Velero with Azure Blob Containers - Establish a Backup Location

Create a Backup Storage Location

1. Create a location for the backup by pointing to an existing Azure container:
   Ensure you set the required environment variables as specified in Velero with Azure Blob Containers - Prepare your Environment.
   Replace <azure-backup-location-name> with a name for the backup location.

   CODE

   velero backup-location create <azure-backup-location-name> -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} \
   --provider azure \
   --bucket ${BLOB_CONTAINER} \
   --config resourceGroup=${AZURE_BACKUP_RESOURCE_GROUP},storageAccount=${AZURE_STORAGE_ACCOUNT_ID},subscriptionId=${AZURE_BACKUP_SUBSCRIPTION_ID} \
   --credential=velero-azure-credentials=azure --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf

2. Check that the backup storage location is Available and that it references the correct Azure container:

   CODE

   kubectl get backupstoragelocations -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} -oyaml

Create a Test Backup

1. Create a test backup that is stored in the location you created in the previous section:

   CODE

   velero backup create azure-velero-testbackup -n ${WORKSPACE_NAMESPACE} \
   --kubeconfig=${CLUSTER_NAME}.conf \ 
   --storage-location <azure-backup-location-name> \
   --snapshot-volumes=false

2. View your backup:

   CODE

   velero backup describe azure-velero-testbackup

Next Step:

Back up with Velero