gcloud beta compute managed instance groups can adopt instances
Introduced 2026-07-14 · score 0.93
HOW TO USE IT
When adopting existing instances into a regional managed instance group, run the beta `adopt-instances` command with the group name, instance names, and region.
gcloud beta compute instance-groups managed adopt-instances <GROUP_NAME> --instances=<INSTANCE_1>,<INSTANCE_2> --region=<REGION>WHY THIS HELPS
Adopt instances into a regional managed instance group.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Availability: beta
- <GROUP_NAME> (required): Name of the managed instance group.
- --instances (required): Comma-separated names of instances to adopt.
- --region: Region of the managed instance group; if omitted, gcloud might prompt for it in interactive mode.
- Prerequisite: Adoption is supported only for regional managed instance groups.
- Prerequisite: The command is in beta and might change without notice.
- The command supports adopting instances into regional managed instance groups.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#57600_2026-07-14
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/beta/compute/instance-groups/managed/adopt-instances
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