NAME
    gcloud alpha migration vms image-imports create - import Virtual Disk
        images to Google Compute Engine

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha migration vms image-imports create
        (IMAGE_IMPORT_NAME : --location=LOCATION) --source-file=SOURCE_FILE
        [--additional-licenses=[ADDITIONAL_LICENSES,...]]
        [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--family-name=FAMILY_NAME]
        [--image-name=IMAGE_NAME] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]]
        [--single-region-storage] [--target-project=TARGET_PROJECT]
        [--skip-os-adaptation | --generalize --license-type=LICENSE_TYPE]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) gcloud alpha migration vms image-imports create imports images such
    as VMWare VMDK files and VHD files, from a Google Cloud Storage file
    (gs://...) to Google Compute Engine, using the Migrate to Virtual Machines
    service API. This command creates an Image Import resource with a nested
    Image Import Job resource. The Image Import Job resource tracks the image
    import progress. To use this command, you must enable VM Migration API in
    your project.

EXAMPLES
    To import my-ubuntu22.04.vmdk from my-images-bucket to my-target-project in
    us-central1, create my-image-import resource in my-project in us-central1.
    Run:        $ gcloud alpha migration vms image-imports create my-image-import \
            --source-file=gs://my-images-bucket/my-ubuntu22.04.vmdk \
            --image-name=my-ubuntu-image --location=us-central1 \
            --target-project=projects/my-project/locations/global/\
        targetProjects/my-target-project --project=my-project

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     Image import resource - The Image Import resource you want to create. This
     would be the image name if --image-name is not given. 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 project attribute:
      ◆ provide the argument image_import_name on the command line with a
        fully specified name;
      ◆ set the property core/project;
      ◆ provide the argument --project on the command line.

     This must be specified.

       IMAGE_IMPORT_NAME
          ID of the image_import or fully qualified identifier for the
          image_import.

          To set the image_import_name attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument image_import_name on the command line.

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

       --location=LOCATION
          Resource location.

          To set the location attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument image_import_name on the command line with a
            fully specified name;
          ▸ provide the argument --location on the command line;
          ▸ set the property compute/region.

REQUIRED FLAGS
     --source-file=SOURCE_FILE
        The path to the Google Cloud Storage file from which the image should
        be imported.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --additional-licenses=[ADDITIONAL_LICENSES,...]
        Comma-separated list of the additional licenses to assign to the image.

     --description=DESCRIPTION
        A description of the image.

     --family-name=FAMILY_NAME
        The name of the image family to which the new image belongs.

     --image-name=IMAGE_NAME
        The name of the image that will be imported to Google Compute Engine.
        Default is the Image Import name.

     --labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]
        A map of labels to associate with the image.

     --single-region-storage
        If true, the location of the imported image will be the region of the
        import job. Otherwise the closest multi-region is selected. Default is
        false.

     --target-project=TARGET_PROJECT
        The target project resource path to which the image will be imported.
        Default is the customer project. To get a list of the target projects
        run the gcloud alpha migration vms target-projects list command.

     OS adaptation parameters

     At most one of these can be specified:

       --skip-os-adaptation
          If true, skip OS adaptation. Default false.

       --generalize
          If true, generalize the imported image. Default false. The
          generalization process enables co-existence of multiple VMs created
          from the same image. For Windows, generalizing the image removes
          computer-specific information such as installed drivers and the
          computer security identifier (SID).

       --license-type=LICENSE_TYPE
          The license to use post migration. LICENSE_TYPE must be one of:
          compute-engine-license-type-byol,
          compute-engine-license-type-default,
          compute-engine-license-type-payg.

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.

API REFERENCE
    This command uses the vmmigration/v1 API. The full documentation for this
    API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/migrate/virtual-machines

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.

