You can back up Kubernetes applications and application groups automatically or manually.
How backups work in Commvault
In Commvault, backups function as follows:
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Initial, full backups: The first backup of an application is always a full backup.
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Scheduled, incremental backups: The backup plan that is assigned to an application group includes a schedule for incremental backups. You can recover application data, even when the most recent backup was incremental.
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Manual backups: You can back up applications and application groups on demand.
If a backup cannot start, it is queued and will automatically resume when the blackout window, resource constraint, or network limitation is resolved.
Excluding data from backups
To exclude specific files or directories from backup operations, create Unix global exclusions. For information about defining exclusion filters, see Creating Global Exclusions.
Specify exclusions by using a forward slash (/) followed by the file or directory name. Define exclusion paths relative to the mount point.
For example,
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If application data is mounted at /data/ and a directory named COMMVAULT exists directly under the mount point, then add the exclusion as
/COMMVAULT. -
If the path to exclude is
/data/integration/folder, then add the exclusion as/integration/folder/*.