- NAME
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- gcloud compute instances set-machine-type - set machine type for Compute Engine virtual machines
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud 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 …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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lets you change the machine type of a virtual machine in thegcloud compute instances set-machine-typeTERMINATEDstate (that is, a virtual machine instance that has been stopped).For example, if
is aexample-instancevirtual machine currently in theg1-smallTERMINATEDstate, running:gcloud compute instances set-machine-type example-instance --zone us-central1-b --machine-type n1-standard-4will change the machine type to
, so that when you next startn1-standard-4, it will be provisioned as anexample-instanceinstead of an1-standard-4.g1-smallSee https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types for more information on machine types.
- EXAMPLES
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To change the machine type of a VM to
n1-standard-4, run:gcloud compute instances set-machine-type example-instance --zone=us-central1-b --machine-type=n1-standard-4 - 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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--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE- Specifies the machine type used for the instances. To get a list of available machine 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 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 -
Custom machine type extensions.
--custom-cpu=CUSTOM_CPU-
A whole number value specifying the number of cores that are needed in the
custom machine type.
For some machine types, shared-core values can also be used. For example, for E2 machine types, you can specify
micro,small, ormedium.This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--custom-memory=CUSTOM_MEMORY-
A whole number value indicating how much memory is desired in the custom machine
type. A size unit should be provided (eg. 3072MB or 9GB) - if no units are
specified, GB is assumed.
This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
--custom-extensions- Use the extended custom machine type.
--custom-vm-type=CUSTOM_VM_TYPE-
Specifies a custom machine type. The default is
n1. For more information about custom machine types, see: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types
- 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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These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute instances set-machine-typegcloud beta compute instances set-machine-type
gcloud compute instances set-machine-type
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Last updated 2025-05-07 UTC.