NAME
    gcloud compute instances stop - stop a virtual machine instance

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud compute instances stop INSTANCE_NAMES [INSTANCE_NAMES ...] [--async]
        [--discard-local-ssd[=DISCARD_LOCAL_SSD]] [--zone=ZONE]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    gcloud compute instances stop is used to stop a Compute Engine virtual
    machine. Stopping a VM performs a clean shutdown, much like invoking the
    shutdown functionality of a workstation or laptop. Stopping a VM with a
    local SSD is not supported and will result in an API error unless the
    --discard-local-ssd flag is passed. Stopping a VM which is already stopped
    will return without errors.

EXAMPLES
    To stop an instance named test-instance, run:

        $ gcloud compute instances stop test-instance

    To stop an instance named test-instance that has a Local SSD, run:

        $ gcloud compute instances stop test-instance \
            --discard-local-ssd=True

    Using '--discard-local-ssd' without a value defaults to True.

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     INSTANCE_NAMES [INSTANCE_NAMES ...]
        Names of the instances 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
     --async
        Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to
        complete.

     --discard-local-ssd[=DISCARD_LOCAL_SSD]
        If set to true, local SSD data is discarded.

     --zone=ZONE
        Zone of the instances 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.

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 stop

        $ gcloud beta compute instances stop