Reference documentation and code samples for the Compute Engine v1 API enum InstanceGroupManagerInstanceLifecyclePolicy.Types.DefaultActionOnFailure.
The action that a MIG performs on a failed or an unhealthy VM. A VM is marked as unhealthy when the application running on that VM fails a health check. Valid values are - REPAIR (default): MIG automatically repairs a failed or an unhealthy VM by recreating it. For more information, see About repairing VMs in a MIG. - DO_NOTHING: MIG does not repair a failed or an unhealthy VM.
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