apiVersion:virtualmachine.gdc.goog/v1kind:VirtualMachineImageImportmetadata:name:VM_IMAGE_IMPORT_NAME# Name of the VM image you want to import.spec:source:diskRef:name:DISK_NAME# Name of the source disk that you will use to create your image.imageMetadata:name:IMAGE_NAME# Name of your created VM image.operatingSystem:OS_NAME# Name of the image OS. Select one of the following four options: ubuntu-2004, windows-2019, rhel-8, or rocky-linux-8.minimumDiskSize:MINIMUM_DISK_SIZE# Disk size in the VM image. It must be greater than or equal to the source disk size. An example value is 20G.
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