Command-Line Interface

Learn about using Trilio for Kubernetes from the command-line interface

Overview

In order to get started with Trilio for Kubernetes in your environment, the following steps will be performed:

Operating the Product

1. Install a compatible CSI Driver

2. Create a T4K Target - Location where backups will be stored.

3. Create a retention policy (Optional) - To specify how long to keep the backups for.

4. Run Example

   1. Label Example

   2. Helm Example

   3. Operator Example

   4. Namespace Example

Step 1: Install Test CSI Driver

Skip this step if your environment already has a CSI driver installed with snapshot capability.

Trilio for Kubernetes requires a compatible Container Storage Interface (CSI) driver that provides the Snapshot feature.

You should check the Kubernetes CSI Developer Documentation to select a driver appropriate for your backend storage solution. See the selected CSI driver's documentation for details on the installation of the driver in your cluster.

Step 2: Create a Target

Create a secret containing the credentials for data stores to store backups. An example is provided below.

apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: sample-secret
type: Opaque
stringData:
  accessKey: AKIAS5B35DGFSTY7T55D
  secretKey: xWBupfGvkgkhaH8ansJU1wRhFoGoWFPmhXD6/vVD

Please use one of the Target examples provided in the Custom Resource Definition section as a template for creating an NFS, Amazon S3, or any S3-compatible storage target.

Supported values for S3 vendors include:

"AWS", "RedhatCeph", "Ceph", "IBMCleversafe", "Cloudian", "Scality", "NetApp", "Cohesity", "SwiftStack", "Wassabi", "MinIO", "DellEMC", "Other"

An Amazon S3 target example is provided below:

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Target
metadata:
  name: demo-s3-target
spec:
  type: ObjectStore
  vendor: AWS
  objectStoreCredentials:
    region: us-east-1
    bucketName: trilio-browser-test
    credentialSecret:
      name: sample-secret
      namespace: TARGET_NAMESPACE
  thresholdCapacity: 1000Gi

kubectl create -f tv-backup-target.yaml

Note: With the above configuration, the target would get created in the current user namespace unless specified. Also, additional information on Bucket permissions can be found in the Appendix Section: AWS S3 Target Permissions****

Step 3: Create a Retention Policy (Optional)

While the example backup custom resources created by following this Getting Started page can be deleted manually via kubectl commands, Trilio also provides backup retention capability - to automatically delete the backups based on defined time boundaries.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Policy
metadata:
  name: demo-policy
spec:
  type: Retention
  default: false
  retentionConfig:
    latest: 2
    weekly: 1
    dayOfWeek: Wednesday
    monthly: 1
    dateOfMonth: 15
    monthOfYear: March
    yearly: 1

More information on the Retention Policy spec can be found in the application CRD reference section. A retention policy is referenced in the backupPlan CR .

Note: With the above configuration, policy would get created in default namespace unless specified.

Step 4: Run Example

This section covers backup and restores examples based on Labels, Helm charts, Operators, and Namespaces

More details about CRDs and their usage/explanation can be found in the Custom Resource Definition Section.

Note:

1. Backup and BackupPlan should be in the same namespace.

2. For the restore operation, the resources will get restored in the namespace where restore CR is created.

3. Specifying backupPlan information in the restore manifest will automatically select the latest successful backup for that backupPlan.

Step 4.1: Label Example

The following sections will create a sample application (tag it with labels), backup the application via labels, and then restore the application.

The following steps will be performed.

1. Create a sample MySQL application

2. Create a BackupPlan CR that specifies the MySQL application to protect via labels

3. Create a Backup CR with reference to the BackupPlan CR

4. Create a Restore CR with reference to the Backup CR.

Create a Sample Application

Create the following file as mysql.yaml. Note the labels used to tag the different components of the application.

## Secret for mysql password
apiVersion: v1
kind: Secret
metadata:
  name: mysql-pass
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: frontend
type: Opaque
data:
  password: dHJpbGlvcGFzcw==
## password base64 encoded, plain text: triliopass
## "echo -n triliopass | base64" -> to get the encoded password
---
## PVC for mysql PV
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
  name: mysql-pv-claim
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: mysql
spec:
  storageClassName: "csi-hostpath-sc"
  accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOnce
  resources:
    requests:
      storage: 5Gi
---
## Mysql app deployment
apiVersion: apps/v1 # for versions before 1.9.0 use apps/v1beta2
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: k8s-demo-app-mysql
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: mysql
spec:
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: k8s-demo-app
      tier: mysql
  strategy:
    type: Recreate
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: k8s-demo-app
        tier: mysql
    spec:
      containers:
      - image: mysql:5.6
        name: mysql
        env:
        - name: MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD
          valueFrom:
            secretKeyRef:
              name: mysql-pass
              key: password
        ports:
        - containerPort: 3306
          name: mysql
        volumeMounts:
        - name: mysql-persistent-storage
          mountPath: /var/lib/mysql
      volumes:
      - name: mysql-persistent-storage
        persistentVolumeClaim:
          claimName: mysql-pv-claim
---
## Service for mysql app
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: k8s-demo-app-mysql
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: mysql
spec:
  type: ClusterIP
  ports:
    - port: 3306
  selector:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: mysql
---
## Deployment for frontend webserver
apiVersion: apps/v1
kind: Deployment
metadata:
  name: k8s-demo-app-frontend
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: frontend
spec:
  replicas: 3
  selector:
    matchLabels:
      app: k8s-demo-app
      tier: frontend
  template:
    metadata:
      labels:
        app: k8s-demo-app
        tier: frontend
    spec:
      containers:
      - name: demoapp-frontend
        image: docker.io/trilio/k8s-demo-app:v1
        imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
        ports:
        - containerPort: 80
---
## Service for frontend
apiVersion: v1
kind: Service
metadata:
  name: k8s-demo-app-frontend
  labels:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: frontend
spec:
  ports:
  - name: web
    port: 80
  selector:
    app: k8s-demo-app
    tier: frontend

Run below command to access the mysql DB using a mysql client from the host. This command works for "default" namespace. Please change the namespace context or use "-n <namespace>" if the demo app is installed in some other namespace.

kubectl port-forward --address 0.0.0.0 service/k8s-demo-app-mysql 3306:3306 &>/dev/null &

## To connect to mysql DB using a mysql client
mysql -h 127.0.0.1 -u root -p
Enter password:
Welcome to the MySQL monitor.  Commands end with ; or \g.
Your MySQL connection id is 7
Server version: 5.6.51 MySQL Community Server (GPL)

Copyright (c) 2000, 2021, Oracle and/or its affiliates.

Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its
affiliates. Other names may be trademarks of their respective
owners.

Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the current input statement.

mysql>

Create a BackupPlan

Create a BackupPlan CR that references the application created in the previous step via matching labels in the same namespace where the application resides.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: BackupPlan
metadata:
  name: mysql-label-backupplan
spec:
  backupConfig:
    target:
      namespace: default
      name: demo-s3-target
    retentionPolicy:
      namespace: default
      name: demo-policy
  backupPlanComponents:
    custom:
      - matchLabels:
          app: k8s-demo-app

Create a Backup

Create a Backup CR to protect the BackupPlan. Type of the backup can be either full or incremental.

Note: The first backup into a target location will always be a Full backup.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  name: mysql-label-backup
spec:
  type: Full
  backupPlan:
    name: mysql-label-backupplan
    namespace: default

Restore the Backup/Application

Finally, create the Restore CR to restore the Backup in the same namespace where the Backup CR is created. In the example provided below, mysql-label-backup is being restored into the "default" namespace.

Note: If restoring into the same namespace, ensure that the original application components have been removed.

Note: If restoring to another cluster (migration scenario), ensure that Trilio for Kubernetes is running in the remote namespace/cluster as well. To restore into a new cluster (where the Backup CR does not exist), source.type must be set to location. Please refer to the Custom Resource Definition Restore Section to view a restore by location example.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: demo-restore
spec:
  source:
    type: Backup
    backup:
      name: mysql-label-backup
      namespace: default
  skipIfAlreadyExists: true

Note: If restoring into another namespace in the same cluster, ensure that the resources which cannot be shared, like ports, should be freed, or transformation should be used to avoid conflict. More information about transformation can be found at Restore Transformation.

Step 4.2: Helm Example

The following sections will create a sample application via Helm, back up the application via Helm selector fields, and then restore the application.

The following steps will be performed.

1. Create a cockroachdb instance using Helm

2. Create a BackupPlan CR that specifies the cockroachdb application to protect.

3. Create a Backup CR with a reference to the BackupPlan CR

4. Create a Restore CR with a reference to the Backup CR.

Create a sample application via Helm

In this example, we will use Helm Tooling to create a "cockroachdb" application.

Run the following commands against a Kubernetes cluster. Use the attached cockroachdb_-values.yaml_ file for the installation by copying it to your local directory.

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cockroachdb-values.yaml

helm repo add stable https://charts.helm.sh/stable
helm repo update

helm install cockroachdb-app --values cockroachdb-values.yaml stable/cockroachdb

After running helm install, confirm the installation was successful by running helm ls

helm ls

NAME            NAMESPACE       REVISION        UPDATED                                 STATUS          CHART           APP VERSION
cockroachdb-app  default         1               2020-07-08 05:04:17.498739741 +0000 UTC deployed        cockroachdb-3.0.19.2.5

Create a BackupPlan

Use the following to create a BackupPlan. Ensure the name of the release you specify matches the output from the helm ls command in the previous step.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: BackupPlan
metadata:
  name: cockroachdb-backup-plan
spec:
  backupConfig:
    target:
      namespace: default
      name: demo-s3-target
  backupPlanComponents:
    helmReleases:
      - cockroachdb-app

Create a Backup

Use the following content to create a backup CR.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  name: cockroachdb-full-backup
spec:
  type: Full
  scheduleType: Periodic
  backupPlan:
    name: cockroachdb-backup-plan
    namespace: default

Restore Backup/Application

After the backup has completed successfully, create a Restore CR to restore the application in the same namespace where BackupPlan and Backup CRs are created.

Before restoring the app, we need to clean the existing app. This is required cluster level resources of the app can create conflict during restore operation.

helm delete cockroachdb-app

Similar to the Label example above:

Note: If restoring into the same namespace, ensure that the original application components have been removed. Especially the PVC of application are deleted.

Note: If restoring to another cluster (migration scenario), ensure that Trilio for Kubernetes is running in the remote namespace/cluster as well. To restore into a new cluster (where the Backup CR does not exist), source.type must be set to location. Please refer to the Custom Resource Definition Restore Section to view a restore by location example.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: cockroachdb-restore
spec:
  source:
    type: Backup
    backup:
      name: cockroachdb-full-backup
      namespace: default
  skipIfAlreadyExists: true

Step 4.3: Operator Example

The following steps will be performed.

1. Install a sample etcd Operator

2. Create a etcd cluster

3. Create a BackupPlan CR that specifies the etcd application to protect.

4. Create a Backup CR with a reference to the BackupPlan CR

5. Create a Restore CR with a reference to the Backup CR.

We are demonstrating standard 'etcd-operator' here. First we need to deploy the operator using it's helm chart. Then we need to deploy etcd cluster. Following are the commands for it.

Install etcd-operator

helm install demo-etcd-operator stable/etcd-operator

Create an etcd cluster using following yaml definition

apiVersion: etcd.database.coreos.com/v1beta2
kind: EtcdCluster
metadata:
  name: demo-etcd-cluster
  namespace: default
  labels:
    app: demo-app 
spec:
  size: 3
  version: 3.2.13
  pod:
    persistentVolumeClaimSpec:
      storageClassName: csi-hostpath-sc
      accessModes:
      - ReadWriteOnce
      resources:
        requests:
          storage: 2Gi

Create a BackupPlan

• Create 'BackupPlan' resource to protect 'etcd-operator' and it's clusters. Use the following yaml definition.

• 'operatorResourceName': This field holds the name of the operator whose backup we are going to take. In this case our operator name is "demo-etcd-cluster"

• 'operatorResourceSelector': This field selects the operator resources (whose backup we are going to take) using labels. In this case, operator is 'etcd-operator' and all it's resources like pods, services, deployments have a unique label - "release: trilio-demo-etcd-operator"

• 'applicationResourceSelector': This field selects the resources of the application launched using the operator. In this case, etcd-cluster is the application launched using etcd-operator. All the resources of this application have a unique label - "app: etcd"

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: BackupPlan
metadata:
  name: backup-job-k8s-demo-app
spec:
  backupConfig:
    target:
      namespace: default
      name: demo-s3-target
  backupPlanComponents:
    operators:
      - operatorId: demo-etcd-cluster
        customResources:
          - groupVersionKind:
              group: "etcd.database.coreos.com"
              version: "v1beta2"
              kind: "EtcdCluster"
            objects:
            - demo-etcd-cluster
        operatorResourceSelector:
        - matchLabels:
            release: demo-etcd-operator
        applicationResourceSelector:
        - matchLabels:
            app: etcd

Create a Backup

• Take a backup of above 'BackupPlan'. Use following YAML definition to create a 'Backup' resource.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  name: demo-full-backup
spec:
  type: Full
  scheduleType: Periodic
  backupPlan:
    name: backup-job-k8s-demo-app
    namespace: default

Restore the Backup/Application

• After the backup completes successfully, you can perform the Restore of it.

• To restore the etcd-operator and it's clusters from the above backup, use the following YAML definition.

Note: If restoring into the same namespace, ensure that the original application components have been removed.

Note: If restoring to another cluster (migration scenario), ensure that Trilio for Kubernetes is running in the remote namespace/cluster as well. To restore into a new cluster (where the Backup CR does not exist), source.type must be set to location. Please refer to the Custom Resource Definition Restore Section to view a restore by location example.

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: demo-restore
spec:
  source:
    type: Backup
    backup:
      name: demo-full-backup
      namespace: default
  skipIfAlreadyExists: true

Step 4.4: Namespace Example

1. Create a namespace called 'wordpress'

2. Use helm to deploy a wordpress application into the namespace.

3. Perform a backup of the namespace

4. Delete the namespace/application

5. Create a new namespace 'wordpress-restore'

6. Perform a Restore of the namespace

Create a namespace and application

Create the namespace called 'wordpress'

kubectl create ns wordpress

Install the wordpress Helm Chart

helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami

helm install my-release bitnami/wordpress -n wordpress

You can launch the wordpress app via a browser and make changes to the sample page to ensure changes are captured when you restore.

Create a BackupPlan

Create a backupPlan to backup the namespace

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: BackupPlan
metadata:
  name: ns-backupplan-1
  namespace: wordpress
spec:
  backupConfig:
    target:
      namespace: wordpress
      name: demo-s3-target

Backup the Namespace

Use the following YAML to build the Backup CR

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Backup
metadata:
  name: wordpress-ns-backup-1
  namespace: wordpress
spec:
  type: Full
  scheduleType: OneTime
  backupPlan:
    name: ns-backupplan-1
    namespace: wordpress

Restore the Backup/Namespace

Perform restore of the namespace backup

apiVersion: triliovault.trilio.io/v1
kind: Restore
metadata:
  name: ns-restore
  namespace: wordpress
spec:
  source:
    type: Backup
    backup:
      name: wordpress-ns-backup-1
      namespace: wordpress
  restoreNamespace: wordpress-restore

Validate the pods are up and running after restore completes.

Validate Restore

kubectl get restore -n wordpress-restore

$ kubectl get restore -n wordpress-restore
NAME         BACKUP                  STATUS      DATA SIZE   START TIME             END TIME               PERCENTAGE COMPLETED
ns-restore   wordpress-ns-backup-1   Completed   188312911   2020-11-13T18:47:33Z   2020-11-13T18:49:58Z   100

Validate Application Pods

kubectl get pods -n wordpress-restore

$ kubectl get pods -n wordpress-restore
NAME                              READY   STATUS    RESTARTS   AGE
wordy-mariadb-0                   1/1     Running   0          4m21s
wordy-wordpress-5cc764564-mngrm   1/1     Running   0          4m21s

Finally, confirm the changes on the WordPress launch pages that were made earlier.