gcloud alpha compute snapshots create - create Compute Engine snapshots
gcloud alpha compute snapshots create NAME [--async] [--chain-name=CHAIN_NAME] [--csek-key-file=FILE] [--description=DESCRIPTION] [--guest-flush] [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,...]] [--max-retention-days=MAX_RETENTION_DAYS] [--snapshot-type=SNAPSHOT_TYPE] [--source-disk=SOURCE_DISK] [--source-disk-key-file=FILE] [--source-instant-snapshot=SOURCE_INSTANT_SNAPSHOT] [--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 ...]
(ALPHA) gcloud alpha 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.
To create a snapshot 'my-snap' from a disk 'my-disk' in zone 'us-east1-a', run:
$ gcloud alpha compute snapshots create my-snap \ --source-disk=my-disk --source-disk-zone=us-east1-a
- NAME
The name of the snapshot.
- --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.
- --max-retention-days=MAX_RETENTION_DAYS
Days for snapshot to live before being automatically deleted. If unspecified, the snapshot will live until manually deleted.
- --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-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
Source instant snapshot used to create the snapshot. To create a snapshot from a source instant snapshot in a different project, specify the full path to the source instant snapshot. For example: https://www.googleapis.com/compute/v1/projects/MY-PROJECT/zones/MY-ZONE/instantSnapshots/MY-INSTANT-SNAPSHOT
- --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.
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.
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 compute snapshots create
$ gcloud beta compute snapshots create