Create a specific version of an instance

Create a specific version of an instance

This page describes how to create a specific version of a Vertex AI Workbench instance.

Why you might want to create a specific version

To ensure that your Vertex AI Workbench instance has software that is compatible with your code or application, you might want to create a specific version.

Vertex AI Workbench instance images are updated frequently, and specific versions of preinstalled software and packages vary from version to version.

To learn more about specific Vertex AI Workbench versions, see the Vertex AI release notes.

After you create a specific version of a Vertex AI Workbench instance, you can upgrade it. Upgrading the instance updates the preinstalled software and packages. For more information, see Upgrade an instance's environment.

Before you begin

1. Sign in to your Google Cloud account. If you're new to Google Cloud, create an account to evaluate how our products perform in real-world scenarios. New customers also get $300 in free credits to run, test, and deploy workloads.

2. In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

   Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.

   Go to project selector

3. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

4. Enable the Notebooks API.

   Enable the API

5. In the Google Cloud console, on the project selector page, select or create a Google Cloud project.

   Note: If you don't plan to keep the resources that you create in this procedure, create a project instead of selecting an existing project. After you finish these steps, you can delete the project, removing all resources associated with the project.

   Go to project selector

6. Make sure that billing is enabled for your Google Cloud project.

7. Enable the Notebooks API.

   Enable the API

Create a specific version

You can create a specific version of a Vertex AI Workbench instance by using the Google Cloud console.

1. When you create an instance, in the Environment section, select Use a previous version.

2. Click the Version list, and select a version. Versions are numbered in the form of an M followed by the number of the release, for example, M119.

3. Access your instance from the Google Cloud console.

Note: Consider the Vertex AI Workbench limitations as you plan your project, including that custom images created from Deep Learning VM are not supported.

What's next

• Learn more about upgrading Vertex AI Workbench instances to ensure that your instance upgrades only when you are ready.

• Learn about monitoring the health status of your Vertex AI Workbench instance.