.TH "GCLOUD_ALPHA_SQL_INSTANCES_SWITCHOVER" 1



.SH "NAME"
.HP
gcloud alpha sql instances switchover \- switches over a Cloud SQL instance to one of its replicas



.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP
\f5gcloud alpha sql instances switchover\fR \fIREPLICA\fR [\fB\-\-async\fR] [\fB\-\-db\-timeout\fR=\fIDB_TIMEOUT\fR] [\fIGCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG\ ...\fR]



.SH "DESCRIPTION"

\fB(ALPHA)\fR Switches over a Cloud SQL instance to one of its replicas.



.SH "EXAMPLES"

To switch over an instance to its replica called replica\-instance:

.RS 2m
$ gcloud alpha sql instances switchover replica\-instance
.RE



.SH "POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS"

.RS 2m
.TP 2m
\fIREPLICA\fR

Cloud SQL replica ID.


.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\-\-db\-timeout\fR=\fIDB_TIMEOUT\fR

(MySQL and PostgreSQL only) Cloud SQL instance operations timeout, which is the
sum of all database operations. Default value is 10 minutes and can be modified
to a maximum value of 24h.


.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 "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 sql instances switchover
.RE

.RS 2m
$ gcloud beta sql instances switchover
.RE