Moving a VM to a different folder

Use the move REST API method for the Instance resource or the InstanceService/Move gRPC API call.

Example

Below is an example of a Bash script for Linux.

To use it, get authenticated with the API and install cURL.

You can move a VM without stopping it.

1. Create a script file:

   sudo touch <file_name>
   

2. Open the file to write the script to:

   sudo nano <file_name>
   

3. Place the script in the file:

   #!/bin/bash
   
   # Creating variables
   
   export IAM_TOKEN=`yc iam create-token`
   
   instanceId='<VM_ID>'
   bootDiskId='<VM_boot_disk_ID>'
   destinationFolderId='<folder_ID>'
   
   # Moving a VM
   
   curl \
     --request POST \
     --header "Authorization: Bearer ${IAM_TOKEN}" \
     --data '{ "destinationFolderId": "'"${destinationFolderId}"'" }' \
     "https://compute.api.cloud.yandex.net/compute/v1/instances/{${instanceId}}:move"
   
   # Moving a boot disk
   
   curl \
     --request POST \
     --header "Authorization: Bearer ${IAM_TOKEN}" \
     --data '{ "destinationFolderId": "'"${destinationFolderId}"'" }' \
     "https://compute.api.cloud.yandex.net/compute/v1/disks/{${bootDiskId}}:move"
   

   Where:

   • IAM_TOKEN: IAM token for API authentication.
   • instanceId: ID of the VM to move.
   • bootDiskId: ID of the boot disk of the VM to move.
   • destinationFolderId: ID of the folder to move the VM to.

4. Make the file executable:

   chmod +x <file_name>
   

5. Run the script:

   ./<file_name>
   

If you do not have the Yandex Cloud CLI yet, install and initialize it.

By default, the CLI uses the folder specified when creating the profile. To change the default folder, use the yc config set folder-id <folder_ID> command. You can also set a different folder for any specific command using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

1. See the description of the CLI command for updating a subnet:

   yc compute instance update-network-interface --help
   

2. Stop the VM:

   yc compute instance stop fhm0b28lgfp4********
   

3. Get a list of VM network interfaces by specifying the VM ID:

   yc compute instance get fhm0b28lgfp4********
   

   Result:

   ...
   network_interfaces:
     - index: "0"
       mac_address: d0:0d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lpp96bvvgp********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 192.168.2.23
     - index: "1"
       mac_address: d0:1d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lrucutusnd********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 192.168.1.32
     - index: "2"
       mac_address: d0:2d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lv9c6aek1d********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 192.168.4.26
   ...
   

   Save the index field value, i.e., the number of the network interface you want to connect to a different subnet.

4. Run this command:

   yc compute instance update-network-interface fhm0b28lgfp4******** \
     --subnet-id e2lfibapq818******** \
     --ipv4-address auto \
     --network-interface-index 0 \
     --security-group-id enpi8m85mj14********
   

   Where:

   • --subnet-id: Subnet in the destination folder.
   • --ipv4-address: Internal IP address of the VM network interface in the subnet in the destination folder. Set to auto to enable automatic internal address assignment.
   • --network-interface-index: VM network interface number you saved earlier.
   • --security-group-id: ID of the security group to assign to the VM network interface.

   Result:

   done (9s)
   id: fhm0b28lgfp4********
   folder_id: b1gd73mbrli7********
   created_at: "2023-11-16T06:09:46Z"
   name: oslogigor1
   zone_id: ru-central1-a
   platform_id: standard-v3
   resources:
     memory: "2147483648"
     cores: "2"
     core_fraction: "100"
   status: STOPPED
   metadata_options:
     gce_http_endpoint: ENABLED
     aws_v1_http_endpoint: ENABLED
     gce_http_token: ENABLED
     aws_v1_http_token: DISABLED
   boot_disk:
     mode: READ_WRITE
     device_name: epdophaf2gh9********
     auto_delete: true
     disk_id: epdophaf2gh9********
   network_interfaces:
     - index: "0"
       mac_address: d0:0d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lfibapq818********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 10.129.0.22
       security_group_ids:
         - enpi8m85mj14********
     - index: "1"
       mac_address: d0:1d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lrucutusnd********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 192.168.1.32
     - index: "2"
       mac_address: d0:2d:24:**:**:**
       subnet_id: e2lv9c6aek1d********
       primary_v4_address:
         address: 192.168.4.26
   gpu_settings: {}
   fqdn: relocated-vm.ru-central1.internal
   scheduling_policy: {}
   network_settings:
   type: STANDARD
   placement_policy: {}
   

   If a VM has multiple network interfaces, update the subnet for each one.

5. Run the VM:

   yc compute instance start fhm0b28lgfp4********
   

Use the updateNetworkInterface REST API method for the Instance resource or the InstanceService/UpdateNetworkInterface gRPC API call.