gcloud beta spanner backups create - creates a backup of a Cloud Spanner database

gcloud beta spanner backups create(BACKUP :--instance=INSTANCE)--database=DATABASE(--expiration-date=EXPIRATION_DATE    |--retention-period=RETENTION_PERIOD)[--async][--version-time=TIMESTAMP][--encryption-type=ENCRYPTION_TYPE--kms-keys=[KMS_KEYS,…]    | [--kms-key=KMS_KEY :--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT]][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

gcloudbetaspannerbackupscreateBACKUP_ID--instance=INSTANCE_NAME--database=DATABASE--expiration-date=2020-03-29T10:49:41Z--async

To create a backup synchronously, run:

gcloudbetaspannerbackupscreateBACKUP_ID--instance=INSTANCE_NAME--database=DATABASE--retention-period=2w

Backup resource - The Cloud Spanner backup to create. 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 thebackup attribute:

• provide the argumentbackup on the command line.

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

--instance=INSTANCE

The Cloud Spanner instance for the backup.

To set theinstance attribute:

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

--database=DATABASE

ID of the database from which the backup will be created.

Exactly one of these must be specified:

--expiration-date=EXPIRATION_DATE

Expiration time of the backup, must be at least 6 hours and at most 30 days fromthe time the request is received. See$gcloud topic datetimesfor information on date/time formats.

--retention-period=RETENTION_PERIOD

Retention period of the backup relative from now, must be at least 6 hours andat most 30 days. See$gcloud topic datetimesfor information on duration formats.

--async

Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.

--version-time=TIMESTAMP

The backup will contain an externally consistent copy of the database at thetimestamp specified by--version-time. If--version-time is not specified, the system will use the creationtime of the backup.

--encryption-type=ENCRYPTION_TYPE

The encryption type of the backup.ENCRYPTION_TYPE mustbe one of:

customer-managed-encryption

Use the provided Cloud KMS key for encryption.If this option is selected,kms-key must be set.

google-default-encryption

Use Google default encryption.

use-database-encryption

Use the same encryption configuration as the database.

KMS key name group

At most one of these can be specified:

Key resource - Cloud KMS key(s) to be used to create the Cloud Spanner backup.This represents a Cloud resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given argumentsin this group but can be set in other ways.

To set thekms-project attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-keys on the command line with a fullyspecified name.

To set thekms-location attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-keys on the command line with a fullyspecified name.

To set thekms-keyring attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-keys on the command line with a fullyspecified name.

--kms-keys=[KMS_KEYS,…]

IDs of the keys or fully qualified identifiers for the keys.

To set thekms-key attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-keys on the command line.

Key resource - Cloud KMS key to be used to create the Cloud Spanner backup. Thearguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.

--kms-key=KMS_KEY

ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.

To set thekms-key attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-key on the command line.

This flag argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this groupare specified.

--kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING

KMS keyring id of the key.

To set thekms-keyring attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-key on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
• provide the argument--kms-keyring on the command line.

--kms-location=KMS_LOCATION

Cloud location for the key.

To set thekms-location attribute:

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

--kms-project=KMS_PROJECT

Cloud project id for the key.

To set thekms-project attribute:

• provide the argument--kms-key on the command line with a fullyspecified name;
• provide the argument--kms-project on the command line.

Run$gcloud help for details.