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Image Management

Compute Engine Images

Custom and public VM images for repeatable instance provisioning.

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Service information

Compute Engine Images iconCompute Engine Images

Shortname: Compute Images

Huawei equivalent shortnames: IMS

Keywords: image, compute, template, vm

Differences vs Huawei

  • Image family model and deprecation policies differ.
  • Project-level sharing semantics differ.

Migration to Huawei

  • Map compute shape/runtime, OS-image behavior, scaling policy, and placement/isolation semantics. For Google Cloud Compute Engine Images, the direct Huawei equivalence layer is IMS; validate feature-by-feature parity for control plane, data plane, and operational behavior before cutover.
  • Use a composed Huawei migration pattern where needed: IMS + ECS. Treat IMS as the core equivalent capability and use the additional services to cover integration, security, observability, and governance gaps.
  • Pricing model difference: Google Cloud usually bills primarily per-second runtime/compute units plus storage and network transfer; Huawei usually bills ECS/BMS/CCE/CCI runtime with EVS, bandwidth/traffic, and optional management add-ons. Recalculate TCO with peak load, request volume, retention period, and cross-region/interconnect traffic before production migration.
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Huawei Cloud

Huawei equivalent service

Image Management Service iconImage Management Service

Shortname: IMS

General function: Image Management

Manage VM images and templates for compute workloads.

Keywords: image, vm image, template