gcloud beta compute snapshots create

NAME

gcloud beta compute snapshots create - create Compute Engine snapshots

SYNOPSIS

gcloud beta compute snapshots create NAME [--async] [--chain-name=CHAIN_NAME] [--csek-key-file=FILE] [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--guest-flush] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]] [--snapshot-type=SNAPSHOT_TYPE] [--source-disk=SOURCE_DISK] [--source-disk-for-recovery-checkpoint=SOURCE_DISK_FOR_RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT] [--source-disk-for-recovery-checkpoint-region=SOURCE_DISK_FOR_RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT_REGION] [--source-disk-key-file=FILE] [--source-instant-snapshot=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT] [--source-instant-snapshot-key-file=FILE] [--storage-location=LOCATION] [--source-disk-region=SOURCE_DISK_REGION     | --source-disk-zone=SOURCE_DISK_ZONE] [--source-instant-snapshot-region=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_REGION     | --source-instant-snapshot-zone=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

DESCRIPTION

(BETA) gcloud beta compute snapshots create creates snapshot of persistent disk. Snapshots are useful for backing up persistent disk data and for creating custom images. For more information, see https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/create-snapshots.

EXAMPLES

To create a snapshot 'my-snap' from a disk 'my-disk' in zone 'us-east1-a', run:

gcloud beta compute snapshots create my-snap --source-disk=my-disk --source-disk-zone=us-east1-a

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS

NAME

The name of the snapshot.

FLAGS

--async

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

--chain-name=CHAIN_NAME

Create the new snapshot in the snapshot chain labeled with the specified name. The chain name must be 1-63 characters long and comply with RFC1035. Use this flag only if you are an advanced service owner who needs to create separate snapshot chains, for example, for chargeback tracking. When you describe your snapshot resource, this field is visible only if it has a non-empty value.

--csek-key-file=FILE

Path to a Customer-Supplied Encryption Key (CSEK) key file that maps Compute Engine resources to user managed keys to be used when creating, mounting, or taking snapshots of disks.

If you pass - as value of the flag, the CSEK is read from stdin. See https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/disks/customer-supplied-encryption for more details.

--description=DESCRIPTION

Text to describe the new snapshot.

--guest-flush

Create an application-consistent snapshot by informing the OS to prepare for the snapshot process. Currently only supported for creating snapshots of disks attached to Windows instances.

--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, and numbers. Values must contain only hyphens (-), underscores (_), lowercase characters, and numbers.

--snapshot-type=SNAPSHOT_TYPE

Type of snapshot. If a snapshot type is not specified, a STANDARD snapshot will be created. SNAPSHOT_TYPE must be one of: ARCHIVE, STANDARD.

--source-disk=SOURCE_DISK

Source disk used to create the snapshot. To create a snapshot from a source disk in a different project, specify the full path to the source disk. For example: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/MY-PROJECT/zones/MY-ZONE/disks/MY-DISK

--source-disk-for-recovery-checkpoint=SOURCE_DISK_FOR_RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT

Source disk whose recovery checkpoint used to create the snapshot. To create a snapshot from the recovery checkpoint of a source disk in a different project, specify the full path to the source disk. For example: projects/MY-PROJECT/regions/MY-REGION/disks/MY-DISK

--source-disk-for-recovery-checkpoint-region=SOURCE_DISK_FOR_RECOVERY_CHECKPOINT_REGION

Region of the source disk for recovery checkpoint to operate on. Overrides the default compute/region property value for this command invocation.

--source-disk-key-file=FILE

Path to the customer-supplied encryption key of the source disk. Required if the source disk is protected by a customer-supplied encryption key.

--source-instant-snapshot=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT

The name or URL of the source instant snapshot. If the name is provided, the instant snapshot's zone or region must be specified with --source-instant-snapshot-zone or --source-instant-snapshot-region accordingly. To create a snapshot from an instant snapshot in a different project, specify the full path to the instant snapshot. If the URL is provided, format should be: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/MY-PROJECT/zones/MY-ZONE/instantSnapshots/MY-INSTANT-SNAPSHOT

--source-instant-snapshot-key-file=FILE

Path to the customer-supplied encryption key of the source instant snapshot. Required if the source instant snapshot is protected by a customer-supplied encryption key.

--storage-location=LOCATION

Google Cloud Storage location, either regional or multi-regional, where snapshot content is to be stored. If absent, a nearby regional or multi-regional location is chosen automatically.

At most one of these can be specified:

--source-disk-region=SOURCE_DISK_REGION

Region of the source disk to operate on. Overrides the default compute/region property value for this command invocation.

--source-disk-zone=SOURCE_DISK_ZONE

Zone of the source disk to operate on. Overrides the default compute/zone property value for this command invocation.

At most one of these can be specified:

--source-instant-snapshot-region=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_REGION

Region of the source instant snapshot to operate on. Overrides the default compute/region property value for this command invocation.

--source-instant-snapshot-zone=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_ZONE

Zone of the source instant snapshot to operate on. Overrides the default compute/zone property value for this command invocation.

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.

NOTES

This command is currently in beta and might change without notice. These variants are also available:

gcloud compute snapshots create

gcloud alpha compute snapshots create