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I'm trying to move instance across zones in same region.

I'm using following command: 

gcloud compute instances move <instance_name> --zone europe-west1-c --destination-zone europe-west1-b --verbosity=debug

And got following output:

DEBUG: (gcloud.compute.instances.move) Code: '-1778529648506316197' Traceback (most recent call last): File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/calliope/cli.py", line 787, in Execute resources = args.calliope_command.Run(cli=self, args=args) File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/calliope/backend.py", line 754, in Run resources = command_instance.Run(args) File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/surface/compute/instances/move.py", line 88, in Run 'Moving gce instance {0}'.format(target_instance.Name())) File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/api_lib/util/waiter.py", line 266, in WaitFor sleep_ms=sleep_ms) File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/core/util/retry.py", line 222, in RetryOnResult if not should_retry(result, state): File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/api_lib/util/waiter.py", line 260, in _IsNotDone return not poller.IsDone(operation) File "/opt/google-cloud-sdk/lib/googlecloudsdk/api_lib/compute/operations/poller.py", line 54, in IsDone raise OperationErrors(operation.error.errors) OperationErrors: Code: '-1778529648506316197' ERROR: (gcloud.compute.instances.move) Code: '-1778529648506316197'

I looked into Operations in google compute UI, and moveInstance status is INTERNAL_ERROR.

No instances were moved, but it did create temporary IP address which I had to manually delete.

I can't find any details for this issue.

I have tried updating my gcloud components, and ensured that our project meets required quotas for move operation.

How do I solve this ?

edit: I have tried to manually set --no-auto-delete on the node's root persistent disk. Then I ran the 'move' command again and my instance disappeared. I have all of the disks and snapshots so I can recreate my instance. I will run the migration manually for this node -- which does not explain what gone wrong.

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  • I tried to replicate this on my end and was able to move without any problem. Make sure requirements are fulfilled and instance is not in shutdown state before moving the instance. Also, as work around you can take snapshot of the current instance disk in "europe-west1-c" and create a new instance in europe-west1-b using the snapshot. Commented Aug 30, 2017 at 15:41
  • Thanks for your comment. This is how I solved my problem. I have manually recreated my instances (and persistent disks) on target zone. I have not tried the 'move' command since. Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 15:50
  • @JamImrich Thanks for sharing. Let me know if you test the 'gcloud compute instances move' command and still have issues considering requirements are fulfilled and instance is not in shutdown state before moving the instance. Commented Aug 31, 2017 at 18:07

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Adding Comment as an answer,

Make sure requirements are fulfilled and instance is not in shutdown state before moving the instance. Also, as work around take the snapshot of the current instance disk in "europe-west1-c" and create a new instance in europe-west1-b using the snapshot.

For reference, check the documentation.

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