- NAME
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- gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-key - update the KMS key of a persistent disk
- SYNOPSIS
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gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-keyDISK_NAME[--kms-key=KMS_KEY:--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT] [--region=REGION|--zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
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- DESCRIPTION
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(ALPHA)* gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-key * updates the KMS key of a Compute Engine persistent disk by rotating it to the primary version of the key or to the primary version of a new KMS key. - EXAMPLES
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To rotate the KMS key of a disk named example-disk-1 to the primary version,
run:
gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-key example-disk-1 --zone us-central1-aTo change the KMS key of a disk named example-disk-2 to a new KMS key named example-key in a key ring named example-key-ring in the global scope, run:
gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-key example-disk-2 --zone us-central1-a --kms-key example-key --kms-keyring example-key-ring --kms-location global - POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
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DISK_NAME- Name of the disk to operate on.
- FLAGS
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- Key resource - The Cloud KMS (Key Management Service) cryptokey that will be used to protect the disk. The 'Compute Engine Service Agent' service account must hold permission 'Cloud KMS CryptoKey Encrypter/Decrypter'. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.
--kms-key=KMS_KEY-
ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.
To set the
kms-keyattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line.
This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
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provide the argument
--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING-
The KMS keyring of the key.
To set the
kms-keyringattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-keyringon the command line.
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provide the argument
--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION-
The Google Cloud location for the key.
To set the
kms-locationattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-locationon the command line; -
provide the argument
--regionon the command line.
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provide the argument
--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT-
The Google Cloud project for the key.
To set the
kms-projectattribute:-
provide the argument
--kms-keyon the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--kms-projecton the command line; -
set the property
core/project.
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provide the argument
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At most one of these can be specified:
--region=REGION-
Region of the disk to operate on. If not specified, you might be prompted to
select a region (interactive mode only).
To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
property:compute/regiongcloud config set compute/region REGIONA list of regions can be fetched by running:
gcloud compute regions listTo unset the property, run:
gcloud config unset compute/regionAlternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable
.CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION --zone=ZONE-
Zone of the disk to operate on. If not specified and the
property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).compute/zoneTo avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the
property:compute/zonegcloud config set compute/zone ZONEA list of zones can be fetched by running:
gcloud compute zones listTo unset the property, run:
gcloud config unset compute/zoneAlternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable
.CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE
- GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
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These flags are available to all commands:
--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.Run
$ gcloud helpfor details. - NOTES
- This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist.
gcloud alpha compute disks update-kms-key
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Last updated 2026-03-17 UTC.