Manage TPU resources with Compute Engine

This page describes how to connect to, view information about, delete, or reset a TPU VM using Compute Engine.

Manage TPU VMs

You interact with your TPU VMs like any Compute Engine VM. However, you cannot suspend or stop TPU VMs. You also cannot reset multi-host TPU VMs.

Connect to a TPU VM

You connect to TPU VMs the same way you connect to any other Compute Engine instance. For more information, see Connect to Linux VMs.

View information about TPU VMs

You can view information about TPU VMs and MIGs in the same way as any Compute Engine instance or MIG.

Reset a TPU VM instance

Resetting a TPU VM instance is similar to resetting your computer, for example, by pressing a reset button or holding the power button. A reset operation doesn't perform a graceful reboot, and you might lose unsaved data. We recommend that you reset an instance in the following scenarios:

  • You want to re-initialize the instance to its boot state to help ensure optimal performance and stability.
  • You want to resume your workload after your guest OS has crashed and is unresponsive, and you have no other options than resetting the instance.

For more information on resetting a TPU VM instance, see Reset operation in the Compute Engine documentation.

Delete a TPU VM instance

To learn how to delete a TPU VM instance, see Delete a Compute Engine instance in the Compute Engine documentation.

Update a TPU VM instance properties

You can update instance properties for running TPU VM instances. For more information, see Update instance properties.

Apply new VM configurations in a MIG

For information about applying new TPU VM configurations in a managed instance group (MIG), see Apply new VM configurations in a MIG.

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