Installing and configuring Container Backup Support

To protect persistent volumes of containers and cluster-scoped and namespace-scoped resources, you must install and configure IBM Spectrum® Protect Plus Container Backup Support in a Kubernetes or Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform environment.

You can install Container Backup Support by using an operator in an online environment. On Red Hat OpenShift clusters, you can install the Container Backup Support operator and instance by using the Red Hat OpenShift web console or command line. On Kubernetes clusters, you can install the Container Backup Support operator and instance using the command line.

You can also install Container Backup Support by using an operator in an air-gapped environment.

Table 1. Methods for installing Container Backup Support
Installation method Steps
By installing the product in an online environment You can install the product by pulling container images from an online registry such as the IBM® Entitled Registry. Internet access is required to pull containers at deployment time.
Complete the following steps:
  1. Meet the installation prerequisites
  2. Setting up installation variables for Container Backup Support
  3. Install the product:
By installing the product in an air-gapped environment You can install the product by using a CASE bundle. Internet access is required to mirror images but internet access is not required at deployment time.
Complete the following steps:
  1. Complete the installation prerequisites
  2. Setting up installation variables for Container Backup Support
  3. Install the product:
Restrictions:
  • To upgrade from a previous version of Container Backup Support, you must uninstall the previous version and then install version 10.1.9 by using configuration values from the previous version. Ensure that you configure the values in the baas-options.sh and baas-values-cr.yaml file. In versions 10.1.8 and 10.1.7, the configuration values are set up in the baas-options.sh and baas-values.yaml files. In versions 10.1.6 and earlier, the configuration values are set up in the baas-config.cfg file.
  • A rollback to a previous version is not supported. In other words, you cannot use previous versions to restore data that was backed up by Container Backup Support 10.1.9.
  • Due to underlying changes in the BaasReq object, you cannot use Container Backup Support 10.1.9 to restore data that was backed up by version 10.1.5.