Creates a new ImageImport in a given project.

Scopes

You will need authorization for the https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform scope to make a valid call.

If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform. You can set the scope for this method like this: vmmigration1 --scope <scope> projects locations-image-imports-create ...

Required Scalar Argument

  • <parent> (string)
    • Required. The ImageImport's parent.

Required Request Value

The request value is a data-structure with various fields. Each field may be a simple scalar or another data-structure. In the latter case it is advised to set the field-cursor to the data-structure's field to specify values more concisely.

For example, a structure like this:

ImageImport:
  cloud-storage-uri: string
  create-time: string
  disk-image-target-defaults:
    additional-licenses: [string]
    description: string
    encryption:
      kms-key: string
    family-name: string
    image-name: string
    labels: { string: string }
    os-adaptation-parameters:
      generalize: boolean
      license-type: string
    single-region-storage: boolean
    target-project: string
  encryption:
    kms-key: string
  name: string

can be set completely with the following arguments which are assumed to be executed in the given order. Note how the cursor position is adjusted to the respective structures, allowing simple field names to be used most of the time.

  • -r . cloud-storage-uri=lorem
    • Immutable. The path to the Cloud Storage file from which the image should be imported.
  • create-time=gubergren
    • Output only. The time the image import was created.
  • disk-image-target-defaults additional-licenses=eos
    • Optional. Additional licenses to assign to the image.
    • Each invocation of this argument appends the given value to the array.
  • description=dolor
    • Optional. An optional description of the image.

  • encryption kms-key=ea

    • Required. The name of the encryption key that is stored in Google Cloud KMS.

  • .. family-name=ipsum

    • Optional. The name of the image family to which the new image belongs.
  • image-name=invidunt
    • Required. The name of the image to be created.
  • labels=key=amet
    • Optional. A map of labels to associate with the image.
    • the value will be associated with the given key
  • os-adaptation-parameters generalize=true
    • Optional. Set to true in order to generalize the imported image. The generalization process enables co-existence of multiple VMs created from the same image. For Windows, generalizing the image removes computer-specific information such as installed drivers and the computer security identifier (SID).

  • license-type=sed

    • Optional. Choose which type of license to apply to the imported image.

  • .. single-region-storage=true

    • Optional. Set to true to set the image storageLocations to the single region of the import job. When false, the closest multi-region is selected.

  • target-project=ipsum

    • Required. Reference to the TargetProject resource that represents the target project in which the imported image will be created.

  • ..encryption kms-key=ipsum

    • Required. The name of the encryption key that is stored in Google Cloud KMS.

  • .. name=est

    • Output only. The resource path of the ImageImport.

About Cursors

The cursor position is key to comfortably set complex nested structures. The following rules apply:

  • The cursor position is always set relative to the current one, unless the field name starts with the . character. Fields can be nested such as in -r f.s.o .
  • The cursor position is set relative to the top-level structure if it starts with ., e.g. -r .s.s
  • You can also set nested fields without setting the cursor explicitly. For example, to set a value relative to the current cursor position, you would specify -r struct.sub_struct=bar.
  • You can move the cursor one level up by using ... Each additional . moves it up one additional level. E.g. ... would go three levels up.

Optional Output Flags

The method's return value a JSON encoded structure, which will be written to standard output by default.

  • -o out
    • out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to. It will be a JSON-encoded structure. The destination may be - to indicate standard output, or a filepath that is to contain the received bytes. If unset, it defaults to standard output.

Optional Method Properties

You may set the following properties to further configure the call. Please note that -p is followed by one or more key-value-pairs, and is called like this -p k1=v1 k2=v2 even though the listing below repeats the -p for completeness.

  • -p image-import-id=string

    • Required. The image import identifier. This value maximum length is 63 characters, and valid characters are /a-z-/. It must start with an english letter and must not end with a hyphen.

  • -p request-id=string

    • Optional. A request ID to identify requests. Specify a unique request ID so that if you must retry your request, the server will know to ignore the request if it has already been completed. The server will guarantee that for at least 60 minutes since the first request. For example, consider a situation where you make an initial request and the request times out. If you make the request again with the same request ID, the server can check if original operation with the same request ID was received, and if so, will ignore the second request. This prevents clients from accidentally creating duplicate commitments. The request ID must be a valid UUID with the exception that zero UUID is not supported (00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000).

Optional General Properties

The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.

  • -p $-xgafv=string

    • V1 error format.

  • -p access-token=string

    • OAuth access token.

  • -p alt=string

    • Data format for response.

  • -p callback=string

    • JSONP

  • -p fields=string

    • Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

  • -p key=string

    • API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.

  • -p oauth-token=string

    • OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.

  • -p pretty-print=boolean

    • Returns response with indentations and line breaks.

  • -p quota-user=string

    • Available to use for quota purposes for server-side applications. Can be any arbitrary string assigned to a user, but should not exceed 40 characters.

  • -p upload-type=string

    • Legacy upload protocol for media (e.g. "media", "multipart").

  • -p upload-protocol=string

    • Upload protocol for media (e.g. "raw", "multipart").