gcloud alpha backup-dr backup-plans create

gcloud alpha backup-dr backup-plans create - creates a new Backup Plan

gcloud alpha backup-dr backup-plans create (BACKUP_PLAN : --location=LOCATION) --backup-rule=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…] --backup-vault=BACKUP_VAULT --resource-type=RESOURCE_TYPE [--async] [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]

run:

gcloud alpha backup-dr backup-plans create sample-backup-plan --project=sample-project --location=us-central1 --resource-type 'compute.<UNIVERSE_DOMAIN>.com/Instance' --backup-vault <BACKUP-VAULT> --backup-rule <BACKUP-RULE> --backup-rule <BACKUP-RULE>

Backup Rule Examples:

1. Hourly backup rule with hourly backup frequency of 6 hours and store it for 30 days, and expect the backups to run only between 10:00 to 20:00 UTC

<BACKUP-RULE>: rule-id=sample-hourly-rule,retention-days=30,recurrence=HOURLY,hourly-frequency=6,time-zone=UTC,backup-window-start=10,backup-window-end=20

Properties:

• rule-id = "sample-hourly-rule"
• retention-days = 30
• recurrence = HOURLY
• hourly-frequency = 6
• time-zone = UTC
• backup-window-start = 10
• backup-window-end = 20

2. Daily backup rule with daily backup frequency of 6 hours and store it for 7 days

<BACKUP-RULE>: rule-id=sample-daily-rule,retention-days=7,recurrence=DAILY,backup-window-start=1,backup-window-end=14

Properties:

• rule-id = "sample-daily-rule"
• retention-days = 7
• recurrence = DAILY
• backup-window-start = 1
• backup-window-end = 14

3. Weekly backup rule with weekly backup frequency on every MONDAY & FRIDAY and store it for 21 days

<BACKUP-RULE>: rule-id=sample-weekly-rule,retention-days=21,recurrence=WEEKLY,days-of-week="MONDAY FRIDAY",backup-window-start=10,backup-window-end=20

Properties:

• rule-id = "sample-weekly-rule"
• retention-days: 21
• recurrence = WEEKLY
• days-of-week = "MONDAY FRIDAY"
• backup-window-start = 10
• backup-window-end = 20

Backup Plan resource - Name of the backup plan to be created. Once the backup plan is created, this name can't be changed. The name must be unique for a project and location. 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_PLAN 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_PLAN

ID of the Backup Plan or fully qualified identifier for the Backup Plan.

To set the name attribute:

• provide the argument BACKUP_PLAN on the command line.

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

--location=LOCATION

The location of the Backup Plan.

To set the location attribute:

• provide the argument BACKUP_PLAN on the command line with a fully specified name;
• provide the argument --location on the command line.

--backup-rule=[PROPERTY=VALUE,…]

Backup rule that defines parameters for when and how a backup is created. This flag can be repeated to create more backup rules.

Parameters for the backup rule include:

rule-id

Name of the backup rule. The name must be unique and start with a lowercase letter followed by up to 62 lowercase letters, numbers, or hyphens.

retention-days

Duration for which backup data should be retained. It must be defined in "days". The value should be greater than or equal to the enforced retention period set for the backup vault.

recurrence

Frequency for the backup schedule. It must be either: HOURLY, DAILY, WEEKLY, MONTHLY or YEARLY.

backup-window-start

Start time of the interval during which backup jobs should be executed. It can be defined as backup-window-start=2, that means backup window starts at 2 a.m. The start time and end time must have an interval of 6 hours.

backup-window-end

End time of the interval during which backup jobs should be executed. It can be defined as backup-window-end=14, that means backup window ends at 2 p.m. The start time and end time must have an interval of 6 hours.

Jobs are queued at the beginning of the window and will be marked as SKIPPED if they do not start by the end time. Jobs that are in progress will not be canceled at the end time.

time-zone

The time zone to be used for the backup schedule. The value must exist in the IANA tz database. The default value is UTC. E.g., Europe/Paris

Following flags are mutually exclusive:

hourly-frequency

Frequency for hourly backups. An hourly frequency of 2 means backup jobs will run every 2 hours from start time till the end time defined. The hourly frequency must be between 6 and 23. The value is needed only if recurrence type is HOURLY.

days-of-week

Days of the week when the backup job should be executed. The value is needed if recurrence type is WEEKLY. E.g., MONDAY,TUESDAY

days-of-month

Days of the month when the backup job should be executed. The value is needed only if recurrence type is YEARLY. E.g.,"1,5,14"

months

Month for the backup schedule. The value is needed only if recurrence type is YEARLY. E.g., JANUARY, MARCH

week-day-of-month

Recurring day of the week in the month or year when the backup job should be executed. E.g. FIRST-SUNDAY, THIRD-MONDAY. The value can only be provided if the recurrence type is MONTHLY or YEARLY. Allowed values for the number of week - FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, FOURTH, LAST. Allowed values for days of the week - MONDAY to SUNDAY.

E.g., "rule-id=sample-daily-rule,recurrence=WEEKLY,backup-window-start=2,backup-window-end=14,retention-days=20,days-of-week='SUNDAY MONDAY'"

Backup Vault resource - The backup vault where the backups gets stored using this backup plan. This represents a Cloud 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-vault on the command line with a fully specified name;
• provide the argument --project on the command line;
• set the property core/project.

To set the location attribute:

• provide the argument --backup-vault on the command line with a fully specified name;
• provide the argument --location on the command line.

This must be specified.

--backup-vault=BACKUP_VAULT

ID of the Backup Vault or fully qualified identifier for the Backup Vault.

To set the name attribute:

• provide the argument --backup-vault on the command line.

--resource-type=RESOURCE_TYPE

Type of resource to which the backup plan should be applied. E.g., compute.<UNIVERSE_DOMAIN>.com/Instance

--async

Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete. The default is True. Enabled by default, use --no-async to disable.

--description=DESCRIPTION

Provide a description of the backup plan, such as specific use cases and relevant details, in 2048 characters or less.

E.g., This is a backup plan that performs a daily backup at 6 p.m. and retains data for 3 months.

--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]

If you have assigned labels to your resources for grouping, you can provide the label using this flag.A label is a key-value pair.

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.

Run $ gcloud help for details.