astra pcu create

astra pcu create [-qV] [--no-input] [--[no-]spinner] [--dump-logs[=FILE]]
                 [-c=CLOUD] [--color=WHEN] [-d=DESC] [-it=TYPE] [--max=MAX]
                 [--min=MIN] [-o=FORMAT] [-pt=TYPE] [-r=REGION]
                 [--reserved=RESERVED] [[[-cf=PATH] [-p=NAME]] | [--token=TOKEN
                 [--env=ENV]]] [--if-not-exists | --allow-duplicate-names] GROUP

Create a new PCU group

Options

GROUP

The name or ID of the PCU group to operate on

--if-not-exists

Don’t error if the pcu already exists

--allow-duplicate-names

Allow multiple pcus with the same name

-c, --cloud

Cloud provider this PCU will work in

-r, --region

Cloud region this PCU will work in. Use one of the astra db list-regions-* commands to see available regions.

-d, --description

Optional description for the PCU group

-it, --instance-type

Cache type for the PCU group

-pt, --provision-type

Provision type for the PCU group

--min

Minimum capacity units for the PCU group

--max

Maximum capacity units for the PCU group

--reserved

Reserved capacity units for the PCU group

Common Options
-o, --output

One of: human, json, csv

-V, --verbose

Enable verbose logging output

-q, --quiet

Only output essential information

--spinner

Enable/disable loading spinners

--no-input

Don’t ask for user input (e.g. confirmation prompts)

--color

One of: auto, never, always

--dump-logs

Write all logs to an optionally specified file

Connection Options
-cf, --config-file

The .astrarc file to use for this command

-p, --profile

The .astrarc profile to use for this command

--token

The astra token to use for this command. Use the --token @file syntax to read the token from a file, to avoid potential leaks.

--env

Override the target astra environment

Examples

# Create a basic pcu group
$ astra pcu create my_pcu -c AWS -r us-west-2

# Create a pcu group if it doesn't already exist
$ astra pcu create my_pcu --region us-east1 --if-not-exists

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