gcloud compute instances start - start a stopped virtual machine instance

gcloud compute instances startINSTANCE_NAMES[INSTANCE_NAMES …][--async][--csek-key-file=FILE][--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

INSTANCE_NAMES [INSTANCE_NAMES …]

Names of the instances 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

--async

Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.

--csek-key-file=FILE

Path to a Customer-Supplied Encryption Key (CSEK) key file that maps ComputeEngine resources to user managed keys to be used when creating, mounting, ortaking snapshots of disks.

If you pass- as value of the flag, the CSEK is read from stdin.Seehttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryptionfor more details.

--zone=ZONE

Zone of the instances 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.

Run$gcloud help for details.