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Kubernetes – An Enterprise Guide - Second Edition

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Product type Book
Published in Dec 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803230030
Pages 578 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
Languages
Authors (2):
Marc Boorshtein Marc Boorshtein
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Scott Surovich Scott Surovich
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Preface 1. Docker and Container Essentials 2. Deploying Kubernetes Using KinD 3. Kubernetes Bootcamp 4. Services, Load Balancing, ExternalDNS, and Global Balancing 5. Integrating Authentication into Your Cluster 6. RBAC Policies and Auditing 7. Deploying a Secured Kubernetes Dashboard 8. Extending Security Using Open Policy Agent 9. Node Security with GateKeeper 10. Auditing Using Falco, DevOps AI, and ECK 11. Backing Up Workloads 12. An Introduction to Istio 13. Building and Deploying Applications on Istio 14. Provisioning a Platform 15. Other Books You May Enjoy
16. Index

Understanding Kubernetes backups

Backing up a Kubernetes cluster requires backing up not only the workloads running on the cluster but also the cluster itself. Remember that the cluster state is maintained in an etcd database, making it a very important component that you need to back up to recover from any disasters.

Creating a backup of the cluster and the running workloads allows you to do the following:

  • Migrate clusters
  • Create a development cluster from a production cluster
  • Recover a cluster from a disaster
  • Recover data from persistent volumes
  • Namespace and deployment recovery

In this chapter, we will provide the details and tools to back up your etcd database and every namespace and object in the cluster.

Recovering a cluster from a complete disaster in an enterprise usually involves backing up custom SSL certificates for various components, such as Ingress controllers, load-balancers, and the API server.

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