Velero backup create

https://velero.io/docs/main/backup-reference/

velero backup create --help

velero backup create my-backup-from-mynamespace --include-namespaces my-backup-from-mynamespace

velero backup create my-backup-from-mynamespace --include-namespaces my-backup-from-mynamespace
velero backup create my-nginx-backup --selector app=nginx

velero backup create yournamespace --include-namespaces yournamespace
Backup request "yournamespace" submitted successfully.
Run `velero backup describe yournamespace` or `velero backup logs yournamespace` for more details.

velero backup create mybackupName --include-cluster-resources=true --ordered-resources 'pods=ns1/pod1,ns1/pod2;persistentvolumes=pv4,pv8' --include-namespaces=ns1
velero backup create mybackupName --ordered-resources 'statefulsets=ns1/sts1,ns1/sts0' --include-namespaces=yournamespace

velero backup create mytest
Backup request "mytest" submitted successfully.
Run `velero backup describe mytest` or `velero backup logs mytest` for more details.

Output examples

velero backup describe your-backupname
Name:         yourbackup
Namespace:    velero
Labels:       velero.io/storage-location=default
Annotations:  velero.io/source-cluster-k8s-gitversion=v1.19.15
              velero.io/source-cluster-k8s-major-version=1
              velero.io/source-cluster-k8s-minor-version=19  

Phase:  PartiallyFailed (run `velero backup logs yourbackup` for more information)

Warnings:  <error getting warnings: DownloadRequest.velero.io "yournamesapce-12345" is invalid: spec.target.kind: Unsupported value: 
"BackupResults": supported values: "BackupLog", "BackupContents", "BackupVolumeSnapshots", "BackupItemSnapshots", "BackupResourceList", 
"RestoreLog", "RestoreResults"> 

Errors:  <error getting errors: DownloadRequest.velero.io "yournamespace123456" is invalid: spec.target.kind: Unsupported value: 
"BackupResults": supported values: "BackupLog", "BackupContents", "BackupVolumeSnapshots", "BackupItemSnapshots", "BackupResourceList", 
"RestoreLog", "RestoreResults">

Namespaces:
  Included:  yournamespace
  Excluded:  <none>

Resources:
  Included:        *
  Excluded:        <none>
  Cluster-scoped:  auto

Label selector:  <none>

Or label selector:  <none>

Storage Location:  default

Velero-Native Snapshot PVs:  auto
Snapshot Move Data:          auto
Data Mover:                  velero

TTL:  720h0m0s

CSISnapshotTimeout:    0s
ItemOperationTimeout:  0s

Hooks:  <none>

Backup Format Version:  1.1.0

Started:    2000-02-05 10:49:37 +0100 CET
Completed:  2000-02-05 10:49:48 +0100 CET

Expiration:  2024-03-06 10:49:37 +0100 CET

Total items to be backed up:  0
Items backed up:              0

Errors

velero backup create
An error occurred: a backup name is required, unless you are creating based on a schedule

Related

• velero backup describe
• velero backup logs
• velero backup get
• velero create

See also

• velero backup [ create | describe | logs | download | get | delete ]
• Velero: [backup | backup-location | bug | client | completion | create | debug | delete | get | describe | help | install] kubectl kots velero | plugin | repo | restore | schedule | uninstall], helm install velero, --help, Velero: Cluster migration