Backup & Restore Guide

1. Back Up a Cluster

To backup a cluster, ensure that Velero CLI is installed on your machine, to install velero CLI:

For MacOS:

brew install velero

For windows with Chocolatey

choco install velero

Back Up the Entire Cluster

Run the following command to back up all namespaces in the cluster (If you get an error saying it can’t find velero, add the flag --namespace <valero namespace> ):

velero backup create <BACKUP_NAME> --include-namespaces '*'

2. Restore a Cluster

Restore the Entire Cluster

To restore all namespaces from a backup:

velero restore create --from-backup <BACKUP_NAME>

Restore Specific Namespaces

To restore only specific namespaces:

velero restore create --from-backup <BACKUP_NAME> --include-namespaces <NAMESPACE_1>,<NAMESPACE_2>

Verify Restores

Describe a restore:

velero restore describe <RESTORE_NAME> --details

List all restores:
Terminal window
```
velero restore get
```

3. Monitor Backup and Restore Operations

Logs for Backup Operations

kubectl logs deployment/velero -n velero

Logs for Restore Operations

kubectl logs deployment/velero -n velero

4. Schedule Automated Backups

Create a Recurring Backup Schedule

To schedule daily backups of all namespaces:

velero schedule create <SCHEDULE_NAME> \
    --schedule="@every 24h" \
    --include-namespaces '*'

Verify Schedules

To list all schedules:

velero schedule get