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Version: 1.1

MySQL Backup

Prerequisites

  • MySQL database asset
  • MySQL credentials
  • Storage bucket asset
  • Storage bucket asset credentials

Procedure from web console

  • Navigate to the policy's page: Operations > Policies (or go directly to /home/operations/policies)
  • Click on Create Policy button
  • Select MySQL backup
  • Fill out the MySQL backup policy form with the following information:
    • Policy name: Enter a descriptive name for your backup policy
    • The MySQL asset to backup: Select the MySQL instance from the dropdown
    • The credential name to access MySQL: Select the credential bound to the MySQL asset from the dropdown
    • The database name to backup: Specify the name of the database you want to backup
    • The Bucket asset where backups will be saved: Choose the storage bucket from the dropdown
    • The opts for MySQL backup: Configure additional backup options (optional)
    • The version for MySQL client version: Specify the MySQL client version to use (optional)
    • The credential name to access Bucket: Select the credential bound to the Bucket from the dropdown
    • The path inside the bucket where backup is saved: Define the storage path within the bucket
    • The backup schedule in Cron format: Set the backup frequency using cron syntax (e.g., 0 2 * * * for daily at 2 AM)
    • Enable GZIP compression: Check this option to compress backups
    • Click Next to continue with the policy configuration
  • Select the target cluster where you want to deploy the policy (optional - if not specified, the policy will be deployed to the default cluster)
  • Review the policy configuration summary
  • Click Create Policy to deploy the MySQL backup policy

Procedure from CLI

Create a YAML file with the policy configuration:

apiVersion: operations.resiliency.io/v1alpha1
kind: Policy
metadata:
name: <policy-name>
namespace: resiliency-system
spec:
templateName: mysql-backup
params:
- name: mysql-asset
value: <mysql-asset-id>
- name: bucket-asset
value: <bucket-asset-id>
- name: mysql-opts
value: "<backup-options>"
- name: mysql-version
value: "<client-version>"
- name: bucket-path
value: "<path-in-bucket>"
- name: schedule
value: "<cron-schedule>"
- name: use-gzip
value: <true|false>
- name: bucket-credential
value: <bucket-credential-name>
- name: mysql-credential
value: <mysql-credential-name>
placement:
clusterName: <target-cluster-id>
createNamespace: true
credentialName: <cluster-credential-name>
suspended: false

Apply the policy to the cluster:

    kubectl apply -f mysql-backup-policy.yaml

Note: Replace the placeholder values (<policy-name>, <mysql-asset-id>, etc.) with your actual configuration values.