Logical Microsoft SQL Server Backup

MS SQL Server is a relational database developed by Microsoft. The example below covers SQL Server instances running natively on Kubernetes. Use the following commands to deploy the SQL Server using Kubernetes manifests.

$ kubectl create ns sqlserver
$ kubectl create secret generic mssql --from-literal=SA_PASSWORD="MyC0m9l&xP@ssw0rd" -n sqlserver
$ cat <<EOF | kubectl create -f -
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
    name: mssql-data
    namespace: sqlserver
 spec:
    accessModes:
    - ReadWriteOnce
    resources:
       requests:
          storage: 8Gi
EOF
$ cat <<EOF | kubectl create -f -
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
    name: mssql-deployment
    namespace: sqlserver
    labels:
       app: mssql
 spec:
    replicas: 1
    selector:
        matchLabels:
          app: mssql
    template:
       metadata:
          labels:
             app: mssql
       spec:
          terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
          hostname: mssqlinst
          securityContext:
             fsGroup: 10001
          containers:
          - name: mssql
            image: mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2019-latest
            ports:
             - containerPort: 1433
            env:
             - name: MSSQL_PID
               value: "Developer"
             - name: ACCEPT_EULA
               value: "Y"
             - name: SA_PASSWORD
               valueFrom:
                secretKeyRef:
                   name: mssql
                   key: SA_PASSWORD
            volumeMounts:
             - name: mssqldb
               mountPath: /var/opt/mssql
          volumes:
             - name: mssqldb
               persistentVolumeClaim:
                claimName: mssql-data
EOF
 $ cat <<EOF | kubectl create -f -
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
    name: mssql-deployment
    namespace: sqlserver
 spec:
    selector:
       app: mssql
    ports:
    - protocol: TCP
      port: 1433
      targetPort: 1433
    type: ClusterIP
EOF

The following command can be used to create the MS SQL Server Blueprint in the Veeam Kasten namespace.

$ kubectl --namespace kasten-io apply -f \
    https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kanisterio/kanister/0.111.0/examples/mssql/blueprint-v2/mssql-blueprint.yaml

Note

The provided Microsoft SQL Server backup example serves as a blueprint template for logical backups on Kubernetes. Please note that these examples may need to be modified for specific production environments and setups. As a result, it is highly recommended to carefully review and modify the blueprints as needed before deploying them for production use.

Alternatively, use the Blueprints page on Veeam Kasten Dashboard to create the Blueprint resource.

Once the Blueprint is created, add an annotation to the SQL Server Deployment to instruct Veeam Kasten to use the Blueprint when performing operations on this instance.

$ kubectl annotate deployment mssql-deployment \
    kanister.kasten.io/blueprint='mssql-blueprint' --namespace sqlserver

Finally, use Veeam Kasten to backup and restore the application.

Known Limitations

Currently, the backup process in the Kanister Blueprint creates the temporary database backup files in the same volume as the database. Due to this, it is necessary to use a PVC at least twice the size of the database.