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Compute Engine offered a global serial console gateway to aid in
troubleshooting malfunctioning virtual machine (VM) instances. The global
gateway has been replaced by regional serial console gateways in each
Google Cloud region. For more information, see
Connecting to a serial console.
Shutdown schedule
The following table lists the shutdown schedule for the global serial console
gateway.
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