gcloud compute tpus tpu-vm start

NAME
gcloud compute tpus tpu-vm start - start a Cloud TPU VM node
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute tpus tpu-vm start(TPU :--zone=ZONE)[--async][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
Start a Cloud TPU VM node.
EXAMPLES
To start a Cloud TPU VM node with IDmy-tpu in zoneus-central1-b, run:
gcloudcomputetpustpu-vmstartmy-tpu--zone=us-central1-b
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Tpu resource - Name of the Cloud TPU VM node to start. The arguments in thisgroup can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Someattributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumenttpu on the command line with a fully specifiedname;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

TPU
ID of the tpu or fully qualified identifier for the tpu.

To set thetpu attribute:

  • provide the argumenttpu on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--zone=ZONE
Zone of the Cloud TPU.

If not specified, will usedefault compute/zone.To set thezone attribute:

  • provide the argumenttpu on the command line with a fully specifiedname;
  • provide the argument--zone on the command line;
  • set the propertycompute/zone.
FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses thetpu/v2 API. The full documentation for thisAPI can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/tpu/
NOTES
This variant is also available:
gcloudalphacomputetpustpu-vmstart

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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.