gcloud beta container backup-restore backup-channels create

NAME
gcloud beta container backup-restore backup-channels create - create a backup channel
SYNOPSIS
gcloud beta container backup-restore backup-channels create(BACKUP_CHANNEL :--location=LOCATION)--destination-project=DESTINATION_PROJECT[--async][--description=DESCRIPTION][--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(BETA) Create a Backup for GKE backup channel.
EXAMPLES
To create a backup channelmy-backup-channel in projectmy-project in locationus-central1 with destination projectprojects/backup-project, run:
gcloudbetacontainerbackup-restorebackup-channelscreatemy-backup-channel--project=my-project--location=us-central1--destination-project=projects/backup-project
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Backup channel resource - Name of the backup channel to create. Once the channelis created, this name can't be changed. This must be 63 or fewer characters longand must be unique within the project and location. The name may be providedeither as a relative name, e.g.projects/<project>/locations/<location>/backupChannels/<backupChannel>or as a single ID name (with the parent resources provided via options orthrough properties), e.g.BACKUP_CHANNEL --project=<project>--location=<location>. The arguments in this group can be used tospecify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not givenarguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set theproject attribute:

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

This must be specified.

BACKUP_CHANNEL
ID of the backup channel or fully qualified identifier for the backup channel.

To set thebackup_channel attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup_channel on the command line.

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

--location=LOCATION
Google Cloud location.

To set thelocation attribute:

  • provide the argumentbackup_channel on the command line with afully specified name;
  • provide the argument--location on the command line;
  • set the propertygkebackup/location.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--destination-project=DESTINATION_PROJECT
The project where Backups are allowed to be created. The format isprojects/{project}. Project can be project number or project ID.E.g.projects/1234567890 orprojects/my-project.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description=DESCRIPTION
The description of the backup channel.
--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, andnumbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores(_), lowercase characters, and numbers.

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 thegkebackup/v1 API. The full documentation forthis API can be found at:https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/add-on/backup-for-gke
NOTES
This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. This variantis also available:
gcloudalphacontainerbackup-restorebackup-channelscreate

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Last updated 2025-05-20 UTC.