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gcloud compute instant-snapshots create

NAME
gcloud compute instant-snapshots create - create a Compute Engine instant snapshot
SYNOPSIS
gcloud compute instant-snapshots create INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME --source-disk=SOURCE_DISK [--labels=[KEY=VALUE,…]] [--resource-manager-tags=[KEY=VALUE,…]] [--region=REGION     | --zone=ZONE] [GCLOUD_WIDE_FLAG …]
DESCRIPTION
gcloud compute instant-snapshots create creates an instant snapshot of a disk. Instant snapshots are useful for backing up the disk data.
EXAMPLES
To create an instant snapshot 'my-instant-snap' from a disk 'my-disk' in zone 'us-east1-a', run: 
gcloud compute instant-snapshots create my-instant-snap --source-disk=my-disk --zone=us-east1-a
POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS
INSTANT_SNAPSHOT_NAME
Name of the instant snapshot to create.
REQUIRED FLAGS
Source disk options This must be specified.
--source-disk=SOURCE_DISK
Source disk used to create the instant snapshot.
OPTIONAL FLAGS
--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.
--resource-manager-tags=[KEY=VALUE,…]
A comma-separated list of Resource Manager tags to apply to the snapshot.
At most one of these can be specified:
--region=REGION
Region of the instant snapshot to create. If not specified, you might be prompted to select a region (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/region property: 

gcloud config set compute/region REGION

A list of regions can be fetched by running: 

gcloud compute regions list

To unset the property, run: 

gcloud config unset compute/region
 Alternatively, the region can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_REGION.
--zone=ZONE
Zone of the instant snapshot to create. If not specified and the compute/zone property isn't set, you might be prompted to select a zone (interactive mode only).

To avoid prompting when this flag is omitted, you can set the compute/zone property: 

gcloud config set compute/zone ZONE

A list of zones can be fetched by running: 

gcloud compute zones list

To unset the property, run: 

gcloud config unset compute/zone
 Alternatively, the zone can be stored in the environment variable CLOUDSDK_COMPUTE_ZONE.
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 compute instant-snapshots create
 
gcloud beta compute instant-snapshots create
 
gcloud preview compute instant-snapshots create