Backup & Recovery

This page enables users to manage backups, restores, configure targets, configure the applications and virtual machines within the protection scope, and set associated policies.

Accessing Backup & Recovery

1. Log in to the T4K Management Console.

2. From the left panel menu, click Backup & Recovery.

3. From the page and left panel menu displayed, choose what you want to configure or action. Refer to the following image and descriptions in the associated table.

Backup & Recovery Menu Overview

Field No.	Field/Button Name	Description
1	Back button	Pressing this returns a user to the Cluster Management (Home) page.
2	Cluster Search	Use this search field to find the clusters that you want to display.
3	Cluster selection	This is the cluster that has been selected. The dropdown symbol at the right side of this field hides/displays the associated menu below. The same menu (fields 4-9) is displayed below whatever cluster that is selected.
3a	Cluster Health	Clicking this icon displays a pop-up window with an overview of T4K deployment and target browser pod health.
3b	License Information	Clicking this displays an overview of the License Edition, the Capacity (CPUs) covered by the license, the Expiry date, the T4K Build Version and an option to Update License Key.
4	Namespaces	Clicking this displays all the namespaces associated with the selected cluster.
5	Applications	Provides an overview of available application Labels, Helm & Operator, and Objects to individually backup.
6	Virtual Machines	Provide the overview of all available Virtual Machines
7	Backupplans	Create backup plans here for applications, single namespaces, or multiple namespaces.
8	Targets	This provides an overview of all targets in the entire cluster, providing the full status and size of associated backups.
9	Hooks	This provides an overview of all available hooks, showing the namepsace that they are associated with, as well as Pre Commands and Post Commands. User may also create new hooks.
10	Policies	Here a user can get a complete summary of all Scheduling Policies, which dictates how often a backup is created. Retention Policies are also summarised here, which dictate how many backups are retained at one time.

Refer to the following child pages for a step-by-step guide for each of the multiple options and actions available.