gcloud alpha lustre instances create

NAME
gcloud alpha lustre instances create - creates a Managed Lustre instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha lustre instances createINSTANCE--capacity-gib=CAPACITY_GIB--filesystem=FILESYSTEM--network=NETWORK[--async][--description=DESCRIPTION][--gke-support-enabled][--kms-key=KMS_KEY][--labels=[LABELS,…]][--location=LOCATION][--per-unit-storage-throughput=PER_UNIT_STORAGE_THROUGHPUT][--placement-policy=PLACEMENT_POLICY][--request-id=REQUEST_ID][--source-backup=SOURCE_BACKUP][[--default-squash-mode=DEFAULT_SQUASH_MODE :--access-rules=[accessMode=ACCESSMODE],[ipAddressRanges=IPADDRESSRANGES],[mountableSubdirectories=MOUNTABLESUBDIRECTORIES],[name=NAME],[squashGid=SQUASHGID],[squashMode=SQUASHMODE],[squashUid=SQUASHUID]--default-squash-gid=DEFAULT_SQUASH_GID--default-squash-uid=DEFAULT_SQUASH_UID]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Creates a Managed Lustre instance.
EXAMPLES
To create an instancemy-instance in locationus-central1-a with 18000 Gib capacity run:
gcloudalphalustreinstancescreatemy-instance--capacity-gib=18000--location=us-central1-a--network=projects/my-project/global/networks/default--filesystem=lustrefs--per-unit-storage-throughput=1000
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Instance resource - Identifier. The name of the instance. This represents aCloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group butcan be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

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

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentinstance on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line.

This must be specified.

INSTANCE
ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance.

To set theinstance attribute:

  • provide the argumentinstance on the command line.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--capacity-gib=CAPACITY_GIB
The storage capacity of the instance in gibibytes (GiB). Allowed values are from9000 to7632000, depending on theperUnitStorageThroughput. SeePerformancetiers and maximum storage capacities for specific minimums, maximums, andstep sizes for each performance tier.
--filesystem=FILESYSTEM
The filesystem name for this instance. This name is used by client-side tools,including when mounting the instance. Must be eight characters or less and canonly contain letters and numbers.
Network resource - The full name of the VPC network to which the instance isconnected. Must be in the formatprojects/{project_id}/global/networks/{network_name}. Thisrepresents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments inthis group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

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

This must be specified.

--network=NETWORK
ID of the network or fully qualified identifier for the network.

To set thenetwork attribute:

  • provide the argument--network on the command line.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION
A user-readable description of the instance.
--gke-support-enabled
Indicates whether you want to enable support for GKE clients. By default, GKEclients are not supported. Deprecated. No longer required for GKE instancecreation.
--kms-key=KMS_KEY
The Cloud KMS key name to use for data encryption. If not set, the instance willuse Google-managed encryption keys. If set, the instance will usecustomer-managed encryption keys. The key must be in the same region as theinstance. The key format is:projects/{project}/locations/{location}/keyRings/{key_ring}/cryptoKeys/{key}
--labels=[LABELS,…]
Labels as key value pairs.
KEY
Keys must start with a lowercase character and contain only hyphens(-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, andnumbers.
VALUE
Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_),lowercase characters, and numbers.
Shorthand Example:
--labels=string=string

JSON Example:

--labels='{"string": "string"}'

File Example:

--labels=path_to_file.(yaml|json)
--location=LOCATION
For resources [instance, source-backup], provides fallback value for resourcelocation attribute. When the resource's full URI path is not provided, locationwill fallback to this flag value.
--per-unit-storage-throughput=PER_UNIT_STORAGE_THROUGHPUT
The throughput of the instance in MBps per TiB. Valid values are 125, 250, 500,1000. SeePerformancetiers and maximum storage capacities for more information.
--placement-policy=PLACEMENT_POLICY
The placement policy name for the instance in the format ofprojects/{project}/locations/{location}/resourcePolicies/{resource_policy}
--request-id=REQUEST_ID
An optional request ID to identify requests. Specify a unique request ID so thatif you must retry your request, the server will know to ignore the request if ithas already been completed. The server will guarantee that for at least 60minutes since the first request.

For example, consider a situation where you make an initial request and therequest times out. If you make the request again with the same request ID, theserver can check if original operation with the same request ID was received,and if so, will ignore the second request. This prevents clients fromaccidentally creating duplicate commitments.

The request ID must be a valid UUID with the exception that zero UUID is notsupported (00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000).

Arguments for the source backup.
Backup resource - The source backup used to create the instance. Only set thisfield if the instance is being created from a backup. Format:projects/{project}/locations/{location}/backups/{backup} This represents a Cloudresource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but canbe set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

  • provide the argument--source-backup on the command line with afully specified name;
  • provide the argument--project on the command line;
  • set the propertycore/project.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argument--source-backup on the command line with afully specified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line.
--source-backup=SOURCE_BACKUP
ID of the backup or fully qualified identifier for the backup.

To set thebackup attribute:

  • provide the argument--source-backup on the command line.
IP-based access rules for the Managed Lustre instance. These options define theroot user squash configuration.
--default-squash-mode=DEFAULT_SQUASH_MODE
The squash mode for the default access rule.DEFAULT_SQUASH_MODE must be one of:
no-squash
Squash is disabled.

If set inside an[AccessRule][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.AccessRule], rootusers matching the [ip_ranges][AccessRule.ip_ranges] are not squashed.

If set as the[default_squash_mode][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_mode],root squash is disabled for this instance.

If the default squash mode isNO_SQUASH, do not set the[default_squash_uid][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_uid]or[default_squash_gid][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_gid],or aninvalid argument error is returned.

root-squash
Root user squash is enabled.

Not supported inside an[AccessRule][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.AccessRule].

If set as the[default_squash_mode][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_mode],root users not matching any of the[access_rules][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.access_rules] aresquashed to the[default_squash_uid][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_uid]and[default_squash_gid][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.default_squash_gid].

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.
--access-rules=[accessMode=ACCESSMODE],[ipAddressRanges=IPADDRESSRANGES],[mountableSubdirectories=MOUNTABLESUBDIRECTORIES],[name=NAME],[squashGid=SQUASHGID],[squashMode=SQUASHMODE],[squashUid=SQUASHUID]
The access rules for the instance.
accessMode
The access mode for the access rule nodemap. Default is[READ_WRITE][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.AccessRule.AccessMode.READ_WRITE].
ipAddressRanges
The IP address ranges to which to apply this access rule. Acceptsnon-overlapping CIDR ranges (e.g.,192.168.1.0/24) and IP addresses(e.g.,192.168.1.0).
mountableSubdirectories
The list of non-root directories that can be mounted from clients in this NIDrange subset. Currently, there can be only a single directory at most. If nodirectory is mentioned, then the root directory will be accessible.
name
The name of the access rule policy group. Must be 16 characters or less andinclude only alphanumeric characters or ''.
squashGid
Squash GID for the access rule. If the squash mode for this rule is[ROOT_SQUASH][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.SquashMode.ROOT_SQUASH],root users matching the[ip_address_ranges][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.AccessRule.ip_address_ranges]are squashed to this GID. Defaults to 0 (no root squash).
squashMode
Squash mode for the access rule.
squashUid
Squash UID for the access rule. If the squash mode for this rule is[ROOT_SQUASH][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.SquashMode.ROOT_SQUASH],root users matching the[ip_address_ranges][google.cloud.lustre.v1alpha.AccessRulesOptions.AccessRule.ip_address_ranges]are squashed to this UID. Defaults to 0 (no root squash).
Shorthand Example:
--access-rules=accessMode=string,ipAddressRanges=[string],mountableSubdirectories=[string],name=string,squashGid=int,squashMode=string,squashUid=int--access-rules=accessMode=string,ipAddressRanges=[string],mountableSubdirectories=[string],name=string,squashGid=int,squashMode=string,squashUid=int

JSON Example:

--access-rules='[{"accessMode": "string", "ipAddressRanges": ["string"], "mountableSubdirectories": ["string"], "name": "string", "squashGid": int, "squashMode": "string", "squashUid": int}]'

File Example:

--access-rules=path_to_file.(yaml|json)
--default-squash-gid=DEFAULT_SQUASH_GID
The user squash GID for the default access rule. This user squash GID applies toall root users connecting from clients that are not matched by any of the accessrules. If not set, the default is 0 (no GID squash).
--default-squash-uid=DEFAULT_SQUASH_UID
The user squash UID for the default access rule. This user squash UID applies toall root users connecting from clients that are not matched by any of the accessrules. If not set, the default is 0 (no UID squash).
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.

API REFERENCE
This command uses thelustre/v1alpha API. The full documentationfor this API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/managed-lustre/docs
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:
gcloudlustreinstancescreate

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Last updated 2026-02-10 UTC.