gcloud beta workstations update changes workstation properties
Introduced 2026-06-09 · score 0.98
HOW TO USE IT
When increasing a workstation’s persistent directory size, stop the workstation first, then run the update command with a target size larger than its current size.
gcloud beta workstations update <WORKSTATION_NAME> --pd-disk-size=<TARGET_SIZE_GB> --project=<PROJECT_ID> --region=<REGION> --cluster=<CLUSTER_NAME> --config=<CONFIG_NAME>WHY THIS HELPS
Update a Cloud Workstations workstation property, such as its persistent directory disk size.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- Availability: beta
- WORKSTATION_NAME (required): Workstation name.
- --pd-disk-size=<TARGET_SIZE_GB> (required): Desired persistent directory size in GB; for resizing, it must be larger than the current size.
- --project=<PROJECT_ID> (required): Project containing the workstation.
- --region=<REGION> (required): Region where the workstation resides.
- --cluster=<CLUSTER_NAME> (required): Workstation cluster name.
- --config=<CONFIG_NAME> (required): Workstation configuration name.
- --async: Return immediately without waiting for the operation to complete.
- Prerequisite: Stop the workstation before resizing its persistent directory.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#57200_2026-06-09
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/workstations/docs/resize-workstation-persistent-directories
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/beta/workstations/update
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