From 5a0f122973da120fbea0627d4bdeb969c70ecbde Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Catherine Luse Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:23:13 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that Rancher backup app is installed in local cluster --- content/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/back-up-rancher/_index.md | 4 +++- .../rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/back-up-rancher/_index.md | 4 +++- 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/back-up-rancher/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/back-up-rancher/_index.md index 70d6786b3da..661bbfbb13a 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/back-up-rancher/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/back-up-rancher/_index.md @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases: In this section, you'll learn how to back up Rancher running on any Kubernetes cluster. To backup Rancher installed with Docker, refer the instructions for [single node backups]({{}}/rancher/v2.5/en/backups/v2.5/docker-installs/docker-backups) +The backup-restore operator needs to be installed in the local cluster, and only backs up the Rancher app. The backup and restore operations are performed only in the local Kubernetes cluster. + ### Prerequisites Rancher version must be v2.5.0 and up @@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ The backup storage location is an operator-level setting, so it needs to be conf Backups are created as .tar.gz files. These files can be pushed to S3 or Minio, or they can be stored in a persistent volume. -1. In the Rancher UI, go to the **Cluster Explorer.** +1. In the Rancher UI, go to the **Cluster Explorer** view for the local cluster. 1. Click **Apps.** 1. Click **Rancher Backups.** 1. Configure the default storage location. For help, refer to the [storage configuration section.](../configuration/storage-config) diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/back-up-rancher/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/back-up-rancher/_index.md index 6edbbc9cd15..c3761261a32 100644 --- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/back-up-rancher/_index.md +++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/back-up-rancher/_index.md @@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ aliases: In this section, you'll learn how to back up Rancher running on any Kubernetes cluster. To backup Rancher installed with Docker, refer the instructions for [single node backups]({{}}/rancher/v2.x/en/backups/v2.5/docker-installs/docker-backups) +The backup-restore operator needs to be installed in the local cluster, and only backs up the Rancher app. The backup and restore operations are performed only in the local Kubernetes cluster. + ### Prerequisites Rancher version must be v2.5.0 and up @@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ The backup storage location is an operator-level setting, so it needs to be conf Backups are created as .tar.gz files. These files can be pushed to S3 or Minio, or they can be stored in a persistent volume. -1. In the Rancher UI, go to the **Cluster Explorer.** +1. In the Rancher UI, go to the **Cluster Explorer** view for the local cluster. 1. Click **Apps.** 1. Click **Rancher Backups.** 1. Configure the default storage location. For help, refer to the [storage configuration section.](../configuration/storage-config)