NAME gcloud alpha bms instances start - start a Bare Metal Solution instance SYNOPSIS gcloud alpha bms instances start (INSTANCE : --region=REGION) [--async] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...] DESCRIPTION (ALPHA) Starts up a Bare Metal Solution instance. EXAMPLES To start an instance named test-instance, run: $ gcloud alpha bms instances start test-instance POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS Instance resource - Arguments and flags that specify the Bare Metal Solution instance you want to start. 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 instance 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. INSTANCE ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance. To set the instance attribute: ▸ provide the argument instance on the command line. This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified. --region=REGION Region of the resource. To set the region attribute: ▸ provide the argument instance on the command line with a fully specified name; ▸ provide the argument --region on the command line. FLAGS --async Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete. 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 baremetalsolution/v2 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bare-metal 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. This variant is also available: $ gcloud bms instances start