NAME
    gcloud alloydb backups create - creates a new AlloyDB backup within a given
        project

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alloydb backups create BACKUP --cluster=CLUSTER --region=REGION
        [--async]
        [--kms-key=KMS_KEY : --kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING
          --kms-location=KMS_LOCATION --kms-project=KMS_PROJECT]
        [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    Creates a new AlloyDB backup within a given project.

EXAMPLES
    To create a new backup, run:

        $ gcloud alloydb backups create my-backup --cluster=my-cluster \
            --region=us-central1

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     BACKUP
        AlloyDB backup ID

REQUIRED FLAGS
     --cluster=CLUSTER
        AlloyDB cluster ID

     --region=REGION
        The region of the cluster to backup. Note: both the cluster and the
        backup have to be in the same region.

OPTIONAL FLAGS
     --async
        Return immediately, without waiting for the operation in progress to
        complete.

     Key resource - The Cloud KMS (Key Management Service) cryptokey that will
     be used to protect the backup. The 'AlloyDB Service Agent' service account
     must hold permission 'Cloud KMS CryptoKey Encrypter/Decrypter'. The
     arguments in this group can be used to specify the attributes of this
     resource.

       --kms-key=KMS_KEY
          ID of the key or fully qualified identifier for the key.

          To set the kms-key attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-key on the command line.

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

       --kms-keyring=KMS_KEYRING
          The KMS keyring of the key.

          To set the kms-keyring attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully
            specified name;
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-keyring on the command line.

       --kms-location=KMS_LOCATION
          The Google Cloud location for the key.

          To set the kms-location attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully
            specified name;
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-location on the command line.

       --kms-project=KMS_PROJECT
          The Google Cloud project for the key.

          To set the kms-project attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-key on the command line with a fully
            specified name;
          ▸ provide the argument --kms-project on the command line;
          ▸ set the property core/project.

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.

NOTES
    These variants are also available:

        $ gcloud alpha alloydb backups create

        $ gcloud beta alloydb backups create