- NAME
-
- gcloud alpha container backup-restore backup-channels create - create a backup channel
- SYNOPSIS
-
-
gcloud alpha container backup-restore backup-channels create
(BACKUP_CHANNEL
:--location
=LOCATION
)--destination-project
=DESTINATION_PROJECT
[--async
] [--description
=DESCRIPTION
] [--labels
=[KEY
=VALUE
,…]] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …
]
-
- DESCRIPTION
-
(ALPHA)
Create a Backup for GKE backup channel. - EXAMPLES
-
To create a backup channel
in projectmy-backup-channel
in locationmy-project
with destination projectus-central1
, run:projects/1234567890
gcloud alpha container backup-restore backup-channels create my-backup-channel --project=my-project --location=us-central1 --destination_project=projects/1234567890
- POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
-
-
Backup channel resource - Name of the backup channel to create. Once the channel
is created, this name can't be changed. This must be 63 or fewer characters long
and must be unique within the project and location. The name may be provided
either as a relative name, e.g.
projects/<project>/locations/<location>/backupChannels/<backupChannel>
or as a single ID name (with the parent resources provided via options or through properties), e.g.BACKUP_CHANNEL --project=<project> --location=<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_channel
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_CHANNEL
-
ID of the backup channel or fully qualified identifier for the backup channel.
To set the
backup_channel
attribute:-
provide the argument
backup_channel
on the command line.
This positional argument must be specified if any of the other arguments in this group are specified.
-
provide the argument
--location
=LOCATION
-
Google Cloud location.
To set the
location
attribute:-
provide the argument
backup_channel
on the command line with a fully specified name; -
provide the argument
--location
on the command line; -
set the property
gkebackup/location
.
-
provide the argument
-
provide the argument
-
Backup channel resource - Name of the backup channel to create. Once the channel
is created, this name can't be changed. This must be 63 or fewer characters long
and must be unique within the project and location. The name may be provided
either as a relative name, e.g.
- REQUIRED FLAGS
-
--destination-project
=DESTINATION_PROJECT
-
The project where Backups are allowed to be created. The format is
projects/{project}
. Currently, {project} can only be the project number. e.g.projects/1234567890
.
- OPTIONAL FLAGS
-
--async
- Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to complete.
--description
=DESCRIPTION
- The description of the backup channel.
--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.
- 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
gkebackup/v1
API. The full documentation for this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/add-on/backup-for-gke - 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. This variant is also available:
gcloud beta container backup-restore backup-channels create
gcloud alpha container backup-restore backup-channels create
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Last updated 2025-04-15 UTC.