helm install velero

helm repo add vmware-tanzu https://vmware-tanzu.github.io/helm-charts

helm install velero vmware-tanzu/velero \
--namespace velero \
--create-namespace \
--set-file credentials.secretContents.cloud=<FULL PATH TO FILE> \
--set configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].name=<BACKUP STORAGE LOCATION NAME> \
--set configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].provider=<PROVIDER NAME> \
--set configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].bucket=<BUCKET NAME> \
--set configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].config.region=<REGION> \
--set configuration.volumeSnapshotLocation[0].name=<VOLUME SNAPSHOT LOCATION NAME> \
--set configuration.volumeSnapshotLocation[0].provider=<PROVIDER NAME> \
--set configuration.volumeSnapshotLocation[0].config.region=<REGION> \
--set initContainers[0].name=velero-plugin-for-<PROVIDER NAME> \
--set initContainers[0].image=velero/velero-plugin-for-<PROVIDER NAME>:<PROVIDER PLUGIN TAG> \
--set initContainers[0].volumeMounts[0].mountPath=/target \
--set initContainers[0].volumeMounts[0].name=plugins

helm install velero vmware-tanzu/velero --namespace velero --create-namespace --set 
"configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].name=testlocation" --set 
"configuration.volumeSnapshotLocation[0].name=testname" --set 
"configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].provider=aws" --set 
"configuration.backupStorageLocation[0].bucket=bucketname" --set 
"configuration.volumeSnapshotLocation[0].provider=aws" 

Errors

helm install velero vmware-tanzu/velero --namespace velero --create-namespace 


 Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: 2 errors occurred:
 	* BackupStorageLocation.velero.io "default" is invalid: [spec.objectStorage.bucket: 
 Required value, spec.provider: Required value] 
	* VolumeSnapshotLocation.velero.io "default" is invalid: spec.provider: Required value

Error: INSTALLATION FAILED: cannot re-use a name that is still in use

Users of zsh might need to put quotes around key/value pairs.

See also

• 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
• helm install [ --set | --dry-run | --debug | --timeout | --namespace | --create-namespace | --generate-name | --help ] values.yaml, helm upgrade --install