Policy of which storage location is going to be resolved, and additional data that particularizes how the policy is going to be carried out.
storageLocation.policy
enum
The chosen location policy.
storageLocation.locations[]
map (key: string, value: object)
When the policy is SPECIFIC_LOCATIONS, snapshots will be stored in the locations listed in this field. Keys are Cloud Storage bucket locations. Only one location can be specified.
storageLocation.locations[].name
string
Name of the location. It should be one of the Cloud Storage buckets. Only one location can be specified.
accessLocation
object
(Regional snapshots use only)Policy of which location is allowed to access snapshot.
accessLocation.locations[]
map (key: string, value: object)
List of regions that can restore a regional snapshot from the current region
accessLocation.locations[].region
string
Accessible region name
accessLocation.policy
enum
Policy of which location is allowed to access snapshot.
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