Kubernetes Backup with Velero

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

When to Apply

Use this skill when:

• User mentions: "backup", "restore", "Velero", "disaster recovery", "DR"

• Operations: creating backups, restoring namespaces, migration

• Keywords: "protect", "recover", "migrate", "snapshot"

Priority Rules

Priority Rule Impact Tools

1 Verify Velero installation first CRITICAL velero_detect_tool

2 Check backup location before create HIGH velero_backup_locations_list_tool

3 Wait for backup completion HIGH velero_backup_get_tool

4 Test restores to non-prod first MEDIUM velero_restore_create_tool

Quick Reference

Task Tool Example

Detect Velero velero_detect_tool

velero_detect_tool()

List backups velero_backups_list_tool

velero_backups_list_tool()

Create backup velero_backup_create_tool

velero_backup_create_tool(name, namespaces)

Restore velero_restore_create_tool

velero_restore_create_tool(name, backup_name)

Check Velero Installation

velero_detect_tool()

velero_backup_locations_list_tool()

Create Backups

velero_backup_create_tool( name="my-backup", namespaces=["default", "app-namespace"] )

velero_backup_create_tool( name="app-backup", namespaces=["default"], label_selector="app=my-app" )

velero_backup_create_tool( name="config-backup", namespaces=["default"], exclude_resources=["pods", "replicasets"] )

velero_backup_create_tool( name="daily-backup", namespaces=["production"], ttl="720h" )

List and Describe Backups

velero_backups_list_tool()

velero_backup_get_tool(name="my-backup")

Restore from Backup

velero_restore_create_tool( name="my-restore", backup_name="my-backup" )

velero_restore_create_tool( name="my-restore", backup_name="my-backup", namespace_mappings={"old-ns": "new-ns"} )

velero_restore_create_tool( name="config-restore", backup_name="my-backup", include_resources=["configmaps", "secrets"] )

velero_restore_create_tool( name="partial-restore", backup_name="my-backup", exclude_resources=["persistentvolumeclaims"] )

List and Monitor Restores

velero_restores_list_tool()

velero_restore_get_tool(name="my-restore")

Scheduled Backups

velero_schedules_list_tool()

velero_schedule_get_tool(name="daily-backup")

kubectl_apply(manifest=""" apiVersion: velero.io/v1 kind: Schedule metadata: name: daily-backup namespace: velero spec: schedule: "0 2 * * *" template: includedNamespaces: - production ttl: 720h """)

Disaster Recovery Workflow

Create DR Backup

from datetime import datetime

velero_backup_create_tool( name=f"dr-backup-{datetime.now().strftime('%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')}", namespaces=["production"] ) velero_backup_get_tool(name="dr-backup-20260130-120000")

Restore to New Cluster

velero_detect_tool() velero_backups_list_tool() velero_restore_create_tool( name="dr-restore", backup_name="dr-backup-..." ) velero_restore_get_tool(name="dr-restore")

Prerequisites

• Velero: Required for all backup tools velero install --provider aws --bucket my-bucket --secret-file ./credentials

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