gcloud alpha backup-dr backups restore compute

NAME
gcloud alpha backup-dr backups restore compute - restores a Compute Engine VM Backup
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha backup-dr backups restore compute(BACKUP :--backup-vault=BACKUP_VAULT--data-source=DATA_SOURCE--location=LOCATION)--name=NAME--target-project=TARGET_PROJECT--target-zone=TARGET_ZONE[--accelerator=[count=COUNT],[type=TYPE]][--async][--[no-]can-ip-forward][--clear-encryption-key][--confidential-compute][--create-disk=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]][--[no-]deletion-protection][--description=DESCRIPTION][--[no-]enable-display-device][--[no-]enable-uefi-networking][--hostname=HOSTNAME][--instance-kms-key=INSTANCE_KMS_KEY][--instance-termination-action=INSTANCE_TERMINATION_ACTION][--key-revocation-action-type=POLICY][--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--local-ssd-recovery-timeout=LOCAL_SSD_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT][--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE][--maintenance-policy=MAINTENANCE_POLICY][--metadata=KEY=VALUE,[KEY=VALUE,…]][--min-cpu-platform=PLATFORM][--min-node-cpu=MIN_NODE_CPU][--network-interface=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]][--network-performance-configs=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]][--[no-]preemptible][--private-ipv6-google-access-type=PRIVATE_IPV6_GOOGLE_ACCESS_TYPE][--provisioning-model=PROVISIONING_MODEL][--resource-manager-tags=[KEY=VALUE,…]][--resource-policies=RESOURCE_POLICY,[…]][--[no-]restart-on-failure][--service-account=SERVICE_ACCOUNT][--tags=TAG,[TAG,…]][--threads-per-core=THREADS_PER_CORE][--visible-core-count=VISIBLE_CORE_COUNT][--reservation=RESERVATION--reservation-affinity=RESERVATION_AFFINITY][--scopes=[SCOPE,…]    |--no-scopes][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Restores a Compute Engine VM Backup.
EXAMPLES
To restore a backupsample-backup in projectsample-project and locationus-central1, withsample-data-store andsample-backup-vault, andadditional target properties, run:
gcloudalphabackup-drbackupsrestorecomputesample-backup--project=sample-project--location=us-central1--backup-vault=sample-backup-vault--data-source=sample-data-source--<target-properties>
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Backup resource - The backup of a resource to be restored. The arguments in thisgroup can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Someattributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

This must be specified.

BACKUP
ID of the Backup or fully qualified identifier for the Backup.

To set thename attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line.

This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in thisgroup are specified.

--backup-vault=BACKUP_VAULT
The ID of the Backup Vault.

To set thebackup-vault attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--backup-vault on the command line.
--data-source=DATA_SOURCE
The ID of the Data Source.

To set thedata-source attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--data-source on the command line.
--location=LOCATION
The location of the Backup.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--name=NAME
Name of the restored Compute Instance.
--target-project=TARGET_PROJECT
Project where the restore should happen.
--target-zone=TARGET_ZONE
Zone where the target instance is restored.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--accelerator=[count=COUNT],[type=TYPE]
Attaches accelerators (e.g. GPUs) to the instances.
type
The specific type (e.g. nvidia-tesla-k80 for nVidia Tesla K80) of accelerator toattach to the instances. Use 'gcloud compute accelerator-types list' to learnabout all available accelerator types.
count
Number of accelerators to attach to each instance. The default value is 1.
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.The default isTrue. Enabled by default, use--no-async to disable.
--[no-]can-ip-forward
If provided, allows the restored instances to send and receive packets withnon-matching destination or source IP addresses. Use--can-ip-forward to enable and--no-can-ip-forward todisable.
--clear-encryption-key
Clears the CMEK encryption of the restored disks and defaults to GMEK unless thekms-key is specified in the --create-disk flag.
--confidential-compute
The restored instance boots with Confidential Computing enabled. ConfidentialComputing is based on Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV), an AMDvirtualization feature for running confidential instances.
--create-disk=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]
Creates and attaches persistent disks to the instances.

name: Specifies the name of the disk.

replica-zones: Required for each regional disk associated with theinstance. Specify the URLs of the zones where the disk should be replicated to.You must provide exactly two replica zones, and one zone must be the same as theinstance zone.

device-name: Device name of the disk from the source instance.

kms-key: The Cloud KMS key resource name to be used for encryption.If supplied, it will encrypt the disk with the given key, if not supplied, therestored disk will use the encryption of the disk from the source instance. Thedevice-name field must be provided forkms-key to takeeffect. Format:'projects/{project}/locations/{location}/keyRings/{ring}/cryptoKeys/{key}'

--[no-]deletion-protection
Enables deletion protection for the restored instance. Use--deletion-protection to enable and--no-deletion-protection to disable.
--description=DESCRIPTION
Specifies a textual description of the restored instance.
--[no-]enable-display-device
Enable a display device on the restored VM instances. Disabled by default. Use--enable-display-device to enable and--no-enable-display-device to disable.
--[no-]enable-uefi-networking
If set to true, enables UEFI networking for the instance creation. Use--enable-uefi-networking to enable and--no-enable-uefi-networking to disable.
--hostname=HOSTNAME
Specify the hostname of the restore instance to be created. The specifiedhostname must be RFC1035 compliant. If hostname is not specified, the defaulthostname is [INSTANCE_NAME].c.[TARGET_PROJECT_ID].internal when using the globalDNS, and [INSTANCE_NAME].[ZONE].c.[TARGET_PROJECT_ID].internal when using zonalDNS.
--instance-kms-key=INSTANCE_KMS_KEY
The Cloud KMS (Key Management Service) cryptokey that will be used to protectthe restored instance.

Provide the full resource name of the cryptokey in the format:projects/<project>/locations/<location>/keyRings/<key-ring>/cryptoKeys/<key>

--instance-termination-action=INSTANCE_TERMINATION_ACTION
Specifies the termination action that will be taken upon VM preemption(--provisioning-model=SPOT) or automatic instance termination(--max-run-duration or --termination-time).

INSTANCE_TERMINATION_ACTION must be one of:

DELETE
Permanently delete the VM.
STOP
Default only for Spot VMs. Stop the VM without preserving memory. The VM can berestarted later.
--key-revocation-action-type=POLICY
Specifies the behavior of the instance when the KMS key of one of its attacheddisks is revoked. The default is none. POLICY must be one of:
  • none No operation is performed.
  • stop The instance is stopped when the KMS key of one of its attached disks isrevoked.
--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]
List of label KEY=VALUE pairs to add.

Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens (-),underscores (), lowercase characters, and numbers. Values mustcontain only hyphens (-), underscores (), lowercase characters, andnumbers.

--local-ssd-recovery-timeout=LOCAL_SSD_RECOVERY_TIMEOUT
Specifies the maximum amount of time a Local SSD VM should wait while recoveryof the Local SSD state is attempted. Its value should be in between 0 and 168hours with hour granularity and the default value being 1 hour.
--machine-type=MACHINE_TYPE
Specifies the machine type used for the restored instance. To get a list ofavailable machine types, run 'gcloud compute machine-types list'. Ifunspecified, the default type will be based on the source instance.

This can either be the fully qualified path or the name. For example:

  • --machine-type=projects/my-project/zones/us-central1-a/machineTypes/n1-standard-1
  • --machine-type=n1-standard-1
--maintenance-policy=MAINTENANCE_POLICY
Specifies the behavior of the VMs when their host machines undergo maintenance.The default is MIGRATE. For more information, seehttps://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/host-maintenance-options.MAINTENANCE_POLICY must be one of:
MIGRATE
The instances should be migrated to a new host. This will temporarily impact theperformance of instances during a migration event.
TERMINATE
The instances should be terminated.
--metadata=KEY=VALUE,[KEY=VALUE,…]
Metadata to be made available to the guest operating system running on theinstances. Each metadata entry is a key/value pair separated by an equals sign.Each metadata key must be unique and have a max of 128 bytes in length. Eachvalue must have a max of 256 KB in length. Multiple arguments can be passed tothis flag, e.g.,--metadatakey-1=value-1,key-2=value-2,key-3=value-3. The combinedtotal size for all metadata entries is 512 KB.

In images that have Compute Engine tools installed on them, such as theofficial images, thefollowing metadata keys have special meanings:

startup-script
Specifies a script that will be executed by the instances once they startrunning.
startup-script-url
Same asstartup-script except that thescript contents are pulled from a publicly-accessible location on the web.For startup scripts on Windows instances, the following metadata keys havespecial meanings:windows-startup-script-url,windows-startup-script-cmd,windows-startup-script-bat,windows-startup-script-ps1,sysprep-specialize-script-url,sysprep-specialize-script-cmd,sysprep-specialize-script-bat, andsysprep-specialize-script-ps1. For moreinformation, seeRunning startupscripts.
--min-cpu-platform=PLATFORM
When specified, the VM will be scheduled on host with specified CPU architectureor a newer one. To list available CPU platforms in given zone, run:
gcloudcomputezonesdescribeZONE--format="value(availableCpuPlatforms)"

Default setting is "AUTOMATIC".

CPU platform selection is available only in selected zones.

You can find more information on-line:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/specify-min-cpu-platform

--min-node-cpu=MIN_NODE_CPU
Minimum number of virtual CPUs this instance will consume when running on asole-tenant node.
--network-interface=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]
Adds a network interface to the instance. This flag can be repeated to specifymultiple network interfaces. The following keys are allowed: network, subnet,private-network-ip, internal-ipv6-address, internal-ipv6-prefix-length, address,external-ipv6-address, external-ipv6-prefix-length, network-tier, aliases,stack-type, queue-count, nic-type, network-attachment
--network-performance-configs=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]
Configures network performance settings for the restored instance. If this flagis not specified, the restored instance will be created with its sourceinstance's network performance configuration.
total-egress-bandwidth-tier
Total egress bandwidth is the available outbound bandwidth from a VM, regardlessof whether the traffic is going to internal IP or external IP destinations. Thefollowing tier values are allowed: [DEFAULT, TIER_1]
--[no-]preemptible
If provided, instances will be preemptible and time-limited. Instances might bepreempted to free up resources for standard VM instances, and will only be ableto run for a limited amount of time. Preemptible instances can not be restartedand will not migrate. Use--preemptible to enable and--no-preemptible to disable.
--private-ipv6-google-access-type=PRIVATE_IPV6_GOOGLE_ACCESS_TYPE
The private IPv6 Google access type for the restored VM.PRIVATE_IPV6_GOOGLE_ACCESS_TYPE must be one of: inherit-subnetwork,enable-bidirectional-access, enable-outbound-vm-access
--provisioning-model=PROVISIONING_MODEL
Specifies provisioning model, which determines price, obtainability, and runtimefor the restored VM instance.PROVISIONING_MODEL must beone of:
SPOT
Spot VMs are spare capacity; Spot VMs are discounted to have much lower pricesthan standard VMs but have no guaranteed runtime. Spot VMs are the new versionof preemptible VM instances, except Spot VMs do not have a 24-hour maximumruntime.
STANDARD
Default. Standard provisioning model for VM instances, which has user-controlledruntime but no Spot discounts.
--resource-manager-tags=[KEY=VALUE,…]
Specifies a list of resource manager tags to apply to the instance.
--resource-policies=RESOURCE_POLICY,[…]
A list of resource policy names to be added to the instance. The policies mustexist in the same region as the instance.
--[no-]restart-on-failure
The instances will be restarted if they are terminated by Compute Engine. Thisdoes not affect terminations performed by the user. Use--restart-on-failure to enable and--no-restart-on-failure to disable.
--service-account=SERVICE_ACCOUNT
A service account is an identity attached to the instance. Its access tokens canbe accessed through the instance metadata server and are used to authenticateapplications on the instance. The account can be set using an email addresscorresponding to the required service account. If not provided, the instancewill use the project's default service account.
--tags=TAG,[TAG,…]
Specifies a list of tags to apply to the instance. These tags allow networkfirewall rules and routes to be applied to specified VM instances. Seegcloud computefirewall-rules create(1) for more details.
--threads-per-core=THREADS_PER_CORE
The number of visible threads per physical core. To disable simultaneousmultithreading (SMT) set this to 1. Valid values are: 1 or 2.

For more information about configuring SMT, see:https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/instances/configuring-simultaneous-multithreading.

--visible-core-count=VISIBLE_CORE_COUNT
The number of physical cores to expose to the instance's guest operating system.The number of virtual CPUs visible to the instance's guest operating system isthis number of cores multiplied by the instance's count of visible threads perphysical core.
Specifies the reservation for the instance.
--reservation=RESERVATION
The name of the reservation, required when--reservation-affinity=specific.
--reservation-affinity=RESERVATION_AFFINITY
Specifies the reservation affinity of the instance.RESERVATION_AFFINITY must be one of:
any
Consume any available, matching reservation.
none
Do not consume from any reserved capacity.
specific
Must consume from a specific reservation.
At most one of these can be specified:
--scopes=[SCOPE,…]
If not provided, the instance will be assigned the default scopes, describedbelow. However, if neither --scopes nor --no-scopes are specified and theproject has no default service account, then the instance will be created withno scopes. Note that the level of access that a service account has isdetermined by a combination of access scopes and IAM roles so you must configureboth access scopes and IAM roles for the service account to work properly. SCOPEcan be either the full URI of the scope or an alias. Default scopes are assignedto all instances. Available aliases are:https://cloud.google.com/sdk/gcloud/reference/compute/instances/create#--scopes
--no-scopes
Create the instance with no scopes.
GCLOUD WIDE FLAGS
These flags are available to all commands:--access-token-file,--account,--billing-project,--configuration,--flags-file,--flatten,--format,--help,--impersonate-service-account,--log-http,--project,--quiet,--trace-token,--user-output-enabled,--verbosity.

Run$gcloud help for details.

BRIEF
Restores the specified backup
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If thiscommand fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project,you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early accessallowlist. This variant is also available:
gcloudbackup-drbackupsrestorecompute

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