Filestore instance backup

[Alok Singh]

How can I backup my filestore Instance in Google Cloud ? is there an option in console ?

I found this link - 

https://cloud.google.com/filestore/docs/backup

https://cloud.google.com/filestore/docs/copying-data

Can someone guide me on this ?

[Digil (Google Cloud Platform Support)]

It seems like you did find the correct documentation for backing up the date from a Filestore instance. Since those solutions are provided by partners(not Google Cloud Platform), I believe there is no such option currently available to control the backup via GCP's console(UI) or CLI. You need to refer documentations[doc-1, doc-2] provided by respective partners. 

I believe you already knew the option to copy data from a Filestore file share that is mounted on a Compute Engine VM instance to a Cloud Storage bucket by using the gsutil rsync command. This is achievable with the help of Cloud Storage bucket and the details are explained here. But this option might take some time depending on the number and size of files.

But if you would like to integrate a persistent disk snapshot or storage buckets as a backup option for Filestore instance directly via GCP's UI, kindly consider reporting it as a feature request using Google Cloud Platform's issue-tracker.