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After you set up the Velero server, try these examples:

Basic example (without PersistentVolumes)

  1. Start the sample nginx app:

    bash
    kubectl apply -f examples/nginx-app/base.yaml
    
  2. Create a backup:

    bash
    velero backup create nginx-backup --include-namespaces nginx-example
    
  3. Simulate a disaster:

    bash
    kubectl delete namespaces nginx-example
    

    Wait for the namespace to be deleted.

  4. Restore your lost resources:

    bash
    velero restore create --from-backup nginx-backup
    

Snapshot example (with PersistentVolumes)

NOTE: For Azure, you must run Kubernetes version 1.7.2 or later to support PV snapshotting of managed disks.

  1. Start the sample nginx app:

    bash
    kubectl apply -f examples/nginx-app/with-pv.yaml
    
  2. Create a backup with PV snapshotting:

    bash
    velero backup create nginx-backup --include-namespaces nginx-example
    
  3. Simulate a disaster:

    bash
    kubectl delete namespaces nginx-example
    

    Because the default reclaim policy for dynamically-provisioned PVs is "Delete", these commands should trigger your cloud provider to delete the disk that backs the PV. Deletion is asynchronous, so this may take some time. Before continuing to the next step, check your cloud provider to confirm that the disk no longer exists.

  4. Restore your lost resources:

    bash
    velero restore create --from-backup nginx-backup