gcloud alpha bigtable backups create

NAME
gcloud alpha bigtable backups create - creates a backup of a Cloud Bigtable table
SYNOPSIS
gcloud alpha bigtable backups create (BACKUP : --cluster=CLUSTER --instance=INSTANCE) --table=TABLE (--expiration-date=EXPIRATION_DATE     | --retention-period=RETENTION_PERIOD) [--async] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
(ALPHA) Creates a backup of a Cloud Bigtable table.
EXAMPLES
To create a backup 'BACKUP_NAME' asyncronously from table 'TABLE_NAME' which expires at '2019-03-30T10:49:41Z', run:
gcloud alpha bigtable backups create BACKUP_NAME --instance=INSTANCE_NAME --cluster=CLUSTER_NAME --table=TABLE_NAME --expiration-date=2019-03-30T10:49:41Z --async

To create a backup 'BACKUP_NAME' syncronously from table 'TABLE_NAME' which expires in 2 weeks from now, run:

gcloud alpha bigtable backups create BACKUP_NAME --instance=INSTANCE_NAME --cluster=CLUSTER_NAME --table=TABLE_NAME --retention-period=2w
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
Backup resource - The Cloud Bigtable backup to create. The arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this resource. (NOTE) Some attributes are not given arguments in this group but can be set in other ways.

To set the project attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --project on the command line;
  • set the property core/project.

This must be specified.

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

To set the backup attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line.

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

--cluster=CLUSTER
Name of the Cloud Bigtable cluster.

To set the cluster attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --cluster on the command line.
--instance=INSTANCE
Name of the Cloud Bigtable instance.

To set the instance attribute:

  • provide the argument backup on the command line with a fully specified name;
  • provide the argument --instance on the command line.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--table=TABLE
ID of the table from which the backup will be created.
Exactly one of these must be specified:
--expiration-date=EXPIRATION_DATE
Absolute expiration time of the backup; must be at least 6 hours and at most 90 days from the time the request is received. See $ gcloud topic datetimes for information on date/time formats.
--retention-period=RETENTION_PERIOD
Retention period of the backup relative from now; must be at least 6 hours and at most 90 days. See $ gcloud topic datetimes for information on duration formats.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
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 the bigtableadmin/v2 API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/bigtable/
NOTES
This command is currently in alpha and might change without notice. If this command fails with API permission errors despite specifying the correct project, you might be trying to access an API with an invitation-only early access allowlist. These variants are also available:
gcloud bigtable backups create
gcloud beta bigtable backups create