OADP Operator issues

Resolve issues with the OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) Operator, such as silent failures that prevent proper operation. This helps you restore normal Operator functionality and ensure successful backup and restore operations.

Resolving silent failure of the OADP Operator

Resolve the silent failure issue where the OADP Operator reports a Running status but the AWS S3 buckets remain empty due to incorrect cloud credentials permissions. This helps you identify and fix credential permission problems in your backup storage locations.

To fix this issue, retrieve a list of backup storage locations (BSLs) and check the manifest of each BSL for credential issues.

Procedure

Retrieve a list of BSLs by using either the OpenShift CLI or the OADP CLI:
1. Retrieve a list of BSLs by using the OpenShift CLI (oc):
```
$ oc get backupstoragelocations.velero.io -A
```
2. Retrieve a list of BSLs by using the OADP CLI:
```
$ oc oadp backup-location get -n <oadp_operator_namespace>
```

Use the list of BSLs from the previous step and run the following command to examine the manifest of each BSL for an error:

$ oc get backupstoragelocations.velero.io -n <namespace> -o yaml

apiVersion: v1
items:
- apiVersion: velero.io/v1
  kind: BackupStorageLocation
  metadata:
    creationTimestamp: "2023-11-03T19:49:04Z"
    generation: 9703
    name: example-dpa-1
    namespace: openshift-adp-operator
    ownerReferences:
    - apiVersion: oadp.openshift.io/v1alpha1
      blockOwnerDeletion: true
      controller: true
      kind: DataProtectionApplication
      name: example-dpa
      uid: 0beeeaff-0287-4f32-bcb1-2e3c921b6e82
    resourceVersion: "24273698"
    uid: ba37cd15-cf17-4f7d-bf03-8af8655cea83
  spec:
    config:
      enableSharedConfig: "true"
      region: us-west-2
    credential:
      key: credentials
      name: cloud-credentials
    default: true
    objectStorage:
      bucket: example-oadp-operator
      prefix: example
    provider: aws
  status:
    lastValidationTime: "2023-11-10T22:06:46Z"
    message: "BackupStorageLocation \"example-dpa-1\" is unavailable: rpc
      error: code = Unknown desc = WebIdentityErr: failed to retrieve credentials\ncaused
      by: AccessDenied: Not authorized to perform sts:AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity\n\tstatus
      code: 403, request id: d3f2e099-70a0-467b-997e-ff62345e3b54"
    phase: Unavailable
kind: List
metadata:
  resourceVersion: ""

Resolving silent failure of the OADP Operator​

Resolving silent failure of the OADP Operator