Your Manila CephFS Share Backups Belong to S3 - Automating Kubernetes Backup and Restore

Explore a conference talk that delves into the intricacies of backing up CephFS shares to S3 storage in a Kubernetes environment. Learn about CERN's approach to streamlining and automating backups for their Kubernetes users who rely on CephFS-backed storage managed by OpenStack Manila. Discover how Velero, CephFS, Manila, and S3 storage work together to create a robust backup and restore workflow. Gain insights into code snippets and demonstrations that illustrate the process of recovering applications in case of data loss. Understand the components involved in CERN's current backup and restore workflow for Kubernetes and learn how to integrate this setup into your own clusters. The talk covers topics such as storage used at CERN Cloud, relevant vocabulary, backup and restore solutions, comparisons between Restic and Kopia, and future directions for improvement.