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Preemtible Instances

How Preemtible Instances works in GCP:

  • Short-lived cheaper (upto 80%) compute instances
    • Can be stopped by GCP any time (preempted) within 24 hours
    • Maximum time for running is 24 hours
    • Instances get 30 second warning (to save anything they want to save)
  • Use Preempt VM's if:
    • Your applications are fault tolerantfault tolerantCan stop and start at any time
    • You are very cost sensitive
    • Your workload is NOT immediate
    • Example: Non immediate batch processing jobs

RESTRICTIONS:

  • NOT always available
  • NO SLA and CANNOT be migrated to regular VMs
  • NO Automatic Restarts
  • Free Tier credits not applicable

Similar to AWS Spot InstancesSpot InstancesHow Spot Instances works in Azure: * Buy unused compute capacity for VMs at savings * Ideal for interruptible workloads No specific completion time** needed How Spot Instances works in GCP: Spot VMs**: Latest version of preemptible VMs Key Difference**: Does not have a maximum runtime * Compared to traditional preemptible VMs which have a maximum runtime of 24 hours * Other features similar to traditional preemptible VMs * May be reclaimed at any time with 30-second notice * NOT al

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Tags: gcp, google-cloud-engineerGoogle Associate Cloud Engineer Noteswhy use cloud? https://www.in28minutes.com/gcp-bookshelf https://www.in28minutes.com/downloads/09-google-certified-associate-cloud-engineer/CoursePresentation-GoogleCertifiedAssociateCloudEngineer.pdf how do projects work in gcp? cloud projects and accounts Resource Hierarchy Organization Level Folder Level Project Level IAM who * single account * group can do what (rules) * basic * predefined * custom scope observability monitoring billing account load balancing Regions and Zones, CloudCloudCase just like cloud computing (SaaS, etc) * [ ] UI * [ ] book * [ ] zulfani * [ ] exercises * [ ] UI * [ ] assignment * [ ] responsi, cloud-billingBilling and Cost Planning in CloudMost providers: * Pay as you go pricing model * Reservations or Committed Use Discounts * Spot Instances * Preemtible Instances How billing works in GCP: * Sustained use discounts * Google Compute Engine - Billing How billing and planning costs works in Azure: * Azure Free Account * Azure Hybrid Benefit * Azure Pricing Calculator * Total Cost of Ownership Calculator * Azure Cost Management Dashboard * Azure Advisor Status: #idea Tags: Cloud References, alibaba cloud

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