- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshoot - troubleshoot issues with the setup of VM Manager on a specified VM instance
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshootINSTANCE_NAME[--enable-log-analysis] [--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)gcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshoottroubleshoots issues with the setup of VM Manager on a specified VM instanceThe troubleshoot command investigates the following settings or configurations for your VM Manager setup:
- Checks if the OS Config API is enabled in the project.
- Checks if the required metadata is set up correctly in the VM instance.
- Checks if the latest version of the OS Config agent is running on the VM instance.
- Checks if a service account is attached to the VM instance.
- Checks if the VM Manager service agent is enabled.
- Checks if the VM instance has a public IP or Private Google Access.
- EXAMPLES
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To troubleshoot an instance named
my-instancein zoneus-west1-a, rungcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshoot my-instance --zone=us-west1-aTo troubleshoot the same instance in the same zone with log analysis, run
gcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshoot my-instance --zone=us-west1-a --enable-log-analysis - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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INSTANCE_NAME- Name of the instance to operate on. For details on valid instance names, refer to the criteria documented under the field 'name' at: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/reference/rest/v1/instances
- FLAGS
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--enable-log-analysis- Enable the checking of audit logs created by Cloud Logging. The troubleshooter checks the VM's Cloud Logging logs and serial log output for errors, provides you with the analysis data, and allows you to download the logs.
--zone=ZONE-
Zone of the instance to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted to
select a zone (interactive mode only).
gcloudattempts to identify the appropriate zone by searching for resources in your currently active project. If the zone cannot be determined,gcloudprompts you for a selection with all available Google Cloud Platform zones.To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set the
property:compute/zonegcloud config set compute/zone ZONEA list of zones can be fetched by running:
gcloud compute zones listTo unset the property, run:
gcloud config unset compute/zoneAlternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
.CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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 helpfor details. - NOTES
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This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this
command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,
you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access
allowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloud compute os-config troubleshoot
gcloud alpha compute os-config troubleshoot
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.