NAME
    gcloud compute instances set-machine-type - set machine type for Compute
        Engine virtual machines

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud compute instances set-machine-type INSTANCE_NAME
        [--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE] [--zone=ZONE]
        [--custom-cpu=CUSTOM_CPU --custom-memory=CUSTOM_MEMORY
          : --custom-extensions --custom-vm-type=CUSTOM_VM_TYPE]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    gcloud compute instances set-machine-type lets you change the machine type
    of a virtual machine in the TERMINATED state (that is, a virtual machine
    instance that has been stopped).

    For example, if example-instance is a g1-small virtual machine currently in
    the TERMINATED state, running:

        $ gcloud compute instances set-machine-type example-instance \
            --zone us-central1-b --machine-type n1-standard-4

    will change the machine type to n1-standard-4, so that when you next start
    example-instance, it will be provisioned as an n1-standard-4 instead of a
    g1-small.

    See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types for more
    information on machine types.

EXAMPLES
    To change the machine type of a VM to n1-standard-4, run:

        $ gcloud compute instances set-machine-type example-instance \
            --zone=us-central1-b --machine-type=n1-standard-4

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     INSTANCE_NAME
        Name of the instance to operate on. 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

FLAGS
     --machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE
        Specifies the machine type used for the instances. To get a list of
        available machine types, run 'gcloud compute machine-types list'.
        Either this flag, --custom-cpu, or --custom-memory must be specified.

     --zone=ZONE
        Zone of the instance to operate on. If not specified, you might be
        prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only). gcloud attempts to
        identify the appropriate zone by searching for resources in your
        currently active project. If the zone cannot be determined, gcloud
        prompts you for a selection with all available Google Cloud Platform
        zones.

        To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, the user can set the
        compute/zone property:

            $ gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE

        A list of zones can be fetched by running:

            $ gcloud compute zones list

        To unset the property, run:

            $ gcloud config unset compute/zone

        Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
        CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.

     Custom machine type extensions.

     --custom-cpu=CUSTOM_CPU
        A whole number value specifying the number of cores that are needed in
        the custom machine type.

        For some machine types, shared-core values can also be used. For
        example, for E2 machine types, you can specify micro, small, or medium.

        This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in
        this group are specified.

     --custom-memory=CUSTOM_MEMORY
        A whole number value indicating how much memory is desired in the
        custom machine type. A size unit should be provided (eg. 3072MB or 9GB)
        - if no units are specified, GB is assumed.

        This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in
        this group are specified.

     --custom-extensions
        Use the extended custom machine type.

     --custom-vm-type=CUSTOM_VM_TYPE
        Specifies a custom machine type. The default is n1. For more
        information about custom machine types, see:
        https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/general-purpose-machines#custom_machine_types

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 help for details.

NOTES
    These variants are also available:

        $ gcloud alpha compute instances set-machine-type

        $ gcloud beta compute instances set-machine-type

