--- title: Backing up workloads on OADP with OpenShift Container Platform --- # Backing up workloads on OADP with OpenShift Container Platform {#oadp-rosa-backing-up-and-cleaning-example} To back up and restore workloads on ROSA, you can use OADP. You can create a backup of a workload, restore it from the backup, and verify the restoration. You can also clean up the OADP Operator, backup storage, and AWS resources when they are no longer needed. ## Example: Performing a backup with OADP and OpenShift Container Platform {#performing-a-backup-oadp-rosa-sts_oadp-rosa-backing-up-and-cleaning-example} Perform a backup by using OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) with OpenShift Container Platform. The following example `hello-world` application has no persistent volumes (PVs) attached. Either Data Protection Application (DPA) configuration will work. **Procedure** 1. Create a workload to back up by running the following commands: ```terminal $ oc create namespace hello-world ``` ```terminal $ oc new-app -n hello-world --image=docker.io/openshift/hello-openshift ``` 2. Expose the route by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc expose service/hello-openshift -n hello-world ``` 3. Check that the application is working by running the following command: ```terminal $ curl `oc get route/hello-openshift -n hello-world -o jsonpath='{.spec.host}'` ``` You should see an output similar to the following example: ```terminal Hello OpenShift! ``` 4. Back up the workload by running the following command: ```terminal $ cat << EOF | oc create -f - apiVersion: velero.io/v1 kind: Backup metadata: name: hello-world namespace: openshift-adp spec: includedNamespaces: - hello-world storageLocation: ${CLUSTER_NAME}-dpa-1 ttl: 720h0m0s EOF ``` 5. Wait until the backup is complete, and then run the following command: ```terminal $ watch "oc -n openshift-adp get backup hello-world -o json | jq .status" ``` You should see an output similar to the following example: ```json { "completionTimestamp": "2022-09-07T22:20:44Z", "expiration": "2022-10-07T22:20:22Z", "formatVersion": "1.1.0", "phase": "Completed", "progress": { "itemsBackedUp": 58, "totalItems": 58 }, "startTimestamp": "2022-09-07T22:20:22Z", "version": 1 } ``` 6. Delete the demo workload by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc delete ns hello-world ``` 7. Restore the workload from the backup by running the following command: ```terminal $ cat << EOF | oc create -f - apiVersion: velero.io/v1 kind: Restore metadata: name: hello-world namespace: openshift-adp spec: backupName: hello-world EOF ``` 8. Wait for the Restore to finish by running the following command: ```terminal $ watch "oc -n openshift-adp get restore hello-world -o json | jq .status" ``` You should see an output similar to the following example: ```json { "completionTimestamp": "2022-09-07T22:25:47Z", "phase": "Completed", "progress": { "itemsRestored": 38, "totalItems": 38 }, "startTimestamp": "2022-09-07T22:25:28Z", "warnings": 9 } ``` 9. Check that the workload is restored by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc -n hello-world get pods ``` You should see an output similar to the following example: ```terminal NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE hello-openshift-9f885f7c6-kdjpj 1/1 Running 0 90s ``` 10. Check the JSONPath by running the following command: ```terminal $ curl `oc get route/hello-openshift -n hello-world -o jsonpath='{.spec.host}'` ``` You should see an output similar to the following example: ```terminal Hello OpenShift! ``` > [!NOTE] > For troubleshooting tips, see the [troubleshooting documentation](https://access.redhat.com/articles/5456281). ## Cleaning up a cluster after a backup with OADP and ROSA STS {#cleanup-a-backup-oadp-rosa-sts_oadp-rosa-backing-up-and-cleaning-example} Uninstall the OpenShift API for Data Protection (OADP) Operator together with the backups and the S3 bucket from the hello-world example. **Procedure** 1. Delete the workload by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc delete ns hello-world ``` 2. Delete the Data Protection Application (DPA) by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc -n openshift-adp delete dpa ${CLUSTER_NAME}-dpa ``` 3. Delete the cloud storage by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc -n openshift-adp delete cloudstorage ${CLUSTER_NAME}-oadp ``` > [!WARNING] > If this command hangs, you might need to delete the finalizer by running the following command: > > ```terminal > $ oc -n openshift-adp patch cloudstorage ${CLUSTER_NAME}-oadp -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers":null}}' --type=merge > ``` 4. If the Operator is no longer required, remove it by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc -n openshift-adp delete subscription oadp-operator ``` 5. Remove the namespace from the Operator: ```terminal $ oc delete ns openshift-adp ``` 6. If the backup and restore resources are no longer required, remove them from the cluster by running the following command: ```terminal $ oc delete backups.velero.io hello-world ``` 7. To delete backup, restore and remote objects in AWS S3 run the following command: ```terminal $ velero backup delete hello-world ``` 8. If you no longer need the Custom Resource Definitions (CRD), remove them from the cluster by running the following command: ```terminal $ for CRD in `oc get crds | grep velero | awk '{print $1}'`; do oc delete crd $CRD; done ``` 9. Delete the AWS S3 bucket by running the following commands: ```terminal $ aws s3 rm s3://${CLUSTER_NAME}-oadp --recursive ``` ```terminal $ aws s3api delete-bucket --bucket ${CLUSTER_NAME}-oadp ``` 10. Detach the policy from the role by running the following command: ```terminal $ aws iam detach-role-policy --role-name "${ROLE_NAME}" --policy-arn "${POLICY_ARN}" ``` 11. Delete the role by running the following command: ```terminal $ aws iam delete-role --role-name "${ROLE_NAME}" ```