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GCP Compute Machine Image

A Google Compute Machine Image is an immutable artefact that captures the complete state of a virtual machine (VM) at a point in time, including all attached disks, their data, the operating system and installed software, instance metadata, and networking configuration. Machine images allow teams to reproduce identical VMs quickly and consistently, easing tasks such as blue-green deployments, disaster recovery, and environment cloning.
Read more in the official documentation: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-images

Terrafrom Mappings:

  • google_compute_machine_image.name

Supported Methods​

  • GET: Get GCP Compute Machine Image by "gcp-compute-machine-image-name"
  • LIST: List all GCP Compute Machine Image items
  • SEARCH

Possible Links​

gcp-compute-disk​

A machine image contains point-in-time snapshots of every persistent disk that was attached to the source instance. Overmind links to the corresponding gcp-compute-disk items so you can trace which disks’ data are embedded inside a given machine image and assess any storage-related risks.

gcp-compute-instance​

Machine images are created from existing gcp-compute-instance resources and can later be used to launch new instances with identical configurations. Overmind links these items so you can see which instance a machine image originated from or which instances were spawned from a particular image, helping you track lineage and configuration drift.