.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_MEMORYSTORE_INSTANCES_BACKUP" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup \- backup instances



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup\fR (\fIINSTANCE\fR\ :\ \fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR) [\fB\-\-async\fR] [\fB\-\-backup\-id\fR=\fIBACKUP_ID\fR] [\fB\-\-ttl\fR=\fITTL\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR backup instances



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To backup all instances, run:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m

Instance resource \- Instance resource name using the form:
\f5projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}/instances/{instance_id}\fR
where \f5location_id\fR refers to a Google Cloud region. 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 \f5project\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line with a fully specified
name;
.IP "\(em" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-project\fR on the command line;
.IP "\(em" 2m
set the property \f5core/project\fR.
.RE
.sp

This must be specified.


.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIINSTANCE\fR

ID of the instance or fully qualified identifier for the instance.

To set the \f5instance\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp

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

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-location\fR=\fILOCATION\fR

The location id of the instance resource.

To set the \f5location\fR attribute:
.RS 2m
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5instance\fR on the command line with a fully specified
name;
.IP "\(bu" 2m
provide the argument \f5\-\-location\fR on the command line.
.RE
.sp


.RE
.RE
.sp

.SH "FLAGS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fB\-\-async\fR

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

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-backup\-id\fR=\fIBACKUP_ID\fR

The id of the backup to be created. If not specified, the default value
([YYYYMMDDHHMMSS]\fI[Shortened Instance UID] is used.

.TP 2m
\fB\-\-ttl\fR=\fRTTL\fI

TTL for the backup to expire. Value range is 1 day to 100 years. If not
specified, the default value is 100 years.


\fR
.RE
.sp

.SH "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 \fB$ gcloud help\fR for details.



.SH "API REFERENCE"

This command uses the \fBmemorystore/v1alpha\fR API. The full documentation for
this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/memorystore/



.SH "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. These variants are also available:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud memorystore instances backup
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta memorystore instances backup
.RE