gcloud compute diagnose export-logs

NAME
gcloud compute diagnose export-logs - triggers instance to gather logs and upload them to a Cloud Storage Bucket
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute diagnose export-logsINSTANCE_NAME[--collect-process-traces][--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Gathers logs from a running Compute Engine VM and exports them to a Google CloudStorage Bucket. Outputs a path to the logs within the Bucket.
EXAMPLES
To export logs and upload them to a Cloud Storage Bucket, run:
gcloudcomputediagnoseexport-logsexample-instance--zone=us-central1
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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
FLAGS
--collect-process-traces
Collect a 10 minute trace of the running system. On Windows, this utilizesWindows Performance Recorder. It records CPU, disk, file, and network activityduring that time.
--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.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

NOTES
These variants are also available:
gcloudalphacomputediagnoseexport-logs
gcloudbetacomputediagnoseexport-logs

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.