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