# Is an AWXRestore with PVC only possible? (without the AWXBackup resource) **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** awx\ **Created:** [October 20, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828 "2023-10-20T07:49:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![fuggla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fuggla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fuggla)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/1 "2023-10-20T07:49:46Z")
Hi, - We backup AWX using AWXBackup. - This results in a PVC and an AWXBackup. - All PVCs are backed up to another site. The AWXBackup resource is not, and will be lost if complete dataloss/disaster occurs. Can I run a AWXRestore without the AWXBackup, and only the PVC? Hope this makes sense! Please tell me if I further details are needed. ```auto $ ka get awxbackup NAME AGE awx-backup-2023-10-19-1458 18h $ ka get pvc NAME STATUS VOLUME CAPACITY ACCESS MODES STORAGECLASS AGE postgres-13-awx-postgres-13-0 Bound pvc-9b686407-a5d8-4c96-b0e8-4451546fc27a 8Gi RWO longhorn 8d pvc-awx-backup Bound pvc-e677c5ed-b799-4588-863d-aa0b378bf660 10Gi RWO longhorn 18h ``` awx-backup.bash ```bash manifest=" apiVersion: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1 kind: AWXBackup metadata: name: awx-backup-$(date +%Y-%m-%d-%H%M) namespace: awx spec: deployment_name: awx backup_pvc: pvc-awx-backup backup_storage_class: longhorn backup_pvc_namespace: awx clean_backup_on_delete: true " kubectl apply -f - <<< $manifest ``` awx-restore.bash (this wouldn’t work[?] since the AWXBackup doesn’t exist) ```bash manifest=" apiVersion: awx.ansible.com/v1beta1 kind: AWXRestore metadata: name: restore-$1 namespace: awx spec: deployment_name: awx backup_name: $1 backup_pvc_namespace: awx backup_pvc: pvc-awx-backup " kubectl apply -f - <<< $manifest ``` ---
**Author:** ![kurokobo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/kurokobo/32/182_2.png) [@kurokobo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kurokobo)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2023, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/2 "2023-10-20T11:44:24Z")
Hi, You can achieve restoring without AWXBackup by specifying `backup_pvc` and `backup_dir`. See: [https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/tree/devel/roles/restore](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/tree/devel/roles/restore) As documented, the path for `backup_dir` can be gathered by: ```bash $ kubectl get awxbackup awxbackup1 -o jsonpath="{.items[0].status.backupDirectory}" /backups/tower-openshift-backup-2021-04-02-03:25:08 ``` Or if you can dig into the PVC, there should be backup directory that named `tower-openshift-backup-*` and you can use this name for `backup_dir` as `/backups/`. ---
**Author:** ![fuggla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fuggla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fuggla)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/3 "2023-10-23T06:47:35Z")
Cool, that’s easier than I thought it would be. Thanks again for helping out, very much appreciated. For anyone else dropping by here, there’s another somewhat similar discussion on Github: [Documentation: AWX backup secheduled job · Issue #1605 · ansible/awx-operator · GitHub](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/issues/1605) ---
**Author:** ![fuggla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ad7895/32.png) [@fuggla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fuggla)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/4 "2023-10-23T12:15:52Z")
@kurokobo actually, I can’t seem to get this to work. I create an AWXRestore, but it never processes beyond this step: EDIT: backup **S** not backup! ```auto backup_dir: /backups/tower-openshift-backup-2023-10-19-135407 ``` ```auto TASK [restore : Check provided PVC exists] ************************************* task path: /opt/ansible/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml:40 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- {"level":"info","ts":"2023-10-23T12:14:56Z","logger":"logging_event_handler","msg":"[playbook task start]","name":"pvc-awx-backup","namespace":"awx","gvk":"awx.ansible.com/v1beta1, Kind=AWXRestore","event_type":"playbook_on_task_start","job":"7174255286884531933","EventData.Name":"restore : Check provided PVC exists"} {"level":"info","ts":"2023-10-23T12:14:57Z","logger":"proxy","msg":"Read object from cache","resource":{"IsResourceRequest":true,"Path":"/api/v1/namespaces/awx/persistentvolumeclaims/pvc-awx-backup","Verb":"get","APIPrefix":"api","APIGroup":"","APIVersion":"v1","Namespace":"awx","Resource":"persistentvolumeclaims","Subresource":"","Name":"pvc-awx-backup","Parts":["persistentvolumeclaims","pvc-awx-backup"]}} {"level":"info","ts":"2023-10-23T12:14:57Z","logger":"logging_event_handler","msg":"[playbook task start]","name":"pvc-awx-backup","namespace":"awx","gvk":"awx.ansible.com/v1beta1, Kind=AWXRestore","event_type":"playbook_on_task_start","job":"7174255286884531933","EventData.Name":"restore : Emit ocp event with error"} --------------------------- Ansible Task StdOut ------------------------------- TASK [restore : Emit ocp event with error] ************************************* task path: /opt/ansible/roles/restore/tasks/error_handling.yml:7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- {"level":"info","ts":"2023-10-23T12:14:57Z","logger":"logging_event_handler","msg":"[playbook task start]","name":"pvc-awx-backup","namespace":"awx","gvk":"awx.ansible.com/v1beta1, Kind=AWXRestore","event_type":"playbook_on_task_start","job":"7174255286884531933","EventData.Name":"restore : Fail early if pvc is defined but does not exist"} --------------------------- Ansible Task StdOut ------------------------------- TASK [restore : Fail early if pvc is defined but does not exist] *************** task path: /opt/ansible/roles/restore/tasks/init.yml:58 ``` I mounted the PVC in a tmeporary pod, to verify the dir name. ```auto ka exec persistent-volume -- ls /data lost+found tower-openshift-backup-2023-10-19-135407 ``` Restore manifest: ```auto kind: AWXRestore metadata: name: pvc-awx-backup namespace: awx spec: deployment_name: awx backup_dir: /backup/tower-openshift-backup-2023-10-19-135407 backup_pvc_namespace: awx backup_pvc: pvc-awx-backup ``` Any idea what I’m doing wrong here? ---
**Author:** ![kurokobo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/kurokobo/32/182_2.png) [@kurokobo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kurokobo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/5 "2023-10-25T05:38:41Z")
Hi, could you provide full logs of Operator? ---
**Author:** ![kurokobo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/kurokobo/32/182_2.png) [@kurokobo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kurokobo)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/6 "2023-10-25T05:39:59Z")
> [@fuggla](#): > > EDIT: backup **S** not backup! Ah, is this root cause for you? Ignore my comment if it’s already solved. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-an-awxrestore-with-pvc-only-possible-without-the-awxbackup-resource/1828/7 "2023-11-24T05:40:31Z")
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