Description:
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Has a default service account
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gcloud compute
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Move an instance to a new zone
- Automated process (moving within region):
- gcloud compute instances move
- Update references to VM; not automatic
- Manual process (moving between regions):
- Snapshot all persistent disks on the source VM.
- Create new persistent disks in destination zone restored from snapshots.
- Create new VM in the destination zone and attach new persistent disks.
- Assign static IP to new VM.
- Update references to VM.
- Delete the snapshots, original disks, and original
- Automated process (moving within region):
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gcloud compute config-ssh
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OS patch management???
- patch compliance reporting
- patch deployment
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You can select what patches to apply to your system from the full set of updates available for the specific operating system.
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You can set up flexible scheduling so you can choose when to run patches (one-time or recurring schedules).