Manage a backup repository

This page describes how to view a backup repository for virtual machines (VMs) in Google Distributed Cloud (GDC) air-gapped.

Before you begin

To view a backup repository, you must have the following:

  • A storage bucket and S3 credentials for the bucket.

  • The necessary identity and access role:

    • Organization Backup Admin: manages backup resources such as backup and restore plans in user clusters. Ask your Organization IAM Admin to grant you the Organization Backup Admin (organization-backup-admin) role. For more information, see Role definitions.

View a repository

View a backup repository GDC console or kubectl.

Console

View a list of repositories using the GDC console.

  1. Sign into the GDC console.
  2. In the navigation menu, click Backup for Virtual Machines > Repositories.
  3. Click a repository in the list to view its details.

kubectl

View a backup repository by listing the backup repositories and viewing their details using kubectl.

  1. List the existing backup repositories:

    kubectl get backuprepositories -n PROJECT_NAME

  2. In the list, find the backup repository that you want to view.

  3. View the backup repository details:

    kubectl describe backuprepository BACKUP_REPOSITORY_NAME -n PROJECT_NAME

    Replace the following:

    • BACKUP_REPOSITORY_NAME: the name of the backup repository.
    • PROJECT_NAME: the name of the project.

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