- NAME
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- gcloud compute instances add-resource-policies - add resource policies to Compute Engine VM instances
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud compute instances add-resource-policiesINSTANCE_NAME--resource-policies= [RESOURCE_POLICY, …] [--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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gcloud compute instances add-resource-policiesadds resource policies to Compute Engine virtual instances. These policies define time windows in which live migrations take place. - EXAMPLES
- To add resource policy
to instancepol1, run this:inst1gcloud compute instances add-resource-policies inst1 --resource-policies = pol1For information on how to create resource policies, see:
gcloud compute resource-policies create --help - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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INSTANCE_NAME - Name of the instance to add resource policies to. 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
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- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--resource-policies=[RESOURCE_POLICY,…] - A list of resource policy names to be added to the instance. The policies must exist in the same region as the instance.
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- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--zone=ZONE - Zone of the instance to add resource policies to. 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
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- 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 helpfor details. - NOTES
- These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha compute instances add-resource-policiesgcloud beta compute instances add-resource-policiesgcloud preview compute instances add-resource-policies
gcloud compute instances add-resource-policies
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Last updated 2026-05-27 UTC.

