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Using the website https://console.developers.google.com, i have tried unsuccessfully to fire up an instance on the google compute engine cloud. It stopped and started just fine months ago, but every attempt since, i have not been able to restart it.

"resource.kernel" is an example of a valid resource field. Seems to be a blank resource name or an array of resources went missing? 

 operation-1407990294019-5008f49527bb9-04bcda5c-f8616595

 Error  
 INVALID_FIELD_VALUE: Invalid value for field 'resource.@': '@'. Resource was not found.

 Operation type 
 reset

 Target type    
 Instances

Serial console  
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Invalid value for field 'resource.projects': 'projects/14008721509110051'.  Resource was not found.

Equivalent REST

Clicking the red exclamation point (see screenshots below), a popup textbox says:
"The instance has been terminated and is no longer running."

So even though google knows the instance is definitely not started, the only button available via https://console.developers.google.com is "Reboot".


Screenshot 1 of 2 on exactly how it try to reboot it.

console.developers.google.com 





Screenshot 2 of 2 on exactly how it try to reboot it.    

The instance has been terminated and is no longer running. 

        
        

            

                

                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                    
                

            

        

        
        

            

                

                
                

                    
                        
                        


    
    
        
    
    

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As you've pointed out, the presence of the red exclamation mark icon indicates the instance has been terminated.  Unfortunately, even though there's a reboot button present for terminated instances, it simply won't work; the backend system that handles the reboot API call requires a running instance rather than a terminated one.  In order to get the instance running again, you'll need to delete the instance (but save the disk!), and create a new instance booting from that existing disk.  This is effectively the same thing as restarting the machine, but obviously requires a little legwork.


I'll file a feature request to better deal with starting up terminated instances -- what you're doing makes sense, and I'd personally like to see the system support it directly. 

        
        

            

                

                
                

                    
                    
                        


    
    
        
    
    

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        I figured it was something like that, but was hoping for a more grandma fruendly system.  Linux Standards Base requires that restart of an already dead service would start the service.
        – rjt
                Sep 13 '14 at 02:43
    
    

    
                    
                
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        Interesting, I wasn't aware that Linux Standards Base had anything to say about the management layer of a virtual machine infrastructure. Can you point me to the right place in the doc so I may educate myself?
        – Benson
                Sep 17 '14 at 17:06
    
    

    
                    
                
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        of course LSB has nothing to do with the management infrastructure other than i assume the infrastructure runs on Linux.  Have happened across Ubuntu and Ubuntu derivatives lately that do not conform.
        – rjt
                Sep 19 '14 at 18:16
    
    

    
                    
                
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