CloudCasa for Velero Datasheet
Velero is a popular open-source Kubernetes backup tool that is used by thousands of organizations for protecting Kubernetes workloads. CloudCasa for Velero is a new service offering that combines ...
Introducing
CloudCasa for Velero
Manage and monitor all your Velero backups from a single pane of glass with multi-cluster and multi-cloud management and restore.
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"Velero is a useful tool for the backup and recovery of small and medium-sized Kubernetes environments. Okteto has over 10,000 persistent volumes today under management, and our growth has presented several management challenges. With CloudCasa for Velero, we can now add enterprise-grade operations and management to our existing Velero installations to better manage and protect our customers’ Kubernetes applications.”
Ramiro Berrelleza
Founder and CEO of Okteto.
Key Value Benefits
Open source compatible solution adds multi-cluster and multi-cloud Velero observability and Velero backup management, including centralized configuration, monitoring and advanced guided and cloud recovery.
Why CloudCasa for Velero?
- Catalog: Velero recovery points and configurations including settings, backup definitions, and schedules
- Manage: in one UI all Velero backups and configuration across multiple clusters and cloud providers.
- Monitor: monitor and report on multiple clusters in one UI
- Recover: Guided cloud and cluster recoveries on-premises or cross-cloud for AKS, EKS, GKE
- Support: Utilize expert support and guidance on Velero.
Manage and Run Velero Backups at Scale!
Introducing CloudCasa for Velero
Are you a Velero user? Have paint points with using Velero? If yes, this promotion is for you!
- Free Plan
- Open source compatible
- Expert Support
Frequently Asked Questions
General
Pricing
Integration
General
- How to get started using CloudCasa for Velero?
It’s super straightforward. You need to do the following.
- Register with CloudCasa and login into the UI
- Click on “Add Cluster +”
- Choose to “Manage an existing Velero instance”
- Apply the Cloudcasa (Velero Manager) Agent yaml file on the cluster with Velero installed.
- Once applied, the agent will inventory existing Velero resources and monitor for any changes in future.
You can also checkout our Getting started with CloudCasa for Velero Guide for more details.
- Can I keep my existing configurations and recovery points?
You can benefit from CloudCasa for Velero without losing any of your settings or backup definitions or schedule or recovery points. Our service is aware of Velero and automatically catalogs these and provides continuity of service at an elevated level.
Pricing
- Is this service free? What does it cost?
You can leverage CloudCasa for Velero at no cost for managing 15 worker nodes. Supported subscription plans as well as subscription plans for larger number of worker nodes are available. Our pricing is transparent and available on our website. If you do not see the value, you can terminate your subscription at any time and continue doing what you do today. There is no lock in.
Integration
- How easy is it to use?
Once CloudCasa for Velero agent is installed, the Cluster turns Active in the UI and immediately performs an inventory of existing Velero resources. It also watches for any new changes to these resources and bubbles them up to the SaaS portal for always staying in sync with your environment.
The Dashboard view will provide a quick view into your backup success/failures; recent job activity as well as alerts about any failure conditions. Customers can see existing backups across multiple clusters and multiple cloud providers in a single pane and perform ad-hoc operations on the jobs such as “Run Now” or edit them or recover clusters from their recovery points.
- Is any special training required for users of Velero?
No, Velero users will be able to navigate and perform the backup recovery operations in CloudCasa UI easily. The intent of the product has always been a seamless integrative experience for Velero users.
Never hesitate to “Request a demo” from our website or through Live Chat and the CloudCasa team will be happy to help.
- What versions of Velero and Kubernetes are you compatible with?
Velero specifications and settings are constantly emerging with a high velocity of enhancements. CloudCasa for Velero supports:
- Kubernetes Versions 1.21+
- Velero versions 1.9.x and 1.10.x
- OADP versions v1.1.0+
- How does your service work in air gapped environments?
Private container registries are supported. CloudCasa agents on the clusters must be able to communicate with our SaaS. The BSLs need not be accessible from the service since all access is carried out by Velero itself.
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