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NetBackup™ for Kubernetes Administrator's Guide

Backup or restore fails for large sized PVC

For large sized PVC, Backup from Snapshot and Restore from Snapshot/Restore from Backup fails when PVC does not get bound in configured polling timeout. This issue happens because hydration for large volume snapshots takes more time than default 15 minutes timeout.

Backup from Snapshot

Backup from snapshot fails for large sized PVC (example: 1.5 TB) with error code 34

Error messages:

Error nbcs (pid=250908) failed to setup the data mover instance for tracklog pvc operation.

Error nbcs (pid=250908) unable to initialize the tracklog data mover instance, data mover pod status: Pending reason:Failed message:Error: context deadline exceeded.

Restore from Snapshot or Restore from Backup

Restore from snapshot fails for large sized PVC (example: 100GB) with error code 5

Error message:

Error nbcs (pid=29228) timeout occurred while waiting for the persistent volume claim pvc-sample status to be in the bound phase

Recommended action:

Increase the polling timeout in the backup operator configmap.

  • Configmap name: <kops-name>-backup-operator-configuration

  • Key to update: pollingTimeoutInMinutes

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