You can configure your instances to automatically shutdown and restart instead of migrating: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances#onhostmaintenance h

You can configure your instances to automatically shutdown and restart instead of migrating: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances#onhostmaintenance https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances#onhostmainte... Alternatively, you have a short period (60s) before the migration occurs during which you can lame a service: https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/metadata#maintenanceevents https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/metadata#maintenanceev... However, I'll grant that both of these lack the "in your own convenient time" portion of your desire.