gcloud sql instances create - creates a new Cloud SQL instance

gcloud sql instances createINSTANCE[--activation-policy=ACTIVATION_POLICY][--active-directory-domain=ACTIVE_DIRECTORY_DOMAIN][--[no-]assign-ip][--async][--audit-bucket-path=AUDIT_BUCKET_PATH][--audit-retention-interval=AUDIT_RETENTION_INTERVAL][--audit-upload-interval=AUDIT_UPLOAD_INTERVAL][--authorized-networks=NETWORK,[NETWORK,…]][--availability-type=AVAILABILITY_TYPE][--no-backup][--backup-location=BACKUP_LOCATION][--backup-start-time=BACKUP_START_TIME][--cascadable-replica][--collation=COLLATION][--connector-enforcement=CONNECTOR_ENFORCEMENT][--cpu=CPU][--custom-subject-alternative-names=DNS,[DNS,[DNS]]][--database-flags=FLAG=VALUE,[FLAG=VALUE,…]][--database-version=DATABASE_VERSION; default="MYSQL_8_0"][--[no-]deletion-protection][--deny-maintenance-period-end-date=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_END_DATE][--deny-maintenance-period-start-date=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_START_DATE][--deny-maintenance-period-time=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_TIME][--edition=EDITION][--enable-bin-log][--[no-]enable-data-cache][--[no-]enable-dataplex-integration][--[no-]enable-google-ml-integration][--enable-google-private-path][--enable-password-policy][--enable-point-in-time-recovery][--failover-replica-name=FAILOVER_REPLICA_NAME][--[no-]insights-config-query-insights-enabled][--insights-config-query-plans-per-minute=INSIGHTS_CONFIG_QUERY_PLANS_PER_MINUTE][--insights-config-query-string-length=INSIGHTS_CONFIG_QUERY_STRING_LENGTH][--[no-]insights-config-record-application-tags][--[no-]insights-config-record-client-address][--maintenance-release-channel=MAINTENANCE_RELEASE_CHANNEL][--maintenance-window-day=MAINTENANCE_WINDOW_DAY][--maintenance-window-hour=MAINTENANCE_WINDOW_HOUR][--master-instance-name=MASTER_INSTANCE_NAME][--memory=MEMORY][--network=NETWORK][--password-policy-complexity=PASSWORD_POLICY_COMPLEXITY][--[no-]password-policy-disallow-username-substring][--password-policy-min-length=PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LENGTH][--password-policy-password-change-interval=PASSWORD_POLICY_PASSWORD_CHANGE_INTERVAL][--password-policy-reuse-interval=PASSWORD_POLICY_REUSE_INTERVAL][--psc-auto-connections=[network=NETWORK],[project=PROJECT]][--[no-]recreate-replicas-on-primary-crash][--replica-type=REPLICA_TYPE][--replication=REPLICATION][--require-ssl][--[no-]retain-backups-on-delete][--retained-backups-count=RETAINED_BACKUPS_COUNT][--retained-transaction-log-days=RETAINED_TRANSACTION_LOG_DAYS][--root-password=ROOT_PASSWORD][--server-ca-mode=SERVER_CA_MODE][--server-ca-pool=SERVER_CA_POOL][--ssl-mode=SSL_MODE][--[no-]storage-auto-increase][--storage-provisioned-iops=STORAGE_PROVISIONED_IOPS][--storage-provisioned-throughput=STORAGE_PROVISIONED_THROUGHPUT][--storage-size=STORAGE_SIZE][--storage-type=STORAGE_TYPE][--tags=TAG=VALUE,[TAG=VALUE,…]][--threads-per-core=THREADS_PER_CORE][--tier=TIER,-tTIER][--time-zone=TIME_ZONE][--timeout=TIMEOUT; default=3600][--allowed-psc-projects=PROJECT,[PROJECT,…]--enable-private-service-connect][--disk-encryption-key=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY :--disk-encryption-key-keyring=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_KEYRING--disk-encryption-key-location=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_LOCATION--disk-encryption-key-project=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_PROJECT][--region=REGION; default="us-central"    |--gce-zone=GCE_ZONE    |--secondary-zone=SECONDARY_ZONE--zone=ZONE][GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

gcloudsqlinstancescreateprod-instance--database-version=MYSQL_8_0--cpu=2--memory=4GB--region=us-central1--root-password=password123

To create a Postgres 15 instance with IDprod-instance that has 2 CPUs, 8 GiB ofRAM, and is in the zoneus-central1-a,where the 'postgres' user has its password set topassword123, run:

gcloudsqlinstancescreateprod-instance--database-version=POSTGRES_15--cpu=2--memory=8GiB--zone=us-central1-a--root-password=password123

To create a SQL Server 2022 Express instance with IDprod-instance that has 2 CPUs, 3840MiB ofRAM, and is in the zoneus-central1-a,where the 'sqlserver' user has its password set topassword123, run:

gcloudsqlinstancescreateprod-instance--database-version=SQLSERVER_2022_EXPRESS--cpu=2--memory=3840MiB--zone=us-central1-a--root-password=password123

INSTANCE

Cloud SQL instance ID.

--activation-policy=ACTIVATION_POLICY

Activation policy for this instance. This specifies when the instance should beactivated and is applicable only when the instance state isRUNNABLE. The default isalways. More information onactivation policies can be found here:https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/start-stop-restart-instance#activation_policy.ACTIVATION_POLICY must be one of:always,never.

--active-directory-domain=ACTIVE_DIRECTORY_DOMAIN

Managed Service for Microsoft Active Directory domain this instance is joinedto. Only available for SQL Server instances.

--[no-]assign-ip

Assign a public IP address to the instance. This is a public, externallyavailable IPv4 address that you can use to connect to your instance whenproperly authorized. Use--assign-ip to enable and--no-assign-ip to disable.

--async

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

--audit-bucket-path=AUDIT_BUCKET_PATH

The location, as a Cloud Storage bucket, to which audit files are uploaded. TheURI is in the form gs://bucketName/folderName. Only available for SQL Serverinstances.

--audit-retention-interval=AUDIT_RETENTION_INTERVAL

The number of days for audit log retention on disk, for example, 3dfor 3 days.Only available for SQL Server instances.

--audit-upload-interval=AUDIT_UPLOAD_INTERVAL

How often to upload audit logs (audit files), for example, 30mfor 30 minutes.Only available for SQL Server instances.

--authorized-networks=NETWORK,[NETWORK,…]

The list of external networks that are allowed to connect to the instance.Specified in CIDR notation, also known as 'slash' notation (e.g.192.168.100.0/24).

--availability-type=AVAILABILITY_TYPE

Specifies level of availability.AVAILABILITY_TYPE mustbe one of:

regional

Provides high availability and is recommended for production instances; instanceautomatically fails over to another zone within your selected region.

zonal

Provides no failover capability. This is the default.

--backup

Enables daily backup. Enabled by default, use--no-backup todisable.

--backup-location=BACKUP_LOCATION

Choose where to store your backups. Backups are stored in the closestmulti-region location to you by default. Only customize if needed.

--backup-start-time=BACKUP_START_TIME

Start time of daily backups, specified in the HH:MM format, in the UTC timezone.

--cascadable-replica

Specifies whether a SQL Server replica is a cascadable replica. A cascadablereplica is a SQL Server cross-region replica that supports replica(s) under it.This flag only takes effect when the--master-instance-name flag isset, and the replica under creation is in a different region than the primaryinstance.

--collation=COLLATION

Cloud SQL server-level collation setting, which specifies the set of rules forcomparing characters in a character set.

--connector-enforcement=CONNECTOR_ENFORCEMENT

Cloud SQL Connector enforcement mode. It determines how Cloud SQL Connectors areused in the connection. See the list of modeshere.CONNECTOR_ENFORCEMENT must be one of:

CONNECTOR_ENFORCEMENT_UNSPECIFIED

The requirement for Cloud SQL connectors is unknown.

NOT_REQUIRED

Does not require Cloud SQL connectors.

REQUIRED

Requires all connections to use Cloud SQL connectors, including the Cloud SQLAuth Proxy and Cloud SQL Java, Python, and Go connectors. Note: This disablesall existing authorized networks.

--cpu=CPU

Whole number value indicating how many cores are desired in the machine. Both--cpu and --memory must be specified if a custom machine type is desired, andthe --tier flag must be omitted.--cpu and --memory flags are not compatible withthe Enterprise Plus edition. These flags should not be used when creating anEnterprise Plus edition, as the machine configuration is determined by the--tier flag instead.

--custom-subject-alternative-names=DNS,[DNS,[DNS]]

A comma-separated list of DNS names to add to the instance's SSL certificate. Acustom SAN is a structured way to add additional DNS names (host names) that arenot managed by Cloud SQL to an instance. It allows for hostname verificationduring establishment of a database connection using the DNS name over SSL/TLS.When you create and/or update an instance, you can add a comma-separated list ofup to three DNS names to the server certificate of your instance.

--database-flags=FLAG=VALUE,[FLAG=VALUE,…]

Comma-separated list of database flags to set on the instance. Use an equalssign to separate flag name and value. Flags without values, likeskip_grant_tables, can be written out without a value after, e.g.,skip_grant_tables=. Use on/off for booleans. View the InstanceResource API for allowed flags. (e.g.,--database-flagsmax_allowed_packet=55555,skip_grant_tables=,log_output=1)

--database-version=DATABASE_VERSION; default="MYSQL_8_0"

The database engine type and versions. If left unspecified, MYSQL_8_0 is used.See the list of database versions athttps://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/mysql/admin-api/rest/v1beta4/SqlDatabaseVersion.Apart from listed major versions, DATABASE_VERSION also accepts supported minorversions.DATABASE_VERSION must be one of:MYSQL_5_6,MYSQL_5_7,MYSQL_8_0,MYSQL_8_4,POSTGRES_9_6,POSTGRES_10,POSTGRES_11,POSTGRES_12,POSTGRES_13,POSTGRES_14,POSTGRES_15,POSTGRES_16,POSTGRES_17,SQLSERVER_2017_EXPRESS,SQLSERVER_2017_WEB,SQLSERVER_2017_STANDARD,SQLSERVER_2017_ENTERPRISE,SQLSERVER_2019_EXPRESS,SQLSERVER_2019_WEB,SQLSERVER_2019_STANDARD,SQLSERVER_2019_ENTERPRISE,SQLSERVER_2022_EXPRESS,SQLSERVER_2022_WEB,SQLSERVER_2022_STANDARD,SQLSERVER_2022_ENTERPRISE.

--[no-]deletion-protection

Enable deletion protection on a Cloud SQL instance. Use--deletion-protection to enable and--no-deletion-protection to disable.

--deny-maintenance-period-end-date=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_END_DATE

Date when the deny maintenance period ends, that is2021-01-10.

--deny-maintenance-period-start-date=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_START_DATE

Date when the deny maintenance period begins, that is2020-11-01.

--deny-maintenance-period-time=DENY_MAINTENANCE_PERIOD_TIME

Time when the deny maintenance period starts or ends, that is05:00:00.

--edition=EDITION

Specifies the edition of Cloud SQL instance.EDITIONmust be one of:enterprise,enterprise-plus.

--enable-bin-log

Allows for data recovery from a specific point in time, down to a fraction of asecond. Must have automatic backups enabled to use. Make sure storage cansupport at least 7 days of logs.

--[no-]enable-data-cache

Enable use of data cache for accelerated read performance. This flag is onlyavailable for Enterprise_Plus edition instances. Use--enable-data-cache to enable and--no-enable-data-cache to disable.

--[no-]enable-dataplex-integration

Enable Dataplex integration for Google Cloud SQL. Use--enable-dataplex-integration to enable and--no-enable-dataplex-integration to disable.

--[no-]enable-google-ml-integration

Enable Vertex AI integration for Google Cloud SQL. You can integrate Vertex AIwith Cloud SQL for MySQL and Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL instances only. Use--enable-google-ml-integration to enable and--no-enable-google-ml-integration to disable.

--enable-google-private-path

Enable a private path for Google Cloud services. This flag specifies whether theinstance is accessible to internal Google Cloud services such as BigQuery. Thisis only applicable to MySQL and PostgreSQL instances that don't use public IP.Currently, SQL Server isn't supported.

--enable-password-policy

Enable the password policy, which enforces user password management with thepolicies configured for the instance. This flag is only available for Postgres.

--enable-point-in-time-recovery

Allows for data recovery from a specific point in time, down to a fraction of asecond, via write-ahead logs. Must have automatic backups enabled to use. Makesure storage can support at least 7 days of logs.

--failover-replica-name=FAILOVER_REPLICA_NAME

Also create a failover replica with the specified name.

--[no-]insights-config-query-insights-enabled

Enable query insights feature to provide query and query plan analytics.

Use--insights-config-query-insights-enabled to enable and--no-insights-config-query-insights-enabled to disable.

--insights-config-query-plans-per-minute=INSIGHTS_CONFIG_QUERY_PLANS_PER_MINUTE

Number of query plans to sample every minute. Default value is 5. Allowed range:0 to 20.

--insights-config-query-string-length=INSIGHTS_CONFIG_QUERY_STRING_LENGTH

Query string length in bytes to be stored by the query insights feature. Defaultlength is 1024 bytes. Allowed range: 256 to 4500 bytes.

--[no-]insights-config-record-application-tags

Allow application tags to be recorded by the query insights feature.

Use--insights-config-record-application-tags to enable and--no-insights-config-record-application-tags to disable.

--[no-]insights-config-record-client-address

Allow the client address to be recorded by the query insights feature.

Use--insights-config-record-client-address to enable and--no-insights-config-record-client-address to disable.

--maintenance-release-channel=MAINTENANCE_RELEASE_CHANNEL

Which channel's updates to apply during the maintenance window. If notspecified, Cloud SQL chooses the timing of updates to your instance.MAINTENANCE_RELEASE_CHANNEL must be one of:

preview

Preview updates release prior to production updates. You may wish to use thepreview channel for dev/test applications so that you can preview theircompatibility with your application prior to the production release.

production

Production updates are stable and recommended for applications in production.

week5

week5 updates release after the production updates. Use the week5 channel toreceive a 5 week advance notification about the upcoming maintenance, so you canprepare your application for the release.

--maintenance-window-day=MAINTENANCE_WINDOW_DAY

Day of week for maintenance window, in UTC time zone.MAINTENANCE_WINDOW_DAY must be one of:SUN,MON,TUE,WED,THU,FRI,SAT.

--maintenance-window-hour=MAINTENANCE_WINDOW_HOUR

Hour of day for maintenance window, in UTC time zone.

--master-instance-name=MASTER_INSTANCE_NAME

Name of the instance which will act as master in the replication setup. Thenewly created instance will be a read replica of the specified master instance.

--memory=MEMORY

Whole number value indicating how much memory is desired in the machine. A sizeunit should be provided (eg. 3072MiB or 9GiB) - if no units are specified, GiBis assumed. Both --cpu and --memory must be specified if a custom machine typeis desired, and the --tier flag must be omitted. --cpu and --memory flags arenot compatible with the Enterprise Plus edition. These flags should not be usedwhen creating an Enterprise Plus edition, as the machine configuration isdetermined by the --tier flag instead.

--network=NETWORK

Network in the current project that the instance will be part of. To specifyusing a network with a shared VPC, use the full URL of the network. For anexample host project, 'testproject', and shared network, 'testsharednetwork',this would use the form:--network=projects/testproject/global/networks/testsharednetwork

--password-policy-complexity=PASSWORD_POLICY_COMPLEXITY

The complexity of the password. This flag is available only for PostgreSQL.PASSWORD_POLICY_COMPLEXITY must be one of:

COMPLEXITY_DEFAULT

A combination of lowercase, uppercase, numeric, and non-alphanumeric characters.

COMPLEXITY_UNSPECIFIED

The default value if COMPLEXITY_DEFAULT is not specified. It implies thatcomplexity check is not enabled.

--[no-]password-policy-disallow-username-substring

Disallow username as a part of the password. Use--password-policy-disallow-username-substring to enable and--no-password-policy-disallow-username-substring to disable.

--password-policy-min-length=PASSWORD_POLICY_MIN_LENGTH

Minimum number of characters allowed in the password.

--password-policy-password-change-interval=PASSWORD_POLICY_PASSWORD_CHANGE_INTERVAL

Minimum interval after which the password can be changed, for example, 2m for 2minutes. See <a href="/sdk/gcloud/reference/topic/datetimes"> $gcloud topic datetimes</a> forinformation on duration formats. This flag is available only for PostgreSQL.

--password-policy-reuse-interval=PASSWORD_POLICY_REUSE_INTERVAL

Number of previous passwords that cannot be reused. The valid range is 0 to 100.

--psc-auto-connections=[network=NETWORK],[project=PROJECT]

A comma-separated list of networks or a comma-separated list of network-projectpairs. Each project in this list is represented by a project number (numeric) orby a project ID (alphanumeric). This allows Private Service Connect connectionsto be created automatically for the specified networks. For example, thisconnection uses "the formpsc-auto-connections=network=projects/testproject1/global/networks/testnetwork1"or "the formpsc-auto-connections=project=testproject1,network=projects/testproject1/global/networks/testnetwork1".Setspsc_auto_connections value.

network

Required, setsnetwork value.

project

Setsproject value.

Shorthand Example:

--psc-auto-connections=network=string,project=string

JSON Example:

--psc-auto-connections='{"network": "string", "project": "string"}'

File Example:

--psc-auto-connections=path_to_file.(yaml|json)

--[no-]recreate-replicas-on-primary-crash

Allow/Disallow replica recreation when a primary MySQL instance operating inreduced durability mode crashes. Not recreating the replicas might lead to datainconsistencies between the primary and its replicas. This setting is onlyapplicable for MySQL instances and is enabled by default. Use--recreate-replicas-on-primary-crash to enable and--no-recreate-replicas-on-primary-crash to disable.

--replica-type=REPLICA_TYPE

The type of replica to create.REPLICA_TYPE must be oneof:READ,FAILOVER.

--replication=REPLICATION

Type of replication this instance uses. The default is synchronous.REPLICATION must be one of:synchronous,asynchronous.

--require-ssl

Specified if users connecting over IP must use SSL.

--[no-]retain-backups-on-delete

Retain automated/ondemand backups of the instance after the instance is deleted.Use--retain-backups-on-delete to enable and--no-retain-backups-on-delete to disable.

--retained-backups-count=RETAINED_BACKUPS_COUNT

How many backups to keep. The valid range is between 1 and 365. Default value is7 for Enterprise edition instances. For Enterprise_Plus, default value is 15.Applicable only if --no-backups is not specified.

--retained-transaction-log-days=RETAINED_TRANSACTION_LOG_DAYS

How many days of transaction logs to keep. The valid range is between 1 and 35.Only use this option when point-in-time recovery is enabled. If logs are storedon disk, storage size for transaction logs could increase when the number ofdays for log retention increases. For Enterprise, default and max retentionvalues are 7 and 7 respectively. For Enterprise_Plus, default and max retentionvalues are 14 and 35.

--root-password=ROOT_PASSWORD

Root Cloud SQL user's password.

--server-ca-mode=SERVER_CA_MODE

Set the server CA mode of the instance.SERVER_CA_MODEmust be one of:

CUSTOMER_MANAGED_CAS_CA

Customer-managed CA hosted on Google Cloud's Certificate Authority Service(CAS).

GOOGLE_MANAGED_CAS_CA

Google-managed regional CA part of root CA hierarchy hosted on Google Cloud'sCertificate Authority Service (CAS).

GOOGLE_MANAGED_INTERNAL_CA

Google-managed self-signed internal CA.

--server-ca-pool=SERVER_CA_POOL

Set the server CA pool of the instance.

--ssl-mode=SSL_MODE

Set the SSL mode of the instance.SSL_MODE must be oneof:

ALLOW_UNENCRYPTED_AND_ENCRYPTED

Allow non-SSL and SSL connections. For SSL connections, client certificate willnot be verified.

ENCRYPTED_ONLY

Only allow connections encrypted with SSL/TLS.

TRUSTED_CLIENT_CERTIFICATE_REQUIRED

Only allow connections encrypted with SSL/TLS and with valid clientcertificates.

--[no-]storage-auto-increase

Storage size can be increased, but it cannot be decreased; storage increases arepermanent for the life of the instance. With this setting enabled, a spike instorage requirements can result in permanently increased storage costs for yourinstance. However, if an instance runs out of available space, it can result inthe instance going offline, dropping existing connections. This setting isenabled by default. Use--storage-auto-increase to enable and--no-storage-auto-increase to disable.

--storage-provisioned-iops=STORAGE_PROVISIONED_IOPS

Indicates how many IOPS to provision for the data disk. This sets the number ofI/O operations per second that the disk can handle.

--storage-provisioned-throughput=STORAGE_PROVISIONED_THROUGHPUT

Indicates how much throughput to provision for the data disk. This sets thethroughput in MB per second that the disk can handle.

--storage-size=STORAGE_SIZE

Amount of storage allocated to the instance. Must be an integer number of GB.The default is 10GB. Information on storage limits can be found here:https://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/quotas#storage_limits

--storage-type=STORAGE_TYPE

The storage type for the instance. The default is SSD.STORAGE_TYPE must be one of:SSD,HDD,HYPERDISK_BALANCED.

--tags=TAG=VALUE,[TAG=VALUE,…]

Comma-separated list of tags to set on the instance. Use an equals signtoseparate tag name and value.(e.g.,--tags tag1:value1,tag2=value2)

--threads-per-core=THREADS_PER_CORE

The number of threads per core. The value of this flag can be 1 or 2. To disableSMT, set this flag to 1. Only available in Cloud SQL for SQL Server instances.

--tier=TIER,-tTIER

Machine type for a shared-core instance e.g.db-g1-small. For all other instances,instead of using tiers, customize your instance by specifying its CPU andmemory. You can do so with the--cpu and--memoryflags. Learn more about how CPU and memory affects pricing:https://cloud.google.com/sql/pricing.

--time-zone=TIME_ZONE

Set a non-default time zone. Only available for SQL Server instances.

--timeout=TIMEOUT; default=3600

Time to synchronously wait for the operation to complete, after which theoperation continues asynchronously. Ignored if --async flag is specified. Bydefault, set to 3600s. To wait indefinitely, set tounlimited.

--allowed-psc-projects=PROJECT,[PROJECT,…]

A comma-separated list of projects. Each project in this list might berepresented by a project number (numeric) or by a project ID (alphanumeric).This allows Private Service Connect connections to be established from specifiedconsumer projects.

--enable-private-service-connect

Enable connecting to the Cloud SQL instance with Private Service Connect.

Key resource - The Cloud KMS (Key Management Service) cryptokey that will beused to protect the instance. The 'Compute Engine Service Agent' service accountmust hold permission 'Cloud KMS CryptoKey Encrypter/Decrypter'. The arguments inthis group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource.

--disk-encryption-key=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY

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

To set thekms-key attribute:

• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key on the command line.

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

--disk-encryption-key-keyring=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_KEYRING

The KMS keyring of the key.

To set thekms-keyring attribute:

• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key on the command line witha fully specified name;
• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key-keyring on the commandline.

--disk-encryption-key-location=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_LOCATION

The Google Cloud location for the key.

To set thekms-location attribute:

• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key on the command line witha fully specified name;
• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key-location on the commandline.

--disk-encryption-key-project=DISK_ENCRYPTION_KEY_PROJECT

The Google Cloud project for the key.

To set thekms-project attribute:

• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key on the command line witha fully specified name;
• provide the argument--disk-encryption-key-project on the commandline;
• set the propertycore/project.

At most one of these can be specified:

--region=REGION; default="us-central"

Regional location (e.g. asia-east1, us-east1). See the full list of regions athttps://cloud.google.com/sql/docs/instance-locations.

At most one of these can be specified:

--gce-zone=GCE_ZONE

(DEPRECATED) Preferred Compute Engine zone (e.g. us-central1-a, us-central1-b,etc.).

Flag--gce-zone is deprecated and will be removed by release255.0.0. Use--zone instead.

--secondary-zone=SECONDARY_ZONE

Preferred secondary Compute Engine zone (e.g. us-central1-a, us-central1-b,etc.).

--zone=ZONE

Preferred Compute Engine zone (e.g. us-central1-a, us-central1-b, etc.).

Run$gcloud help for details.