gcloud_alpha_compute_machine-images_create (1)

NAME

gcloud alpha compute machine-images create - create Google Compute Engine machine images

SYNOPSIS

gcloud alpha compute machine-images create IMAGE --source-instance=SOURCE_INSTANCE [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--source-instance-zone=SOURCE_INSTANCE_ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION

(ALPHA) Create Google Compute Engine machine images.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

IMAGE

Name of the machineImage to create.

REQUIRED FLAGS

--source-instance=SOURCE_INSTANCE

The source instance to create a machine image from.

OPTIONAL FLAGS

--description=DESCRIPTION

Specifies a textual description of the machine image.

--source-instance-zone=SOURCE_INSTANCE_ZONE

Zone of the instance to operate on. If not specified and the compute/zone property isn't set, you may be prompted to select a zone.
To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/zone property:

$ gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running:

$ gcloud compute zones list

To unset the property, run:

$ gcloud config unset compute/zone

Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS

These flags are available to all commands: --account, --configuration, --flags-file, --flatten, --format, --help, --log-http, --project, --quiet, --trace-token, --user-output-enabled, --verbosity. Run $ gcloud help for details.

NOTES

This command is currently in ALPHA and may change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the right project, you will have to apply for early access and have your projects registered on the API whitelist to use it. To do so, contact Support at cloud.google.com/support