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APIs used with OADP

You can use the following APIs with OADP:

Velero API
Velero API documentation is maintained by Velero and is not maintained by Red Hat.
OADP API

The following are the OADP APIs:

  • DataProtectionApplicationSpec
  • BackupLocation
  • SnapshotLocation
  • ApplicationConfig
  • VeleroConfig
  • CustomPlugin
  • ResticConfig
  • PodConfig
  • Features
  • DataMover

DataProtectionApplicationSpec type

The following are DataProtectionApplicationSpec OADP APIs:

DataProtectionApplicationSpec

Property Type Description
backupLocations [] BackupLocation Defines the list of configurations to use for BackupStorageLocations.
snapshotLocations [] SnapshotLocation Defines the list of configurations to use for VolumeSnapshotLocations.
unsupportedOverrides map [ UnsupportedImageKey ] string Can be used to override the deployed dependent images for development. Options are veleroImageFqin, awsPluginImageFqin, hypershiftPluginImageFqin, openshiftPluginImageFqin, azurePluginImageFqin, gcpPluginImageFqin, csiPluginImageFqin, dataMoverImageFqin, resticRestoreImageFqin, kubevirtPluginImageFqin, and operator-type.
podAnnotations map [ string ] string Used to add annotations to pods deployed by Operators.
podDnsPolicy DNSPolicy Defines the configuration of the DNS of a pod.
podDnsConfig PodDNSConfig Defines the DNS parameters of a pod in addition to those generated from DNSPolicy.
backupImages *bool Used to specify whether or not you want to deploy a registry for enabling backup and restore of images.
configuration *ApplicationConfig Used to define the data protection application’s server configuration.
features *Features Defines the configuration for the DPA to enable the Technology Preview features.

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BackupLocation type

The following are BackupLocation OADP APIs:

BackupLocation

Property Type Description
velero *velero.BackupStorageLocationSpec Location to store volume snapshots, as described in Backup Storage Location.
bucket *CloudStorageLocation Automates creation of a bucket at some cloud storage providers for use as a backup storage location.

Warning

The bucket parameter is a Technology Preview feature only. Technology Preview features are not supported with Red Hat production service level agreements (SLAs) and might not be functionally complete. Red Hat does not recommend using them in production. These features provide early access to upcoming product features, enabling customers to test functionality and provide feedback during the development process.

For more information about the support scope of Red Hat Technology Preview features, see Technology Preview Features Support Scope.

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SnapshotLocation type

The following are SnapshotLocation OADP APIs:

SnapshotLocation

Property Type Description
velero *VolumeSnapshotLocationSpec Location to store volume snapshots, as described in Volume Snapshot Location.

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ApplicationConfig type

The following are ApplicationConfig OADP APIs:

ApplicationConfig

Property Type Description
velero *VeleroConfig Defines the configuration for the Velero server.
restic *ResticConfig Defines the configuration for the Restic server.

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VeleroConfig type

The following are VeleroConfig OADP APIs:

VeleroConfig

Property Type Description
featureFlags [] string Defines the list of features to enable for the Velero instance.
defaultPlugins [] string The following types of default Velero plugins can be installed: aws,azure, csi, gcp, kubevirt, and openshift.
customPlugins []CustomPlugin Used for installation of custom Velero plugins.
restoreResourcesVersionPriority string Represents a config map that is created if defined for use in conjunction with the EnableAPIGroupVersions feature flag. Defining this field automatically adds EnableAPIGroupVersions to the Velero server feature flag.
noDefaultBackupLocation bool To install Velero without a default backup storage location, you must set the noDefaultBackupLocation flag in order to confirm installation.
podConfig *PodConfig Defines the configuration of the Velero pod.
logLevel string Velero server’s log level (use debug for the most granular logging, leave unset for Velero default). Valid options are trace, debug, info, warning, error, fatal, and panic.

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CustomPlugin type

The following are CustomPlugin OADP APIs:

CustomPlugin

Property Type Description
name string Name of custom plugin.
image string Image of custom plugin.

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ResticConfig type

The following are ResticConfig OADP APIs:

ResticConfig

Property Type Description
enable *bool If set to true, enables backup and restore using Restic. If set to false, snapshots are needed.
supplementalGroups []int64 Defines the Linux groups to be applied to the Restic pod.
timeout string A user-supplied duration string that defines the Restic timeout. Default value is 1hr (1 hour). A duration string is a possibly signed sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as 300ms, -1.5h, or 2h45m. Valid time units are ns, us (or µs), ms, s, m, and h.
podConfig *PodConfig Defines the configuration of the Restic pod.

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PodConfig type

The following are PodConfig OADP APIs:

PodConfig

Property Type Description
nodeSelector map [ string ] string Defines the nodeSelector to be supplied to a Velero podSpec or a Restic podSpec.
tolerations []Toleration Defines the list of tolerations to be applied to a Velero deployment or a Restic daemonset.
resourceAllocations ResourceRequirements Set specific resource limits and requests for a Velero pod or a Restic pod as described in the Setting Velero CPU and memory resource allocations section.
labels map [ string ] string Labels to add to pods.

Features type

The following are Features OADP APIs:

Features

Property Type Description
dataMover *DataMover Defines the configuration of the Data Mover.

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DataMover type

The following are DataMover OADP APIs:

DataMover

Property Type Description
enable bool If set to true, deploys the volume snapshot mover controller and a modified CSI Data Mover plugin. If set to false, these are not deployed.
credentialName string User-supplied Restic Secret name for Data Mover.
timeout string A user-supplied duration string for VolumeSnapshotBackup and VolumeSnapshotRestore to complete. Default is 10m (10 minutes). A duration string is a possibly signed sequence of decimal numbers, each with optional fraction and a unit suffix, such as 300ms, -1.5h, or 2h45m. Valid time units are ns, us (or µs), ms, s, m, and h.

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