gcloud container node-pools create adds --subnetwork
Introduced 2026-04-28 · score 0.91
HOW TO USE IT
When creating a node pool on a cluster with multiple available subnets, pass `--subnetwork` to choose one. The subnet must already be assigned to the cluster.
gcloud container node-pools create <POOL_NAME> --cluster=<CLUSTER_NAME> --location=<LOCATION> --subnetwork=<SUBNET_NAME>WHY THIS HELPS
Choose a subnetwork when creating a Kubernetes Engine node pool.
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS
- POOL_NAME (required): Name of the new node pool.
- --cluster: Cluster to add the node pool to.
- --location: Cluster region or zone.
- --subnetwork: Name or full resource path of the subnet to use; the subnet must already be assigned to the cluster.
- Prerequisite: Install and initialize the gcloud CLI; set a default compute region or zone, or supply the cluster location.
- Prerequisite: For additional subnets, the cluster must be VPC-native and run GKE 1.30.3-gke.1211000 or later. The selected subnet must already be assigned to the cluster.
FIRST-PARTY EVIDENCE
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#56600_2026-04-28
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/multi-subnet-cluster
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/container/node-pools/create
- https://docs.cloud.google.com/sdk/docs/release-notes#55300_2026-01-21
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