gcloud alpha compute instances set-machine-type - set machine type for Compute Engine virtual machines

gcloud alpha compute instances set-machine-typeINSTANCE_NAME[--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE][--zone=ZONE][--custom-cpu=CUSTOM_CPU--custom-memory=CUSTOM_MEMORY :--custom-extensions--custom-vm-type=CUSTOM_VM_TYPE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

For example, ifexample-instance is ag1-small virtual machine currently in theTERMINATED state, running:

gcloudalphacomputeinstancesset-machine-typeexample-instance--zoneus-central1-b--machine-typen1-standard-4

will change the machine type ton1-standard-4, so that when you next startexample-instance, it will be provisioned asann1-standard-4 instead of ag1-small.

Seehttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-typesfor more information on machine types.

INSTANCE_NAME

Name of the instance to operate on. For details on valid instance names, referto the criteria documented under the field 'name' at:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances

--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE

Specifies the machine type used for the instances. To get a list of availablemachine types, run 'gcloud compute machine-types list'. Either this flag,--custom-cpu, or --custom-memory must be specified.

--zone=ZONE

Zone of the instance to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted toselect a zone (interactive mode only).gcloud attempts to identify theappropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. Ifthe zone cannot be determined,gcloud prompts you for a selection withall available Google Cloud Platform zones.

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set thecompute/zone property:

gcloudconfigsetcompute/zoneZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running:

gcloudcomputezoneslist

To unset the property, run:

gcloudconfigunsetcompute/zone

Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variableCLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

Custom machine type extensions.

--custom-cpu=CUSTOM_CPU

A whole number value specifying the number of cores that are needed in thecustom machine type.

For some machine types, shared-core values can also be used. For example, for E2machine types, you can specifymicro,small, ormedium.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--custom-memory=CUSTOM_MEMORY

A whole number value indicating how much memory is desired in the custom machinetype. A size unit should be provided (eg. 3072MB or 9GB) - if no units arespecified, GB is assumed.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--custom-extensions

Use the extended custom machine type.

--custom-vm-type=CUSTOM_VM_TYPE

Specifies a custom machine type. The default isn1. For moreinformation about custom machine types, see:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types

Run$gcloud help for details.