How to Enable Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Disaster Recovery using CLI
| KB ID: | 4601 |
| Product: | Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes |
| Published: | 2024-06-11 |
| Last Modified: | 2025-06-27 |
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Purpose
This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to enable Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes Disaster Recovery (KDR) using CLI.
Solution
- Replace <passphrase> in the following command and run it to create a DR secret with a passphrase:
Note: Save this passphrase. This is required for recovering the cluster in case of Disaster.
- Create a Disaster Recovery Policy.
- Provide Location Profile where you want to save your DR Configuration @profile: <NAME OF LOCATION PROFILE>
- Frequency and Retention can be changed according to the need for @hourly, @daily, etc.
- The KDR (Kasten Disaster Recovery) backup can customize catalog snapshot behavior using the @kdrSnapshotConfiguration. It supports workflows such as enabling/disabling local, export, and no catalog snapshots.
For detailed configuration examples, refer to the Enabling Veeam Kasten Disaster Recovery via CLI
Run the following command to create the policy:
Example k10-disaster-recovery-policy.yaml
apiVersion: config.kio.kasten.io/v1alpha1
kind: Policy
metadata:
name: k10-disaster-recovery-policy
namespace: kasten-io
spec:
actions:
- action: backup
backupParameters:
filters: {}
profile:
name: <NAME OF LOCATION PROFILE>
namespace: kasten-io
createdBy: kasten-io:k10-k10
frequency: '@hourly'
lastModifyHash: 1498887201
retention:
daily: 1
hourly: 4
monthly: 1
weekly: 1
yearly: 1
selector:
matchExpressions:
- key: k10.kasten.io/appNamespace
operator: In
values:
- kasten-io
- Verify the status of the created policy is “Success”.
Example output
NAME STATUS k10-disaster-recovery-policy Success
Note: The policy status will list ‘Failed’ if there are typos in the location profile, the profile is unavailable, or the incorrect kdrSnapshotConfiguration is set.
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