k8s-backup

name	k8s-backup
description	Kubernetes backup and restore with Velero. Use when creating backups, restoring applications, managing disaster recovery, or migrating workloads between clusters.

Kubernetes Backup with Velero

Manage backups and restores using kubectl-mcp-server's Velero tools.

Check Velero Installation

# Detect Velero
velero_detect_tool()

# List backup locations
velero_backup_locations_list_tool()

Create Backups

# 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

# 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

# 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

# List restores
velero_restores_list_tool()

# Get restore details
velero_restore_get_tool(name="my-restore")

Scheduled Backups

# 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

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

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