Kubernetes Backup with Velero
Manage backups and restores using kubectl-mcp-server's Velero tools.
Check Velero Installation
python
# Detect Velero velero_detect_tool() # List backup locations velero_backup_locations_list_tool()
Create Backups
python
# Backup entire namespace
velero_backup_create_tool(
name="my-backup",
namespaces=["default", "app-namespace"]
)
# Backup with label selector
velero_backup_create_tool(
name="app-backup",
namespaces=["default"],
label_selector="app=my-app"
)
# Backup excluding resources
velero_backup_create_tool(
name="config-backup",
namespaces=["default"],
exclude_resources=["pods", "replicasets"]
)
# Backup with TTL
velero_backup_create_tool(
name="daily-backup",
namespaces=["production"],
ttl="720h" # 30 days
)
List and Describe Backups
python
# List all backups velero_backups_list_tool() # Get backup details velero_backup_get_tool(name="my-backup") # Check backup status # - New: Backup request created # - InProgress: Backup running # - Completed: Backup successful # - Failed: Backup failed # - PartiallyFailed: Some items failed
Restore from Backup
python
# Full restore
velero_restore_create_tool(
name="my-restore",
backup_name="my-backup"
)
# Restore to different namespace
velero_restore_create_tool(
name="my-restore",
backup_name="my-backup",
namespace_mappings={"old-ns": "new-ns"}
)
# Restore specific resources
velero_restore_create_tool(
name="config-restore",
backup_name="my-backup",
include_resources=["configmaps", "secrets"]
)
# Restore excluding resources
velero_restore_create_tool(
name="partial-restore",
backup_name="my-backup",
exclude_resources=["persistentvolumeclaims"]
)
List and Monitor Restores
python
# List restores velero_restores_list_tool() # Get restore details velero_restore_get_tool(name="my-restore")
Scheduled Backups
python
# List schedules
velero_schedules_list_tool()
# Get schedule details
velero_schedule_get_tool(name="daily-backup")
# Create schedule (via kubectl)
kubectl_apply(manifest="""
apiVersion: velero.io/v1
kind: Schedule
metadata:
name: daily-backup
namespace: velero
spec:
schedule: "0 2 * * *" # 2 AM daily
template:
includedNamespaces:
- production
ttl: 720h
""")
Disaster Recovery Workflow
Create DR Backup
python
1. velero_backup_create_tool(
name="dr-backup-$(date)",
namespaces=["production"]
)
2. velero_backup_get_tool(name="dr-backup-...") # Wait for completion
Restore to New Cluster
python
1. velero_detect_tool() # Verify Velero installed
2. velero_backups_list_tool() # Find backup
3. velero_restore_create_tool(
name="dr-restore",
backup_name="dr-backup-..."
)
4. velero_restore_get_tool(name="dr-restore") # Monitor
Related Skills
- •k8s-multicluster - Multi-cluster operations
- •k8s-incident - Incident response