Skip to main content

Velero Backups on AWS

Velero CLI Install​

Install velero cli binary from VMWare

For Linux x86_64:
curl -LO https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases/download/v1.10.1/velero-v1.10.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
tar zxvf velero-v1.10.1-linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo mv velero-v1.10.1-linux-amd64/velero /usr/local/bin/velero
velero version

AWS Install​

Install aws CLI tool from Amazon.

For Linux x86_64:
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install

Prep Work:​

  • Create S3 Bucket
  • Create IAM User

Create a credential file to be used to install the velero-aws plugin:​

[default]
aws_access_key_id=<AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID>
aws_secret_access_key=<AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY>

Run the velero install command with these additional flags:​

Velero 1.10 and later:​

Use the --use-node-agent, --uploader-type=restic, and --use-volume-snapshots=false flags.

Velero versions earlier than 1.10:​

Use the --use-restic and --use-volume-snapshots=false flags.

Example:

export BUCKET=<S3_BUCKET_NAME>
export REGION=<S3_BUCKET_REGION>
velero install \
   --provider aws \
   --plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.6.0 \
   --bucket $BUCKET \
   --backup-location-config region=$REGION \
   --secret-file CREDS_FILE \
   --use-node-agent --uploader-type=restic \
   --use-volume-snapshots=false

Application Admin Configuration​

  • Navigate to Snapshots
  • Select Settings & Schedule tab
  • Change the Destination location to Amazon S3
  • Enter S3 Bucket Name, Region, and Path.
  • Enter IAM User Access Key ID and Access Key Secret
  • Click "Update storage settings" button.
  • Start a Partial Snapshot (Application) or Full Snapshot (Instance)

Optional:

  • Restore from Partial Snapshot (Application) or Full Snapshot (Instance)

Sources: Velero, Replicated