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  2. NetBackup™ for Kubernetes Administrator's Guide
  3. Managing Kubernetes policies
  4. Create a policy
NetBackup™ for Kubernetes Administrator's Guide

Create a policy

Use the following procedure to create a backup policy using policy type Kubernetes within the NetBackup web UI.

To create a policy

  1. On the left, select Protection > Policies.
  2. Click Add.
  3. On the Attributes tab, do the following:
    • Enter policy name in the Policy name field.

    • Select the Policy type as Kubernetes.

    • Select the Policy storage that you want to use.

    • Select or configure any other policy attributes.

  4. On the Schedules tab, configure all the necessary schedules. For example, Full and incremental schedules.
  5. On the Kubernetes tab, do any of the following:
    • Select the Intelligent group to add new or existing intelligent group that you want to protect.

    • Select the Namespace to add namespaces from list that you want to protect.

  6. On the Resource kind and label selection tab, do any of the following:
    • Select the Include all resource kinds in the backupoption to include all resource kinds in the backup.

    • Select the Exclude the following resource kinds from the backup option and enter manually the resource kind or select the resource kinds you want to exclude the backup.

    • In the Label selection, click Add + to the label queries you want to add.

  7. Click Create.

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