Velero with AWS S3 - Configure Velero

Customize Velero to allow the configuration of a non-default backup location.

Create a ConfigMap for the Velero configuration:

CODE

cat <<EOF | kubectl apply -f -
apiVersion: v1
kind: ConfigMap
metadata:
  namespace: ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE}
  name: velero-overrides
data:
  values.yaml: |
    configuration:
      backupStorageLocation:
        bucket: ${BUCKET}
        config:
          region: <AWS_REGION> # such as us-west-2
          s3ForcePathStyle: "false"
          insecureSkipTLSVerify: "false"
          s3Url: ""
          # profile should be set to the AWS profile name mentioned in the secret
          profile: default
    credentials:
      # With the proper IAM permissions with access to the S3 bucket,
      # you can attach the EC2 instances using the IAM Role, OR fill in "existingSecret" OR "secretContents" below.
      #
      # Name of a pre-existing secret (if any) in the Velero namespace
      # that should be used to get IAM account credentials.
      existingSecret: velero-aws-credentials
      # The key must be named "cloud", and the value corresponds to the entire content of your IAM credentials file.
      # For more information, consult the documentation for the velero plugin for AWS at:
      # [AWS] https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero-plugin-for-aws/blob/main/README.md
      secretContents: 
        # cloud: |
        #   [default]
        #   aws_access_key_id=<REDACTED>
        #   aws_secret_access_key=<REDACTED>
EOF

Patch the Velero AppDeployment to reference the created ConfigMap with the Velero overrides:
1. To update Velero in all clusters in a workspace:
  CODE
```
cat << EOF | kubectl -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} patch appdeployment velero --type="merge" --patch-file=/dev/stdin
spec:
  configOverrides:
    name: velero-overrides
EOF
```
2. To update Velero for a specific cluster in a workspace, see Customize an Application per Cluster .

Check the ConfigMap on the HelmRelease object:

CODE

kubectl wait --for=jsonpath='{.spec.valuesFrom[1].name}'=velero-overrides HelmRelease/velero -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE}

Verify that the Velero pod is running:

CODE

kubectl get pods -A --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf |grep velero

You can also configure Velero by editing the kommander.yaml and rerunning the installation. To follow this alternative configuration path, expand the following section:

Alternative Configuration path for Management/Essential clusters

Configure Velero on the Management Cluster

Output the Kommander configuration to kommander.yaml

CODE

dkp install kommander -o yaml --init > kommander.yaml

Add the Velero configuration to the apps.velero.values section:
NOTE: This process has been tested to work with plugins for AWS v1.1.0. Newer versions of these plugins can be used, but have not been tested by D2iQ.

CODE

...
  velero:
    values: |
      configuration:
      backupStorageLocation:
        bucket: ${BUCKET}
        config:
          region: <AWS_REGION> # such as us-west-2
          s3ForcePathStyle: "false"
          insecureSkipTLSVerify: "false"
          s3Url: ""
          # profile should be set to the AWS profile name mentioned in the secret
          profile: default
      credentials:
        # With the proper IAM permissions with access to the S3 bucket,
        # you can attach the EC2 instances using the IAM Role, OR fill in "existingSecret" OR "secretContents" below.
        #
        # Name of a pre-existing secret (if any) in the Velero namespace
        # that should be used to get IAM account credentials.
        existingSecret: velero-aws-credentials
        # The key must be named "cloud", and the value corresponds to the entire content of your IAM credentials file.
        # For more information, consult the documentation for the velero plugin for AWS at:
        # [AWS] https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero-plugin-for-aws/blob/main/README.md
        secretContents: 
          # cloud: |
          #   [default]
          #   aws_access_key_id=<REDACTED>
          #   aws_secret_access_key=<REDACTED>
...

Run dkp install kommander using the kommander.yaml configuration file:

CODE

dkp install kommander --installer-config kommander.yaml --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf

After running dkp install kommander see the ConfigMap on the HelmRelease object:

CODE

kubectl wait --for=jsonpath='{.spec.valuesFrom[1].name}'=velero-overrides HelmRelease/velero -n kommander

Check the Helm releases that the new Velero configuration has been applied:

CODE

kubectl get helmrelease -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf

Verify that the Velero pod is running:

CODE

kubectl get pods -A --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf |grep velero

Create the backup storage location:

CODE

velero backup-location create -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} <aws-backup-location-name> \
  --provider aws \
  --bucket ${BUCKET} \
  --config region=<AWS_REGION> \
  --credential=velero-aws-credentials=aws

Check that the backup storage location is Available and referencing the correct S3 bucket:
CODE
```
kubectl get backupstoragelocations -n kommander -oyaml
```

Next Step:

Velero with AWS S3 - Establish a Backup Location