gcloud spanner instances create

NAME
gcloud spanner instances create - create a Cloud Spanner instance
SYNOPSIS
gcloud spanner instances create INSTANCE --config=CONFIG --description=DESCRIPTION [--async] [--default-backup-schedule-type=DEFAULT_BACKUP_SCHEDULE_TYPE] [--edition=EDITION] [--expire-behavior=EXPIRE_BEHAVIOR] [--instance-type=INSTANCE_TYPE] [--nodes=NODES     | --processing-units=PROCESSING_UNITS] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG]
DESCRIPTION
Create a Cloud Spanner instance.
EXAMPLES
To create a Cloud Spanner instance, run:
gcloud spanner instances create my-instance-id --config=regional-us-east1 --description=my-instance-display-name --nodes=3
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANCE
Cloud Spanner instance ID.
REQUIRED FLAGS
--config=CONFIG
Instance configuration defines the geographic placement and replication of the databases in that instance. Available configurations can be found by running "gcloud spanner instance-configs list"
--description=DESCRIPTION
Description of the instance.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--async
Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--default-backup-schedule-type=DEFAULT_BACKUP_SCHEDULE_TYPE
The default backup schedule type that is used in the instance. DEFAULT_BACKUP_SCHEDULE_TYPE must be one of:
AUTOMATIC
A default backup schedule is created automatically when a new database is created in an instance. You can edit or delete the default backup schedule once it's created. The default backup schedule creates a full backup every 24 hours. These full backups are retained for 7 days.
DEFAULT_BACKUP_SCHEDULE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED
Not specified.
NONE
No default backup schedule is created automatically when a new database is created in an instance.
--edition=EDITION
Cloud Spanner edition. EDITION must be one of:
EDITION_UNSPECIFIED
Spanner's legacy pricing model. For more information, see the Spanner editions overview
ENTERPRISE
Enterprise edition
ENTERPRISE_PLUS
Enterprise Plus edition
STANDARD
Standard edition
--expire-behavior=EXPIRE_BEHAVIOR
The expire behavior of a free trial instance. EXPIRE_BEHAVIOR must be one of:
free-to-provisioned
When the free trial instance expires, upgrade the instance to a provisioned instance.
remove-after-grace-period
When the free trial instance expires, disable the instance, and delete it after the grace period passes if it has not been upgraded to a provisioned instance.
--instance-type=INSTANCE_TYPE
Specifies the type for this instance. INSTANCE_TYPE must be one of:
free-instance
Free trial instances provide no guarantees for dedicated resources, both node_count and processing_units should be 0. They come with stricter usage limits and limited support.
provisioned
Provisioned instances have dedicated resources, standard usage limits, and support.
At most one of these can be specified:
--nodes=NODES
Number of nodes for the instance.
--processing-units=PROCESSING_UNITS
Number of processing units for the instance.
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
These variants are also available:
gcloud alpha spanner instances create
gcloud beta spanner instances create