.E2Small = 'e2-custom-small'; this.E2Medium = 'e2-custom-medium'; this.CpuSeriesE2Limit = { allowedCores: range(2, 33, 2), minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: false, extraMemoryLimit: 0, }; this.CpuSeriesE2MicroLimit = { allowedCores: [], minMemPerCore: 1024, maxMemPerCore: 2048, allowExtraMemory: false, extraMemoryLimit: 0, }; this.CpuSeriesE2SmallLimit = { allowedCores: [], minMemPerCore: 2048, maxMemPerCore: 4096, allowExtraMemory: false, extraMemoryLimit: 0, }; this.CpuSeriesE2MediumLimit = { allowedCores: [], minMemPerCore: 4096, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: false, extraMemoryLimit: 0, }; this.CpuSeriesN2Limit = { allowedCores: [...range(2, 33, 2), ...range(36, 129, 4)], minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 624 << 10, }; this.CpuSeriesN2DLimit = { allowedCores: [2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96], minMemPerCore: 512, maxMemPerCore: 8192, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 768 << 10, }; this.CpuSeriesN1Limit = { allowedCores: [1, range(2, 97, 2)], minMemPerCore: 922, maxMemPerCore: 6656, allowExtraMemory: true, extraMemoryLimit: 624 << 10, }; this.TYPE_LIMITS = { [this.N1]: this.CpuSeriesN1Limit, [this.N2]: this.CpuSeriesN2Limit, [this.N2D]: this.CpuSeriesN2DLimit, [this.E2]: this.CpuSeriesE2Limit, [this.E2Micro]: this.CpuSeriesE2MicroLimit, [this.E2Small]: this.CpuSeriesE2SmallLimit, [this.E2Medium]: this.CpuSeriesE2MediumLimit, }; if (![this.E2, this.N1, this.N2, this.N2D].includes(cpuSeries)) { throw new Error(`Incorrect CPU type: ${this.cpuSeries}`); } this.typeLimit = this.TYPE_LIMITS[this.cpuSeries]; // Check whether the requested parameters are allowed. // Find more information about limitations of custom machine types at: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types // Check the number of cores if ( this.typeLimit.allowedCores.length > 0 && !this.typeLimit.allowedCores.includes(coreCount) ) { throw new Error( `Invalid number of cores requested. Allowed number of cores for ${this.cpuSeries} is: ${this.typeLimit.allowedCores}` ); } // Memory must be a multiple of 256 MB if (this.memory % 256 !== 0) { throw new Error('Requested memory must be a multiple of 256 MB'); } // Check if the requested memory isn't too little if (this.memory < this.coreCount * this.typeLimit.minMemPerCore) { throw new Error( `Requested memory is too low. Minimal memory for ${this.cpuSeries} is ${this.typeLimit.minMemPerCore} MB per core` ); } // Check if the requested memory isn't too much if ( this.memory > this.coreCount * this.typeLimit.maxMemPerCore && !this.typeLimit.allowExtraMemory ) { throw new Error( `Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for ${this.cpuSeries} is ${this.typeLimit.maxMemPerCore} MB per core` ); } if ( this.memory > this.typeLimit.extraMemoryLimit && this.typeLimit.allowExtraMemory ) { throw new Error( `Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for ${this.cpuSeries} is ${this.typeLimit.extraMemoryLimit} MB` ); } } // Returns the custom machine type in form of a string acceptable by Compute Engine API. getMachineTypeURI() { if ( [this.E2Small, this.E2Micro, this.E2Medium].includes(this.cpuSeries) ) { return `zones/${this.zone}/machineTypes/${this.cpuSeries}-${this.memory}`; } if (this.memory > this.coreCount * this.typeLimit.maxMemPerCore) { return `zones/${this.zone}/machineTypes/${this.cpuSeries}-${this.coreCount}-${this.memory}-ext`; } return `zones/${zone}/machineTypes/${this.cpuSeries}-${this.coreCount}-${this.memory}`; } } async function createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper() { const instancesClient = new compute.InstancesClient(); const machineType = new CustomMachineType( zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory ).getMachineTypeURI(); const [response] = await instancesClient.insert({ instanceResource: { name: instanceName, disks: [ { initializeParams: { diskSizeGb: '64', sourceImage: 'projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-11/', }, autoDelete: true, boot: true, }, ], machineType, networkInterfaces: [ { name: 'global/networks/default', }, ], }, project: projectId, zone, }); let operation = response.latestResponse; const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient(); // Wait for the create operation to complete. while (operation.status !== 'DONE') { [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({ operation: operation.name, project: projectId, zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(), }); } console.log('Instance created.'); } createInstanceWithCustomMachineTypeWithHelper();</code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="python" data-text=" Python " tabindex="-1"> Python </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="python" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob//compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/python/docs/reference/compute/latest" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="python" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob//compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper">Compute Engine Python API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py" feedback-context="{"language": "python", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="python" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/create_with_helper.py" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_create_with_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Python"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">from __future__ import annotations from collections import namedtuple from enum import Enum from enum import unique import re import sys from typing import Any import warnings from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation from google.cloud import compute_v1 def gb_to_mb(value: int) -> int: return value << 10 class CustomMachineType: """ Allows to create custom machine types to be used with the VM instances. """ @unique class CPUSeries(Enum): N1 = "custom" N2 = "n2-custom" N2D = "n2d-custom" E2 = "e2-custom" E2_MICRO = "e2-custom-micro" E2_SMALL = "e2-custom-small" E2_MEDIUM = "e2-custom-medium" TypeLimits = namedtuple( "TypeLimits", [ "allowed_cores", "min_mem_per_core", "max_mem_per_core", "allow_extra_memory", "extra_memory_limit", ], ) # The limits for various CPU types are described on: # https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines LIMITS = { CPUSeries.E2: TypeLimits(frozenset(range(2, 33, 2)), 512, 8192, False, 0), CPUSeries.E2_MICRO: TypeLimits(frozenset(), 1024, 2048, False, 0), CPUSeries.E2_SMALL: TypeLimits(frozenset(), 2048, 4096, False, 0), CPUSeries.E2_MEDIUM: TypeLimits(frozenset(), 4096, 8192, False, 0), CPUSeries.N2: TypeLimits( frozenset(range(2, 33, 2)).union(set(range(36, 129, 4))), 512, 8192, True, gb_to_mb(624), ), CPUSeries.N2D: TypeLimits( frozenset({2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 48, 64, 80, 96}), 512, 8192, True, gb_to_mb(768) ), CPUSeries.N1: TypeLimits( frozenset({1}.union(range(2, 97, 2))), 922, 6656, True, gb_to_mb(624) ), } def __init__( self, zone: str, cpu_series: CPUSeries, memory_mb: int, core_count: int = 0 ): self.zone = zone self.cpu_series = cpu_series self.limits = self.LIMITS[self.cpu_series] # Shared machine types (e2-small, e2-medium and e2-micro) always have # 2 vCPUs: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#e2_limitations self.core_count = 2 if self.is_shared() else core_count self.memory_mb = memory_mb self._checked = False self._check_parameters() self.extra_memory_used = self._check_extra_memory() def is_shared(self): return self.cpu_series in ( CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.E2_SMALL, CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.E2_MICRO, CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.E2_MEDIUM, ) def _check_extra_memory(self) -> bool: if self._checked: return self.memory_mb > self.core_count * self.limits.max_mem_per_core else: raise RuntimeError( "You need to call _check_parameters() before calling _check_extra_memory()" ) def _check_parameters(self): """ Check whether the requested parameters are allowed. Find more information about limitations of custom machine types at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types """ # Check the number of cores if ( self.limits.allowed_cores and self.core_count not in self.limits.allowed_cores ): raise RuntimeError( f"Invalid number of cores requested. Allowed number of cores for {self.cpu_series.name} is: {sorted(self.limits.allowed_cores)}" ) # Memory must be a multiple of 256 MB if self.memory_mb % 256 != 0: raise RuntimeError("Requested memory must be a multiple of 256 MB.") # Check if the requested memory isn't too little if self.memory_mb < self.core_count * self.limits.min_mem_per_core: raise RuntimeError( f"Requested memory is too low. Minimal memory for {self.cpu_series.name} is {self.limits.min_mem_per_core} MB per core." ) # Check if the requested memory isn't too much if self.memory_mb > self.core_count * self.limits.max_mem_per_core: if self.limits.allow_extra_memory: if self.memory_mb > self.limits.extra_memory_limit: raise RuntimeError( f"Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for {self.cpu_series.name} is {self.limits.extra_memory_limit} MB." ) else: raise RuntimeError( f"Requested memory is too large.. Maximum memory allowed for {self.cpu_series.name} is {self.limits.max_mem_per_core} MB per core." ) self._checked = True def __str__(self) -> str: """ Return the custom machine type in form of a string acceptable by Compute Engine API. """ if self.cpu_series in { self.CPUSeries.E2_SMALL, self.CPUSeries.E2_MICRO, self.CPUSeries.E2_MEDIUM, }: return f"zones/{self.zone}/machineTypes/{self.cpu_series.value}-{self.memory_mb}" if self.extra_memory_used: return f"zones/{self.zone}/machineTypes/{self.cpu_series.value}-{self.core_count}-{self.memory_mb}-ext" return f"zones/{self.zone}/machineTypes/{self.cpu_series.value}-{self.core_count}-{self.memory_mb}" def short_type_str(self) -> str: """ Return machine type in a format without the zone. For example, n2-custom-0-10240. This format is used to create instance templates. """ return str(self).rsplit("/", maxsplit=1)[1] @classmethod def from_str(cls, machine_type: str): """ Construct a new object from a string. The string needs to be a valid custom machine type like: - https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/diregapic-mestiv/zones/us-central1-b/machineTypes/e2-custom-4-8192 - zones/us-central1-b/machineTypes/e2-custom-4-8192 - e2-custom-4-8192 (in this case, the zone parameter will not be set) """ zone = None if machine_type.startswith("http"): machine_type = machine_type[machine_type.find("zones/") :] if machine_type.startswith("zones/"): _, zone, _, machine_type = machine_type.split("/") extra_mem = machine_type.endswith("-ext") if machine_type.startswith("custom"): cpu = cls.CPUSeries.N1 _, cores, memory = machine_type.rsplit("-", maxsplit=2) else: if extra_mem: cpu_series, _, cores, memory, _ = machine_type.split("-") else: cpu_series, _, cores, memory = machine_type.split("-") if cpu_series == "n2": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.N2 elif cpu_series == "n2d": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.N2D elif cpu_series == "e2": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.E2 if cores == "micro": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.E2_MICRO cores = 2 elif cores == "small": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.E2_SMALL cores = 2 elif cores == "medium": cpu = cls.CPUSeries.E2_MEDIUM cores = 2 else: raise RuntimeError("Unknown CPU series.") cores = int(cores) memory = int(memory) return cls(zone, cpu, memory, cores) def get_image_from_family(project: str, family: str) -> compute_v1.Image: """ Retrieve the newest image that is part of a given family in a project. Args: project: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to get image from. family: name of the image family you want to get image from. Returns: An Image object. """ image_client = compute_v1.ImagesClient() # List of public operating system (OS) images: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details newest_image = image_client.get_from_family(project=project, family=family) return newest_image def disk_from_image( disk_type: str, disk_size_gb: int, boot: bool, source_image: str, auto_delete: bool = True, ) -> compute_v1.AttachedDisk: """ Create an AttachedDisk object to be used in VM instance creation. Uses an image as the source for the new disk. Args: disk_type: the type of disk you want to create. This value uses the following format: "zones/{zone}/diskTypes/(pd-standard|pd-ssd|pd-balanced|pd-extreme)". For example: "zones/us-west3-b/diskTypes/pd-ssd" disk_size_gb: size of the new disk in gigabytes boot: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be used as a boot disk of an instance source_image: source image to use when creating this disk. You must have read access to this disk. This can be one of the publicly available images or an image from one of your projects. This value uses the following format: "projects/{project_name}/global/images/{image_name}" auto_delete: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be deleted with the VM that uses it Returns: AttachedDisk object configured to be created using the specified image. """ boot_disk = compute_v1.AttachedDisk() initialize_params = compute_v1.AttachedDiskInitializeParams() initialize_params.source_image = source_image initialize_params.disk_size_gb = disk_size_gb initialize_params.disk_type = disk_type boot_disk.initialize_params = initialize_params # Remember to set auto_delete to True if you want the disk to be deleted when you delete # your VM instance. boot_disk.auto_delete = auto_delete boot_disk.boot = boot return boot_disk def wait_for_extended_operation( operation: ExtendedOperation, verbose_name: str = "operation", timeout: int = 300 ) -> Any: """ Waits for the extended (long-running) operation to complete. If the operation is successful, it will return its result. If the operation ends with an error, an exception will be raised. If there were any warnings during the execution of the operation they will be printed to sys.stderr. Args: operation: a long-running operation you want to wait on. verbose_name: (optional) a more verbose name of the operation, used only during error and warning reporting. timeout: how long (in seconds) to wait for operation to finish. If None, wait indefinitely. Returns: Whatever the operation.result() returns. Raises: This method will raise the exception received from `operation.exception()` or RuntimeError if there is no exception set, but there is an `error_code` set for the `operation`. In case of an operation taking longer than `timeout` seconds to complete, a `concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` will be raised. """ result = operation.result(timeout=timeout) if operation.error_code: print( f"Error during {verbose_name}: [Code: {operation.error_code}]: {operation.error_message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True, ) print(f"Operation ID: {operation.name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) raise operation.exception() or RuntimeError(operation.error_message) if operation.warnings: print(f"Warnings during {verbose_name}:\n", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) for warning in operation.warnings: print(f" - {warning.code}: {warning.message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) return result def create_instance( project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, disks: list[compute_v1.AttachedDisk], machine_type: str = "n1-standard-1", network_link: str = "global/networks/default", subnetwork_link: str = None, internal_ip: str = None, external_access: bool = False, external_ipv4: str = None, accelerators: list[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None, preemptible: bool = False, spot: bool = False, instance_termination_action: str = "STOP", custom_hostname: str = None, delete_protection: bool = False, ) -> compute_v1.Instance: """ Send an instance creation request to the Compute Engine API and wait for it to complete. Args: project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b" instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. disks: a list of compute_v1.AttachedDisk objects describing the disks you want to attach to your new instance. machine_type: machine type of the VM being created. This value uses the following format: "zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{type_name}". For example: "zones/europe-west3-c/machineTypes/f1-micro" network_link: name of the network you want the new instance to use. For example: "global/networks/default" represents the network named "default", which is created automatically for each project. subnetwork_link: name of the subnetwork you want the new instance to use. This value uses the following format: "regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork_name}" internal_ip: internal IP address you want to assign to the new instance. By default, a free address from the pool of available internal IP addresses of used subnet will be used. external_access: boolean flag indicating if the instance should have an external IPv4 address assigned. external_ipv4: external IPv4 address to be assigned to this instance. If you specify an external IP address, it must live in the same region as the zone of the instance. This setting requires `external_access` to be set to True to work. accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will be attached to the new instance. preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs. spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not. instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated. Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE" custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance. Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames. delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be protected against deletion or not. Returns: Instance object. """ instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient() # Use the network interface provided in the network_link argument. network_interface = compute_v1.NetworkInterface() network_interface.network = network_link if subnetwork_link: network_interface.subnetwork = subnetwork_link if internal_ip: network_interface.network_i_p = internal_ip if external_access: access = compute_v1.AccessConfig() access.type_ = compute_v1.AccessConfig.Type.ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.name access.name = "External NAT" access.network_tier = access.NetworkTier.PREMIUM.name if external_ipv4: access.nat_i_p = external_ipv4 network_interface.access_configs = [access] # Collect information into the Instance object. instance = compute_v1.Instance() instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface] instance.name = instance_name instance.disks = disks if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type): instance.machine_type = machine_type else: instance.machine_type = f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{machine_type}" instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling() if accelerators: instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators instance.scheduling.on_host_maintenance = ( compute_v1.Scheduling.OnHostMaintenance.TERMINATE.name ) if preemptible: # Set the preemptible setting warnings.warn( "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning ) instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling() instance.scheduling.preemptible = True if spot: # Set the Spot VM setting instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = ( compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name ) instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action if custom_hostname is not None: # Set the custom hostname for the instance instance.hostname = custom_hostname if delete_protection: # Set the delete protection bit instance.deletion_protection = True # Prepare the request to insert an instance. request = compute_v1.InsertInstanceRequest() request.zone = zone request.project = project_id request.instance_resource = instance # Wait for the create operation to complete. print(f"Creating the {instance_name} instance in {zone}...") operation = instance_client.insert(request=request) wait_for_extended_operation(operation, "instance creation") print(f"Instance {instance_name} created.") return instance_client.get(project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name) def create_custom_instance( project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, cpu_series: CustomMachineType.CPUSeries, core_count: int, memory: int, ) -> compute_v1.Instance: """ Create a new VM instance with a custom machine type. Args: project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b" instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. cpu_series: the type of CPU you want to use. Select one value from the CustomMachineType.CPUSeries enum. For example: CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.N2 core_count: number of CPU cores you want to use. memory: the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. Return: Instance object. """ assert cpu_series in ( CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.E2, CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.N1, CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.N2, CustomMachineType.CPUSeries.N2D, ) custom_type = CustomMachineType(zone, cpu_series, memory, core_count) newest_debian = get_image_from_family(project="debian-cloud", family="debian-12") disk_type = f"zones/{zone}/diskTypes/pd-standard" disks = [disk_from_image(disk_type, 10, True, newest_debian.self_link)] return create_instance(project_id, zone, instance_name, disks, str(custom_type)) </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="rest" data-text=" REST " tabindex="-1"> REST </h3>Using the <a href="/compute/docs/reference/latest/instances/insert"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">instances.insert</code> method</a>, construct an instance creation request and specify the custom <a href="/compute/docs/reference/latest/instances#machineType"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">machineType</code> values</a>. Provide the memory in MB. <ul> <li>For N1 machine series, start with custom.</li> <li>For E2-shared core, the NUMBER_OF_CPUs is <code translate="no" dir="ltr">micro</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">small</code>, or <code translate="no" dir="ltr">medium</code>.</li> <li>To enable extended memory, include <code translate="no" dir="ltr">-ext</code> at the end of the machine type.</li> </ul> POST https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/zones/ZONE/instances Example request body <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> { "name": "exampleinstance", "machineType": "zones/us-central1-a/machineTypes/n2-custom-16-107520", "disks": [ { "boot": true, "diskSizeGb": 10, "initializeParams": { "sourceImage": "projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-11" } } ], "networkInterfaces": [ { "network": "global/networks/default" } ] } ``` </code></pre></devsite-code></section> </div> You can similarly create <a href="/compute/docs/instances/preemptible">preemptible instances</a> and <a href="/compute/docs/instance-groups">groups of instances</a> with custom machine types. <h3 id="add_extended_memory_during_instance_creation" data-text="Add extended memory during instance creation" tabindex="-1">Add extended memory during instance creation</h3> To create a VM instance with extended memory, do the following: <div class="ds-selector-tabs" data-ds-scope="code-sample"> <section><h3 id="console_1" data-text=" Console " tabindex="-1"> Console </h3><ol> <li>In the Google Cloud console, go to the Create an instance page. <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instancesAdd" target="console" track-type="tasks" track-name="consoleLink" track-metadata-position="body" track-metadata-end-goal="createInstanceExtendedMemory" class="button button-primary">Go to Create an instance</a> </li> <li>In the Zone list, select the zone where you want to host this VM. The Series list is filtered to include only the machine type families available in the selected zone.</li> <li>In the Machine configuration section, select General-purpose. <ol> <li>In the Series list, select N4, N2, N2D, E2, or N1 to create a custom machine type.</li> <li>To specify the number of vCPUs drag the Cores slider or enter the value in the field. For E2 shared-core, check the box.</li> <li>To add extended memory, select Extend memory. To specify the amount of memory for the machine type, drag the Memory slider or enter the value in the field. The console displays an estimated cost for the VM as you edit the amount of vCPUs and memory.</li> </ol></li> <li>Continue creating the VM.</li> </ol></section> <section><h3 id="gcloud_1" data-text=" gcloud " tabindex="-1"> gcloud </h3>Create a custom machine using the <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/create"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud compute instances create</code></a> command with the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--machine-type</code> option. <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create <var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>\ --machine-type=<var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>-<var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var>-<var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var> </code></pre></devsite-code> Replace the following: <ul> <li><var translate="no">INSTANCE_NAME</var>: name of instance</li> <li><var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>: machine type, like N2</li> <li><var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_VCPUS</var>: number of vCPUs</li> <li><var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var>: amount of memory in MB or GB</li> </ul> Here's an example using an N2 machine type with 48 vCPUs and 310 GB of memory in zone <code translate="no" dir="ltr">us-central1-a</code>: <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> gcloud compute instances create example-instance \ --zone=us-central1-a --machine-type=n2-custom-48-317440 </code></pre></devsite-code> For custom E2 shared-core machine types, use the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--machine-type</code> option, and indicate the machine type: <code translate="no" dir="ltr">micro</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">small</code>, or <code translate="no" dir="ltr">medium</code> and enter the amount of memory as MB or GB.</section> <section><h3 id="go_1" data-text=" Go " tabindex="-1"> Go </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/go/docs/reference/cloud.google.com/go/compute/latest/apiv1" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine Go API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go" feedback-context="{"language": "go", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="go" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extra_mem_without_helper.go" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Go"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">import ( "context" "fmt" "io" compute "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1" computepb "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1/computepb" "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto" ) // createInstanceWithExtraMemWithoutHelper сreates new VM instances with extra memory // without using a CustomMachineType struct. func createInstanceWithExtraMemWithoutHelper( w io.Writer, projectID, zone, instanceName, cpuSeries string, coreCount, memory int, ) error { // projectID := "your_project_id" // zone := "europe-central2-b" // instanceName := "your_instance_name" // cpuSeries := "N1" // coreCount := 2 // number of CPU cores you want to use. // memory := 256 // the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. // The coreCount and memory values are not validated anywhere and can be rejected by the API. ctx := context.Background() instancesClient, err := compute.NewInstancesRESTClient(ctx) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("NewInstancesRESTClient: %w", err) } defer instancesClient.Close() mt := fmt.Sprintf("zones/%s/machineTypes/%v-%v-%v-ext", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory) inst := &computepb.Instance{ Name: proto.String(instanceName), Disks: []*computepb.AttachedDisk{ { InitializeParams: &computepb.AttachedDiskInitializeParams{ DiskSizeGb: proto.Int64(10), SourceImage: proto.String( "projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-12", ), }, AutoDelete: proto.Bool(true), Boot: proto.Bool(true), }, }, MachineType: proto.String(mt), NetworkInterfaces: []*computepb.NetworkInterface{ { Name: proto.String("global/networks/default"), }, }, } req := &computepb.InsertInstanceRequest{ Project: projectID, Zone: zone, InstanceResource: inst, } op, err := instancesClient.Insert(ctx, req) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to create instance: %w", err) } if err = op.Wait(ctx); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to wait for the operation: %w", err) } fmt.Fprintf(w, "Instance created\n") return nil } </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="java_1" data-text=" Java " tabindex="-1"> Java </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-compute/latest/overview" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine Java API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java" feedback-context="{"language": "java", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="java" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper.java" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Java"><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.AttachedDisk; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.AttachedDiskInitializeParams; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.InsertInstanceRequest; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.Instance; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.InstancesClient; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.NetworkInterface; import com.google.cloud.compute.v1.Operation; import java.io.IOException; import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException; import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit; import java.util.concurrent.TimeoutException; public class ExtraMemoryWithoutHelper { public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException { // TODO(developer): Replace these variables before running the sample. // Project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. String projectId = "your-google-cloud-project-id"; // Name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b". String zone = "google-cloud-zone"; // Name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. String instanceName = "instance-name"; String cpuSeries = "N1"; // Number of CPU cores you want to use. int coreCount = 2; // The amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. int memory = 256; createInstanceWithExtraMemoryWithoutHelper(projectId, zone, instanceName, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); } // Create VM instances with extra memory without using a CustomMachineType class and // return the created Instance. public static void createInstanceWithExtraMemoryWithoutHelper( String project, String zone, String instanceName, String cpuSeries, int coreCount, int memory) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException { // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call // the `instancesClient.close()` method on the client to safely // clean up any remaining background resources. try (InstancesClient instancesClient = InstancesClient.create()) { // The coreCount and memory values are not validated anywhere and can be rejected by the API. String machineType = String.format("zones/%s/machineTypes/%s-%s-%s-ext", zone, cpuSeries, coreCount, memory); AttachedDisk attachedDisk = AttachedDisk.newBuilder() .setInitializeParams( // Describe the size and source image of the boot disk to attach to the instance. // The list of public images available in Compute Engine can be found here: // https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images#list_of_public_images_available_on AttachedDiskInitializeParams.newBuilder() .setSourceImage( String.format("projects/%s/global/images/family/%s", "debian-cloud", "debian-11")) .setDiskSizeGb(10) .build() ) // Remember to set auto_delete to True if you want the disk to be deleted when you delete // your VM instance. .setAutoDelete(true) .setBoot(true) .build(); // Create the Instance object with the relevant information. Instance instance = Instance.newBuilder() .setName(instanceName) .addDisks(attachedDisk) .setMachineType(machineType) .addNetworkInterfaces( NetworkInterface.newBuilder().setName("global/networks/default").build()) .build(); // Create the insert instance request object. InsertInstanceRequest insertInstanceRequest = InsertInstanceRequest.newBuilder() .setProject(project) .setZone(zone) .setInstanceResource(instance) .build(); // Invoke the API with the request object and wait for the operation to complete. Operation response = instancesClient.insertAsync(insertInstanceRequest) .get(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES); // Check for errors. if (response.hasError()) { System.out.println("Instance creation failed!!" + response); return; } System.out.printf("Instance created : %s", instanceName); System.out.println("Operation Status: " + response.getStatus()); } } }</code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="node.js_1" data-text=" Node.js " tabindex="-1"> Node.js </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="nodejs" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/nodejs/docs/reference/compute/latest" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="nodejs" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine Node.js API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js" feedback-context="{"language": "nodejs", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="nodejs" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/extraMemWithoutHelper.js" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="JavaScript"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">/** * TODO(developer): Uncomment and replace these variables before running the sample. */ // const projectId = 'YOUR_PROJECT_ID'; // const zone = 'europe-central2-b'; // const instanceName = 'YOUR_INSTANCE_NAME'; // const cpuSeries = 'N1'; // const coreCount = 2 // const memory = 256 // The coreCount and memory values are not validated anywhere and can be rejected by the API. const compute = require('@google-cloud/compute'); async function createInstanceWithExtraMemWithoutHelper() { const instancesClient = new compute.InstancesClient(); const machineType = `zones/${zone}/machineTypes/${cpuSeries}-${coreCount}-${memory}-ext`; const [response] = await instancesClient.insert({ instanceResource: { name: instanceName, disks: [ { initializeParams: { diskSizeGb: '64', sourceImage: 'projects/debian-cloud/global/images/family/debian-11/', }, autoDelete: true, boot: true, }, ], machineType, networkInterfaces: [ { name: 'global/networks/default', }, ], }, project: projectId, zone, }); let operation = response.latestResponse; const operationsClient = new compute.ZoneOperationsClient(); // Wait for the create operation to complete. while (operation.status !== 'DONE') { [operation] = await operationsClient.wait({ operation: operation.name, project: projectId, zone: operation.zone.split('/').pop(), }); } console.log('Instance created.'); } createInstanceWithExtraMemWithoutHelper();</code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="python_1" data-text=" Python " tabindex="-1"> Python </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Python setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="python" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob//compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/python/docs/reference/compute/latest" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="python" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob//compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper">Compute Engine Python API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py" feedback-context="{"language": "python", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="python" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/python-docs-samples/compute/client_library/snippets/instances/custom_machine_types/extra_mem_no_helper.py" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_extra_mem_no_helper" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Python"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">from __future__ import annotations import re import sys from typing import Any import warnings from google.api_core.extended_operation import ExtendedOperation from google.cloud import compute_v1 def get_image_from_family(project: str, family: str) -> compute_v1.Image: """ Retrieve the newest image that is part of a given family in a project. Args: project: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to get image from. family: name of the image family you want to get image from. Returns: An Image object. """ image_client = compute_v1.ImagesClient() # List of public operating system (OS) images: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/images/os-details newest_image = image_client.get_from_family(project=project, family=family) return newest_image def disk_from_image( disk_type: str, disk_size_gb: int, boot: bool, source_image: str, auto_delete: bool = True, ) -> compute_v1.AttachedDisk: """ Create an AttachedDisk object to be used in VM instance creation. Uses an image as the source for the new disk. Args: disk_type: the type of disk you want to create. This value uses the following format: "zones/{zone}/diskTypes/(pd-standard|pd-ssd|pd-balanced|pd-extreme)". For example: "zones/us-west3-b/diskTypes/pd-ssd" disk_size_gb: size of the new disk in gigabytes boot: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be used as a boot disk of an instance source_image: source image to use when creating this disk. You must have read access to this disk. This can be one of the publicly available images or an image from one of your projects. This value uses the following format: "projects/{project_name}/global/images/{image_name}" auto_delete: boolean flag indicating whether this disk should be deleted with the VM that uses it Returns: AttachedDisk object configured to be created using the specified image. """ boot_disk = compute_v1.AttachedDisk() initialize_params = compute_v1.AttachedDiskInitializeParams() initialize_params.source_image = source_image initialize_params.disk_size_gb = disk_size_gb initialize_params.disk_type = disk_type boot_disk.initialize_params = initialize_params # Remember to set auto_delete to True if you want the disk to be deleted when you delete # your VM instance. boot_disk.auto_delete = auto_delete boot_disk.boot = boot return boot_disk def wait_for_extended_operation( operation: ExtendedOperation, verbose_name: str = "operation", timeout: int = 300 ) -> Any: """ Waits for the extended (long-running) operation to complete. If the operation is successful, it will return its result. If the operation ends with an error, an exception will be raised. If there were any warnings during the execution of the operation they will be printed to sys.stderr. Args: operation: a long-running operation you want to wait on. verbose_name: (optional) a more verbose name of the operation, used only during error and warning reporting. timeout: how long (in seconds) to wait for operation to finish. If None, wait indefinitely. Returns: Whatever the operation.result() returns. Raises: This method will raise the exception received from `operation.exception()` or RuntimeError if there is no exception set, but there is an `error_code` set for the `operation`. In case of an operation taking longer than `timeout` seconds to complete, a `concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` will be raised. """ result = operation.result(timeout=timeout) if operation.error_code: print( f"Error during {verbose_name}: [Code: {operation.error_code}]: {operation.error_message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True, ) print(f"Operation ID: {operation.name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) raise operation.exception() or RuntimeError(operation.error_message) if operation.warnings: print(f"Warnings during {verbose_name}:\n", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) for warning in operation.warnings: print(f" - {warning.code}: {warning.message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) return result def create_instance( project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, disks: list[compute_v1.AttachedDisk], machine_type: str = "n1-standard-1", network_link: str = "global/networks/default", subnetwork_link: str = None, internal_ip: str = None, external_access: bool = False, external_ipv4: str = None, accelerators: list[compute_v1.AcceleratorConfig] = None, preemptible: bool = False, spot: bool = False, instance_termination_action: str = "STOP", custom_hostname: str = None, delete_protection: bool = False, ) -> compute_v1.Instance: """ Send an instance creation request to the Compute Engine API and wait for it to complete. Args: project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b" instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. disks: a list of compute_v1.AttachedDisk objects describing the disks you want to attach to your new instance. machine_type: machine type of the VM being created. This value uses the following format: "zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{type_name}". For example: "zones/europe-west3-c/machineTypes/f1-micro" network_link: name of the network you want the new instance to use. For example: "global/networks/default" represents the network named "default", which is created automatically for each project. subnetwork_link: name of the subnetwork you want the new instance to use. This value uses the following format: "regions/{region}/subnetworks/{subnetwork_name}" internal_ip: internal IP address you want to assign to the new instance. By default, a free address from the pool of available internal IP addresses of used subnet will be used. external_access: boolean flag indicating if the instance should have an external IPv4 address assigned. external_ipv4: external IPv4 address to be assigned to this instance. If you specify an external IP address, it must live in the same region as the zone of the instance. This setting requires `external_access` to be set to True to work. accelerators: a list of AcceleratorConfig objects describing the accelerators that will be attached to the new instance. preemptible: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be preemptible or not. Preemptible VMs have been deprecated and you should now use Spot VMs. spot: boolean value indicating if the new instance should be a Spot VM or not. instance_termination_action: What action should be taken once a Spot VM is terminated. Possible values: "STOP", "DELETE" custom_hostname: Custom hostname of the new VM instance. Custom hostnames must conform to RFC 1035 requirements for valid hostnames. delete_protection: boolean value indicating if the new virtual machine should be protected against deletion or not. Returns: Instance object. """ instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient() # Use the network interface provided in the network_link argument. network_interface = compute_v1.NetworkInterface() network_interface.network = network_link if subnetwork_link: network_interface.subnetwork = subnetwork_link if internal_ip: network_interface.network_i_p = internal_ip if external_access: access = compute_v1.AccessConfig() access.type_ = compute_v1.AccessConfig.Type.ONE_TO_ONE_NAT.name access.name = "External NAT" access.network_tier = access.NetworkTier.PREMIUM.name if external_ipv4: access.nat_i_p = external_ipv4 network_interface.access_configs = [access] # Collect information into the Instance object. instance = compute_v1.Instance() instance.network_interfaces = [network_interface] instance.name = instance_name instance.disks = disks if re.match(r"^zones/[a-z\d\-]+/machineTypes/[a-z\d\-]+$", machine_type): instance.machine_type = machine_type else: instance.machine_type = f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/{machine_type}" instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling() if accelerators: instance.guest_accelerators = accelerators instance.scheduling.on_host_maintenance = ( compute_v1.Scheduling.OnHostMaintenance.TERMINATE.name ) if preemptible: # Set the preemptible setting warnings.warn( "Preemptible VMs are being replaced by Spot VMs.", DeprecationWarning ) instance.scheduling = compute_v1.Scheduling() instance.scheduling.preemptible = True if spot: # Set the Spot VM setting instance.scheduling.provisioning_model = ( compute_v1.Scheduling.ProvisioningModel.SPOT.name ) instance.scheduling.instance_termination_action = instance_termination_action if custom_hostname is not None: # Set the custom hostname for the instance instance.hostname = custom_hostname if delete_protection: # Set the delete protection bit instance.deletion_protection = True # Prepare the request to insert an instance. request = compute_v1.InsertInstanceRequest() request.zone = zone request.project = project_id request.instance_resource = instance # Wait for the create operation to complete. print(f"Creating the {instance_name} instance in {zone}...") operation = instance_client.insert(request=request) wait_for_extended_operation(operation, "instance creation") print(f"Instance {instance_name} created.") return instance_client.get(project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name) def create_custom_instances_extra_mem( project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, core_count: int, memory: int ) -> list[compute_v1.Instance]: """ Create 3 new VM instances with extra memory without using a CustomMachineType helper class. Args: project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b" instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. core_count: number of CPU cores you want to use. memory: the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. Returns: List of Instance objects. """ newest_debian = get_image_from_family(project="debian-cloud", family="debian-12") disk_type = f"zones/{zone}/diskTypes/pd-standard" disks = [disk_from_image(disk_type, 10, True, newest_debian.self_link)] # The core_count and memory values are not validated anywhere and can be rejected by the API. instances = [ create_instance( project_id, zone, f"{instance_name}_n1_extra_mem", disks, f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/custom-{core_count}-{memory}-ext", ), create_instance( project_id, zone, f"{instance_name}_n2_extra_mem", disks, f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/n2-custom-{core_count}-{memory}-ext", ), create_instance( project_id, zone, f"{instance_name}_n2d_extra_mem", disks, f"zones/{zone}/machineTypes/n2d-custom-{core_count}-{memory}-ext", ), ] return instances </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="rest_1" data-text=" REST " tabindex="-1"> REST </h3>Using the <a href="/compute/docs/reference/latest/instances/insert"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">instances.insert</code> method</a>, construct your instance creation request as you would to create an instance with custom memory. Include <code translate="no" dir="ltr">-ext</code>, which indicates extended memory, when specifying the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">machineType</code> values: <ul> <li>For all custom machine types append <code translate="no" dir="ltr">-ext</code> to extend the memory up to the limit as described by that particular machine family.</li> <li>E2 shared-core, specify <code translate="no" dir="ltr">micro</code>, <code translate="no" dir="ltr">small</code>, or <code translate="no" dir="ltr">medium</code>.</li> </ul> <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded><code translate="no" dir="ltr"> zones/<var translate="no">ZONE</var>/machineTypes//<var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>-<var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_CPUS</var>-<var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY</var>-ext </code></pre></devsite-code> Replace the following: <ul> <li><var translate="no">ZONE</var>: Machine location</li> <li><var translate="no">MACHINE_TYPE</var>: Machine type, like N2 or E2 small</li> <li><var translate="no">NUMBER_OF_CPUS</var>: amount of vCPUs</li> <li><var translate="no">AMOUNT_OF_MEMORY_MB</var>: amount of memory in MB</li> </ul> For example, the following specifies an N2 machine type with 2 vCPUs and 20 GB of memory, note that you must convert the memory to MB: <div></div><devsite-code><pre class="devsite-click-to-copy" translate="no" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="reStructuredText"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">zones/<var translate="no">ZONE</var>/machineTypes/n2-custom-2-20480-ext </code></pre></devsite-code></section> </div> <h3 id="add_extended_memory_to_an_existing_vm_instance" data-text="Add extended memory to an existing VM instance" tabindex="-1">Add extended memory to an existing VM instance</h3> To add more memory to an existing instance, you must first <a href="/compute/docs/instances/stop-start-instance">stop the instance</a>. After the instance stops, complete the following steps to add more memory to the VM. <div class="ds-selector-tabs" data-ds-scope="code-sample"> <section><h3 id="console_2" data-text=" Console " tabindex="-1"> Console </h3><ol> <li>In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page. <a href="https://console.cloud.google.com/compute/instances" target="console" track-type="tasks" track-name="consoleLink" track-metadata-position="body" track-metadata-end-goal="viewInstance" class="button button-primary">Go to VM instances</a> </li> <li>Choose the stopped VM you want to modify from the VM list.</li> <li>Click Edit at the top of the page.</li> <li>In Machine configuration, select General-purpose.</li> <li>In the Machine type section, select Custom.</li> <li>Select the number of vCPUs you want.</li> <li>To add extended memory, select Extend memory and then specify the amount of memory you want.</li> <li>Save your changes.</li> </ol></section> <section><h3 id="gcloud_2" data-text=" gcloud " tabindex="-1"> gcloud </h3>Use the <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/stop"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud compute instances stop</code> command</a> to stop the VM. Then use the <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/set-machine-type"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">gcloud compute instances set-machine-type</code> command</a> with the <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-memory</code> and <code translate="no" dir="ltr">--custom-extensions</code> options to edit the machine's resources. Save the changes and restart the VM.</section> <section><h3 id="go_2" data-text=" Go " tabindex="-1"> Go </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Go setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/go/docs/reference/cloud.google.com/go/compute/latest/apiv1" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="go" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory">Compute Engine Go API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. For more information, see <a href="/docs/authentication/provide-credentials-adc#local-dev">Set up authentication for a local development environment</a>. <div class="github-docwidget-gitinclude-code"> <div></div><devsite-code><pre suppresswarning="suppresswarning" translate="no" class="devsite-click-to-copy" track-metadata-position="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go/HEAD/compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory" data-code-snippet="true" data-github-includecode-link="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go" feedback-context="{"language": "go", "region_tag": "compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory", "snippet_file_url": "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/blob/HEAD/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go"}" feedback-product="1634365" feedback-bucket="infraops" language="go" data-github-path="GoogleCloudPlatform/golang-samples/compute/instances/custom-machine-type/update_memory.go" data-git-revision="HEAD" data-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory" dir="ltr" is-upgraded syntax="Go"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">import ( "context" "fmt" "io" "strings" compute "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1" computepb "cloud.google.com/go/compute/apiv1/computepb" "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto" ) // modifyInstanceWithExtendedMemory sends an instance creation request // to the Compute Engine API and waits for it to complete. func modifyInstanceWithExtendedMemory( w io.Writer, projectID, zone, instanceName string, newMemory int, ) error { // projectID := "your_project_id" // zone := "europe-central2-b" // instanceName := "your_instance_name" // newMemory := 256 // the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. ctx := context.Background() instancesClient, err := compute.NewInstancesRESTClient(ctx) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("NewInstancesRESTClient: %w", err) } defer instancesClient.Close() reqInstance := &computepb.GetInstanceRequest{ Project: projectID, Zone: zone, Instance: instanceName, } instance, err := instancesClient.Get(ctx, reqInstance) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to get instance: %w", err) } containsString := func(s []string, str string) bool { for _, v := range s { if v == str { return true } } return false } if !(strings.Contains(instance.GetMachineType(), "machineTypes/n1-") || strings.Contains(instance.GetMachineType(), "machineTypes/n2-") || strings.Contains(instance.GetMachineType(), "machineTypes/n2d-")) { return fmt.Errorf("extra memory is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs") } // Make sure that the machine is turned off if !containsString([]string{"TERMINATED", "STOPPED"}, instance.GetStatus()) { reqStop := &computepb.StopInstanceRequest{ Project: projectID, Zone: zone, Instance: instanceName, } op, err := instancesClient.Stop(ctx, reqStop) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to stop instance: %w", err) } if err = op.Wait(ctx); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to wait for the operation: %w", err) } } // Modify the machine definition, remember that extended memory // is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs machineType := instance.GetMachineType() start := machineType[:strings.LastIndex(machineType, "-")] updateReq := &computepb.SetMachineTypeInstanceRequest{ Project: projectID, Zone: zone, Instance: instanceName, InstancesSetMachineTypeRequestResource: &computepb.InstancesSetMachineTypeRequest{ MachineType: proto.String(fmt.Sprintf("%s-%v-ext", start, newMemory)), }, } op, err := instancesClient.SetMachineType(ctx, updateReq) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to update instance: %w", err) } if err = op.Wait(ctx); err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("unable to wait for the operation: %w", err) } fmt.Fprintf(w, "Instance updated\n") return nil } </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="java_2" data-text=" Java " tabindex="-1"> Java </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Java setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/UpdateMemory.java" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. For more information, see the <a href="/java/docs/reference/google-cloud-compute/latest/overview" track-type="clientLibrariesUsage" track-name="clientLibrariesLink" track-metadata-lang="java" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/java-docs-samples/blob//compute/cloud-client/src/main/java/compute/custommachinetype/UpdateMemory.java" track-metadata-region-tag="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory">Compute Engine Java API reference documentation</a>. To authenticate to Compute Engine, set up Application Default Credentials. 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String projectId = "your-google-cloud-project-id"; // Name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b". String zone = "google-cloud-zone"; // Name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. String instanceName = "instance-name"; // The amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. int newMemory = 256; modifyInstanceWithExtendedMemory(projectId, zone, instanceName, newMemory); } // Modify an existing VM to use extended memory and return the modified Instance. public static void modifyInstanceWithExtendedMemory( String project, String zone, String instanceName, int newMemory) throws IOException, ExecutionException, InterruptedException, TimeoutException { // Initialize client that will be used to send requests. This client only needs to be created // once, and can be reused for multiple requests. After completing all of your requests, call // the `instancesClient.close()` method on the client to safely // clean up any remaining background resources. try (InstancesClient instancesClient = InstancesClient.create()) { // Create the get instance request object. GetInstanceRequest getInstanceRequest = GetInstanceRequest.newBuilder() .setProject(project) .setZone(zone) .setInstance(instanceName) .build(); Instance instance = instancesClient.get(getInstanceRequest); // Check the machine type. if (!(instance.getMachineType().contains("machineTypes/n1-") || instance.getMachineType().contains("machineTypes/n2-") || instance.getMachineType().contains("machineTypes/n2d-"))) { System.out.println("extra memory is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs"); return; } // Make sure that the machine is turned off. if (!(instance.getStatus().equals(Status.TERMINATED.toString()) || instance.getStatus().equals(Status.STOPPED.toString()))) { StopInstanceRequest stopInstanceRequest = StopInstanceRequest.newBuilder() .setProject(project) .setZone(zone) .setInstance(instanceName) .build(); OperationFuture<Operation, Operation> operation = instancesClient.stopAsync( stopInstanceRequest); Operation response = operation.get(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES); if (response.hasError()) { System.out.printf("Unable to stop instance %s", response.getError()); return; } } // Modify the machine definition. Note that extended memory // is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs. String machineType = instance.getMachineType(); String start = machineType.substring(0, machineType.lastIndexOf("-")); // Create the machine type instance request object. SetMachineTypeInstanceRequest setMachineTypeInstanceRequest = SetMachineTypeInstanceRequest.newBuilder() .setProject(project) .setZone(zone) .setInstance(instanceName) .setInstancesSetMachineTypeRequestResource(InstancesSetMachineTypeRequest.newBuilder() .setMachineType(String.format("%s-%d-ext", start, newMemory)) .build()) .build(); // Invoke the API with the request object and wait for the operation to complete. Operation response = instancesClient.setMachineTypeAsync(setMachineTypeInstanceRequest) .get(3, TimeUnit.MINUTES); // Check for errors. if (response.hasError()) { System.out.printf("Unable to update instance %s", response.getError()); return; } System.out.println("Instance updated!"); } } }</code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="node.js_2" data-text=" Node.js " tabindex="-1"> Node.js </h3> <section> Before trying this sample, follow the Node.js setup instructions in the <a href="/compute/docs/api/using-libraries" track-type="clientLibrariesQuickstart" track-name="nodejs" track-metadata-snippet-file-url="https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/nodejs-docs-samples/blob//compute/instances/custom-machine-type/updateMemory.js" track-metadata-position="compute_custom_machine_type_update_memory">Compute Engine quickstart using client libraries</a>. 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If the operation is successful, it will return its result. If the operation ends with an error, an exception will be raised. If there were any warnings during the execution of the operation they will be printed to sys.stderr. Args: operation: a long-running operation you want to wait on. verbose_name: (optional) a more verbose name of the operation, used only during error and warning reporting. timeout: how long (in seconds) to wait for operation to finish. If None, wait indefinitely. Returns: Whatever the operation.result() returns. Raises: This method will raise the exception received from `operation.exception()` or RuntimeError if there is no exception set, but there is an `error_code` set for the `operation`. In case of an operation taking longer than `timeout` seconds to complete, a `concurrent.futures.TimeoutError` will be raised. """ result = operation.result(timeout=timeout) if operation.error_code: print( f"Error during {verbose_name}: [Code: {operation.error_code}]: {operation.error_message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True, ) print(f"Operation ID: {operation.name}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) raise operation.exception() or RuntimeError(operation.error_message) if operation.warnings: print(f"Warnings during {verbose_name}:\n", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) for warning in operation.warnings: print(f" - {warning.code}: {warning.message}", file=sys.stderr, flush=True) return result def add_extended_memory_to_instance( project_id: str, zone: str, instance_name: str, new_memory: int ): """ Modify an existing VM to use extended memory. Args: project_id: project ID or project number of the Cloud project you want to use. zone: name of the zone to create the instance in. For example: "us-west3-b" instance_name: name of the new virtual machine (VM) instance. new_memory: the amount of memory for the VM instance, in megabytes. Returns: Instance object. """ instance_client = compute_v1.InstancesClient() instance = instance_client.get( project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name ) if not ( "n1-" in instance.machine_type or "n2-" in instance.machine_type or "n2d-" in instance.machine_type ): raise RuntimeError("Extra memory is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs.") # Make sure that the machine is turned off if instance.status not in ( instance.Status.TERMINATED.name, instance.Status.STOPPED.name, ): operation = instance_client.stop( project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name ) wait_for_extended_operation(operation, "instance stopping") start = time.time() while instance.status not in ( instance.Status.TERMINATED.name, instance.Status.STOPPED.name, ): # Waiting for the instance to be turned off. instance = instance_client.get( project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name ) time.sleep(2) if time.time() - start >= 300: # 5 minutes raise TimeoutError() # Modify the machine definition, remember that extended memory is available only for N1, N2 and N2D CPUs start, end = instance.machine_type.rsplit("-", maxsplit=1) instance.machine_type = start + f"-{new_memory}-ext" # TODO: If you prefer to use the CustomMachineType helper class, uncomment this code and comment the 2 lines above # Using CustomMachineType helper # cmt = CustomMachineType.from_str(instance.machine_type) # cmt.memory_mb = new_memory # cmt.extra_memory_used = True # instance.machine_type = str(cmt) operation = instance_client.update( project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name, instance_resource=instance, ) wait_for_extended_operation(operation, "instance update") return instance_client.get(project=project_id, zone=zone, instance=instance_name) </code></pre></devsite-code> </div> </section> </section> <section><h3 id="rest_2" data-text=" REST " tabindex="-1"> REST </h3>Use the <a href="/compute/docs/reference/latest/instances/stop"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">instances.stop</code> method</a> then use the <a href="/compute/docs/reference/latest/instances/setMachineType"><code translate="no" dir="ltr">instances.setMachineType</code> method</a> to edit the machine type resources. 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