- NAME
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- gcloud alpha bms instances reimage - reimage a Bare Metal Solution instance
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha bms instances reimage(INSTANCE:--region=REGION)--os-image=OS_IMAGE[--async] [--kms-crypto-key-version=KMS_CRYPTO_KEY_VERSION] [--ssh-keys=[SSH_KEYS,…]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)Reimage a Bare Metal Solution instance.This call returns immediately, but the reimage operation may take several minutes to complete. To check if the operation is complete, use the
describecommand for the instance. - EXAMPLES
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To reimage an instance called
in regionmy-instancewith the OS image codeus-central1, run:RHEL9xgcloud alpha bms instances reimage my-instance --region=us-central1 --os-image=RHEL9xTo set KMS key and ssh keys in order to connect the instance. Please use corresponding flags:
gcloud alpha bms instances reimage my-instance --region=us-central1 --os-image=RHEL9x --ssh-keys=ssh-key-1,ssh-key-2 --kms-key-version=sample-kms-key-version - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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Instance resource - instance. The arguments in this group can be used to specify
the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments
in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
instanceon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
This must be specified.
INSTANCE-
ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance.
To set the
instanceattribute:-
provide the argument
instanceon the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--region=REGION-
Region of the resource.
To set the
regionattribute:-
provide the argument
instanceon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
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Instance resource - instance. The arguments in this group can be used to specify
the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments
in this group but can be set in other ways.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
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--os-image=OS_IMAGE-
OS image to install on the server.
To list all OS image codes supported by BMS, run:
gcloud bms os-images list
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
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--async- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--kms-crypto-key-version=KMS_CRYPTO_KEY_VERSION-
Resource ID of a KMS CryptoKeyVersion used to encrypt the initial password.
https://cloud.google.com/kms/docs/resource-hierarchy#key_versions
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SSH key resource - ssh_key. This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some
attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.
To set the
projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--ssh-keyson the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
To set the
regionattribute:-
provide the argument
--ssh-keyson the command line with a fully specified name; - global is the only supported location.
--ssh-keys=[SSH_KEYS,…]-
IDs of the SSH keys or fully qualified identifiers for the SSH keys.
To set the
ssh_keyattribute:-
provide the argument
--ssh-keyson the command line.
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provide the argument
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provide the argument
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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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
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist.
gcloud alpha bms instances reimage
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Last updated 2025-07-29 UTC.