Managing Restores¶

Learn how to restore backups through the Velero Dashboard.

Viewing Restores¶

Select a cluster from the dropdown
Navigate to Restores in the sidebar
View the list of all restore operations

Restore List¶

The restore list shows:

Name: Restore operation name
Backup: Source backup name
Status: Completed, InProgress, Failed, etc.
Warnings/Errors: Number of issues
Created: When restore was initiated

Creating a Restore¶

Navigate to Backups
Click on the backup you want to restore
Click Create Restore button
Configure restore options:
Name: Unique restore name (optional, auto-generated if empty)
Namespace Mappings: Map source to target namespaces
Exclude Resources: Resources to skip during restore
Restore PVs: Whether to restore persistent volumes
Preserve Node Ports: Keep original node port values
Include Cluster Resources: Restore cluster-scoped resources
Click Create to start the restore

Restore Options¶

Namespace Mapping¶

Restore to a different namespace:

source-namespace:target-namespace

Example: production:staging

Excluding Resources¶

Skip specific resource types:

configmaps,secrets

Partial Restore¶

Use label selectors to restore only specific resources from a backup.

Viewing Restore Details¶

Click on a restore name to view:

Metadata: Creation time, source backup
Status: Current phase and completion
Resources: What was restored
Warnings: Non-critical issues
Errors: Critical failures
Logs: Restore operation logs

Viewing Restore Logs¶

Click on a restore
Click View Logs tab
Review the complete restore log

Useful for debugging failed restores or understanding what was restored.

Restore Status¶

Status	Description
New	Restore created, not started
InProgress	Restore currently running
Completed	Restore finished successfully
PartiallyFailed	Some resources failed to restore
Failed	Restore encountered critical errors

Common Restore Scenarios¶

Disaster Recovery¶

Restore entire namespaces after cluster failure:

Create new cluster
Install Velero with same BSL configuration
Restore from backup

Namespace Migration¶

Move workloads between namespaces:

Create backup of source namespace
Use namespace mapping to restore to target namespace

Selective Restore¶

Restore specific resources:

Use label selectors to filter resources
Exclude unwanted resource types

Cross-Cluster Migration¶

Move workloads to different cluster:

Backup from source cluster
Configure same BSL on target cluster
Restore to target cluster

Best Practices¶

Test Regularly: Perform restore drills to ensure backups are valid
Dry Run: Test restore configuration before production restores
Namespace Isolation: Use namespace mappings to avoid conflicts
Review Logs: Always check restore logs for warnings
Incremental: Start with small restores before full disaster recovery