NFS and Kopia

[astranero]

Hi,

I'm currently using Velero with Kopia for backups. Typically, object storage like MinIO is used, but I'm exploring the possibility of directing Velero to a Kopia repository located on a different server. Is this feasible?

Additionally, I'm encountering challenges with snapshotting using the NFS CSI driver, as it's generating timeout errors. I suspect this issue might be related to the need for an external snapshotter.

To address this, I'm considering using the following Helm command to set up the NFS CSI driver:

helm template csi-driver-nfs csi-driver-nfs/csi-driver-nfs --namespace kube-system --set kubeletDir=/var/snap/microk8s/common/var/lib/kubelet --set externalSnapshotter.enabled=true > csi-driver-nfs.yaml

For reference, here is the command I used to install Velero:

velero install \
    --use-node-agent \
    --uploader-type=kopia \
    --namespace velero \
    --provider aws \
    --plugins velero/velero-plugin-for-aws:v1.2.1,velero/velero-plugin-for-csi:v0.6.0 \
    --bucket velero \
    --secret-file ./credentials-velero \
    --backup-location-config region=minio,s3ForcePathStyle="true",s3Url=http://next.cloud.nsn-rdnet.net:9000/ \
    --snapshot-location-config region=minio,s3ForcePathStyle="true",s3Url=http://next.cloud.nsn-rdnet.net:9000/ \
    --features=EnableCSI \
    --dry-run -o yaml > deployment/dev/velero.yaml

I would appreciate any insights or suggestions on these matters.

Thank you.