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Please see our documentation for more information about Afi Kubernetes Backup features and use-cases - https://docs.afi.ai/kubernetes-backup/.

Afi SaaS backup for Kubernetes service provides Kubernetes-native protection for clusters and applications. It supports disaster recovery and application mobility scenarios; Afi protects cluster and application (namespace) configuration as well as persistent volume data. It supports many popular applications in public clouds (GCP, AWS, Azure), and on-premises Kubernetes environments, supporting various scenarios and use-cases.

Afi supports backup and recovery of cluster, namespace configuration, and persistent volume snapshots. Volume snapshots rely on a CSI driver installed in the cluster.

Afi Kubernetes backup features include:
  • Application-aware backup and recovery of Kubernetes applications.
  • Full and granular Kubernetes application (namespace) recovery to the same namespace or to another (existing or new) namespace.
  • Cross-cluster recovery and migration
  • Export of Kubernetes application objects from a backup in a YAML format.
  • Multi-tenant Afi portal supports multiple Kubernetes clusters management from a single UI.
  • Kubernetes-native API to manage backups and run restores.
  • Backup encryption, including support for customer-managed keys (BYOK).
  • Full access to Afi platform features, including monitoring, reporting, alerting, audit, and access management capabilities.

 

What Kubernetes data can you backup with Afi:
  • Namespaced and non-namespaced API Kubernetes configuration objects, including custom resources.
  • PersistentVolumeClaims and PersistentVolumes provisioned by CSI drivers.
  • Cloud-native environments (GCP, AWS, Azure)
Supported environments
Afi supports managed Kubernetes deployments in Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform, as well as on-premises Kubernetes deployments.
For persistent volume backup, a CSI driver must be installed in a cluster and must support the following features:
  • snapshots,
  • dynamic provisioning.
Officially supported applications:

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