DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you deploy Kubernetes clusters without the complexities of handling the control plane and containerized infrastructure. Clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and integrate natively with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and block storage volumes.
You must have an existing volume in use in your cluster, which you can create by creating a PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC). For the purposes of this tutorial, presume we have already created a PVC by calling kubectl create -f your_pvc_file.yaml with a YAML file that looks like this:
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: csi-do-test-pvc
spec:
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 5Gi
storageClassName: do-block-storage
To create a snapshot of a volume, call kubectl create -f your_snapshot_file.yaml and specify the desired PVC. Here's an example of a YAML file that defines a snapshot:
apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1beta1
kind: VolumeSnapshot
metadata:
name: csi-do-test-snapshot
spec:
source:
persistentVolumeClaimName: csi-do-test-pvc
If you are using a DigitalOcean Kubernetes version prior to 1.18, the snapshot resource was supported in the alpha version only and used different fields:
apiVersion: snapshot.storage.k8s.io/v1alpha1
kind: VolumeSnapshot
metadata:
name: csi-do-test-snapshot
spec:
source:
name: csi-do-test-pvc
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
)
You can now observe the state of your volumes and snapshots in the DigitalOcean Control Panel or by using the following command:
kubectl get pvc && kubectl get pv && kubectl get volumesnapshot
To restore from a given snapshot, you need to create a new PVC that refers to the snapshot by calling kubectl create -f your_restore_file.yaml. Here's an example of a YAML file that restores from a snapshot and creates a new PVC for use in the cluster:
apiVersion: v1
kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
metadata:
name: csi-do-test-pvc-restore
spec:
dataSource:
name: csi-do-test-snapshot
kind: VolumeSnapshot
apiGroup: snapshot.storage.k8s.io
accessModes:
- ReadWriteOnce
resources:
requests:
storage: 5Gi
For more details and examples of snapshot use in Kubernetes, see the official Kubernetes blog announcement.