NAME
    gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup - backup instances

SYNOPSIS
    gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup (INSTANCE : --location=LOCATION)
        [--async] [--backup-id=BACKUP_ID] [--ttl=TTL] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG ...]

DESCRIPTION
    (ALPHA) backup instances

EXAMPLES
    To backup all instances, run:

        $ gcloud alpha memorystore instances backup

POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
     Instance resource - Instance resource name using the form:
     projects/{project_id}/locations/{location_id}/instances/{instance_id}
     where location_id 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 project attribute:
      ◆ provide the argument instance 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.

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

          To set the instance attribute:
          ▸ provide the argument instance on the command line.

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

       --location=LOCATION
          The location id of the instance resource.

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

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

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

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

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 memorystore/v1alpha API. The full documentation for
    this API can be found at: https://cloud.google.com/memorystore/

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:

        $ gcloud memorystore instances backup

        $ gcloud beta memorystore instances backup