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This document explains how to create a virtual machine (VM) instance that has
properties similar to an existing VM using the Google Cloud console.
If you have a VM with properties that you want to reuse, then you can create a
VM based on it. You can create the VM by using the same properties as the
reference VM or by modifying them. This is useful when you need to quickly
create a VM, such as in the following scenarios:
Rapid deployment
Scaling
Testing
Disaster recovery
Create a VM similar to an existing VM
To create a VM with similar properties to an existing VM, do the following:
In the Google Cloud console, go to the VM instances page.
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