Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theInstance groups page.

   Go to the Instance groups page

2. Click the instance group name where you want to suspend VMs.
3. In the instance groupOverview page, underVM instances,select all the VMs that you want to suspend.
4. ClickSuspend.
5. In the confirmation dialog that appears, clickSuspend to confirm.

gcloud

Use theinstance-groups managed suspend-instances command.

gcloud compute instance-groups managed suspend-instancesMIG_NAME \  --instances=INSTANCE_NAME \  [--region=REGION | --zone=ZONE]

Replace the following:

• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in whichto suspend an instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME: the name of theinstance to suspend. To suspend multiple instances, provide acomma-separated list of names.
• REGION: for a regional MIG, the regionwhere the MIG is located.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, the zonewhere the MIG is located.

REST

Use theinstanceGroupManager.suspendInstances methodand specify the instances in the request body.For regional MIGs, use theregionInstanceGroupManager.suspendInstances method.

POST https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/zones/ZONE/instanceGroupManagers/MIG_NAME/suspendInstances{  "instances": [    "INSTANCE_NAME_URL"  ]}

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the project ID for the request.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, thezone where the MIG is located.
  • For a regional MIG, replacezones/ZONE withregions/REGION and specify the region ofthe MIG.
• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in which to suspendan instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME_URL: the URL of theinstance to suspend—for example,zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1. To suspendmultiple instances, provide a comma-separated list of URLs—forexample,"zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1","zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name2".

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theInstance groups page.

   Go to the Instance groups page

2. Click the instance group name where you want to resume VMs.
3. In the instance groupOverview page, underVM instances,select all the suspended VMs that you want to resume,then clickStart/Resume.

gcloud

Use theinstance-groups managed resume-instances command.

gcloud compute instance-groups managed resume-instancesMIG_NAME \  --instances=INSTANCE_NAME \  [--region=REGION | --zone=ZONE]

Replace the following:

• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in whichto resume an instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME: the name of theinstance to resume. To resume multiple instances, provide acomma-separated list of names.
• REGION: for a regional MIG, the regionwhere the MIG is located.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, the zonewhere the MIG is located.

REST

Use theinstanceGroupManager.resumeInstances methodand specify the instances in the request body.For regional MIGs, use theregionInstanceGroupManager.resumeInstances method.

POST https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/zones/ZONE/instanceGroupManagers/MIG_NAME/resumeInstances{  "instances": [    "INSTANCE_NAME_URL"  ]}

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the project ID for the request.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, thezone where the MIG is located.
  • For a regional MIG, replacezones/ZONE withregions/REGION and specify the region ofthe MIG.
• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in which to resumean instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME_URL: the URL of theinstance to resume—for example,zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1. To resume multipleinstances, provide a comma-separated list of URLs—forexample,"zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1","zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name2".

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theInstance groups page.

   Go to the Instance groups page

2. Click the instance group name where you want to stop VMs.
3. In the instance groupOverview page, underVM instances,select all the VMs that you want to stop, then clickStop. If there isnoStop option, clickmore_vertMore actions >stopStop.
4. In the confirmation dialog that appears, clickStop to confirm.

gcloud

Use theinstance-groups managed stop-instances command.

gcloud compute instance-groups managed stop-instancesMIG_NAME \  --instances=INSTANCE_NAME \  [--region=REGION | --zone=ZONE]

Replace the following:

• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in whichto stop an instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME: the name of theinstance to stop. To stop multiple instances, provide acomma-separated list of names.
• REGION: for a regional MIG, the regionwhere the MIG is located.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, the zonewhere the MIG is located.

REST

Use theinstanceGroupManager.stopInstances methodand specify the instances in the request body.For regional MIGs, use theregionInstanceGroupManager.stopInstances method.

POST https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/zones/ZONE/instanceGroupManagers/MIG_NAME/stopInstances{  "instances": [    "INSTANCE_NAME_URL"  ]}

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the project ID for the request.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, thezone where the MIG is located.
  • For a regional MIG, replacezones/ZONE withregions/REGION and specify the region ofthe MIG.
• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in which to stopan instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME_URL: the URL of theinstance to stop—for example,zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1. To stop multipleinstances, provide a comma-separated list of URLs—forexample,"zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1","zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name2".

Console

1. In the Google Cloud console, go to theInstance groups page.

   Go to the Instance groups page

2. Click the instance group name where you want to start VMs.
3. In the instance groupOverview page, underVM instances,select all the stopped VMs that you want to start,then clickStart/Resume.

gcloud

Use theinstance-groups managed start-instances command.

gcloud compute instance-groups managed start-instancesMIG_NAME \  --instances=INSTANCE_NAME \  [--region=REGION | --zone=ZONE]

Replace the following:

• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in whichto start an instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME: the name of theinstance to start. To start multiple instances, provide acomma-separated list of names.
• REGION: for a regional MIG, the regionwhere the MIG is located.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, the zonewhere the MIG is located.

REST

Use theinstanceGroupManager.startInstances methodand specify the instances in the request body.For regional MIGs, use theregionInstanceGroupManager.startInstances method.

POST https://compute.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/PROJECT_ID/zones/ZONE/instanceGroupManagers/MIG_NAME/startInstances{  "instances": [    "INSTANCE_NAME_URL"  ]}

Replace the following:

• PROJECT_ID: the project ID for the request.
• ZONE: for a zonal MIG, thezone where the MIG is located.
  • For a regional MIG, replacezones/ZONE withregions/REGION and specify the region ofthe MIG.
• MIG_NAME: the name of the MIG in which to startan instance.
• INSTANCE_NAME_URL: the URL of theinstance to start—for example,zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1. To start multipleinstances, provide a comma-separated list of URLs—forexample,"zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name1","zones/us-central1-a/instances/example-instance-name2".