Google Cloud Create VM instance with Spot VMs

Step-01: Introduction¶

Google Cloud Console: Create VM instance using VM Provisioning Model: SPOT
gcloud CLI: Create VM instance using VM Provisioning Model: SPOT

Step-02: Create a VM Instance¶

Go to Virtual Machines -> VM Instances -> Create Instance -> New VM Instance -> Provide required details
Name: demo6-vm-spot
Labels: environment: dev
Region: us-central1
Zone: us-central1-a
Machine Configuration:
Series: E2
Machine Type: e2-micro
Availability Policies:
VM Provisioning Model: SPOT
On VM termination: STOP or DELETE
Display Device: checked
Confidential VM Service: unchecked (leave to default)
Container: unchecked (leave to default)
Boot Disk: Leave to defaults
Identity and API Access:
Service Account: Compute Engine default Service Account
Access Scopes: Allow default Access
Firewall
Allow HTTP Traffic
Advanced Options

Management:

Description: demo2-vm-startupscript
Deletion Protection: Enable it
Reservations: Automatically use created reservation (leave to default)
Automation:

Startup Script: Copy paste content from webserver-install.sh file

#!/bin/bash
sudo apt install -y telnet
sudo apt install -y nginx
sudo systemctl enable nginx
sudo chmod -R 755 /var/www/html
HOSTNAME=$(hostname)
sudo echo "<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body style='background-color:rgb(250, 210, 210);'> <h1>Welcome to StackSimplify - WebVM App1 </h1> <p><strong>VM Hostname:</strong> $HOSTNAME</p> <p><strong>VM IP Address:</strong> $(hostname -I)</p> <p><strong>Application Version:</strong> V1</p> <p>Google Cloud Platform - Demos</p> </body></html>" | sudo tee /var/www/html/index.html

Metadata: empty (leave to default)
Data Encryption: Leave to defaults
Click on Create

Step-03: Verify the VM¶

Go to VM Instances -> demo6-vm-spot -> Details Tab
Review the warning Spot VMs may be terminated at any time
Go to Availability policies and Verify VM provisioning model

Step-04: Access Application¶

# Access Application
http://<EXTERNAL-IP-OF-VM>

Step-05: Delete VM¶

# Delete VM Instance
gcloud compute instances delete demo6-vm-spot --zone us-central1-a

Step-06: Create Spot VM Instance using gcloud¶

# Set Project
gcloud config set project PROJECT_ID
gcloud config set project gcplearn9

# Create VM Instance
# --instance-termination-action: Options  STOP OR DELETE
gcloud compute instances create demo6-vm-spot-gcloud \
  --provisioning-model=SPOT \
  --instance-termination-action=STOP \
  --zone=us-central1-a \
  --machine-type=e2-micro \
  --network-interface=subnet=default \
  --tags=http-server \
  --metadata-from-file=startup-script=webserver-install.sh     

# Access Application 
http://<external-ip-of-vm>

# Delete VM Instance
gcloud compute instances delete demo6-vm-spot-gcloud --zone us-central1-a

Additional References¶

Spot VMs