From 788f8a423c34bb08260b798858cafc08ea351d7e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xav Paice Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:32:29 +1200 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Update _velero-compatibility.mdx Add a note explaining that Velero 1.17+ causes backup failures --- docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx index f2035c68ea..a6b024c05a 100644 --- a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx +++ b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx @@ -1,5 +1,8 @@ The following table lists which versions of Velero are compatible with each version of KOTS. For a list of the supported Kubernetes versions for each Velero version, see [Velero compatibility matrix](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero#velero-compatibility-matrix) in the vmware-tanzu/velero repository. +:::note If you're running KOTS with Velero 1.17+, pod volume backups using restic will fail because Velero 1.17 removed the --uploader-type=restic flag. Restores of existing restic backups still work. If you depend on snapshots, stay on Velero 1.16.x until a KOTS update with kopia support ships. +::: + | KOTS version | Velero version | |------|-------------| | 1.125.2 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.16.2 | @@ -7,4 +10,4 @@ The following table lists which versions of Velero are compatible with each vers | 1.124.18 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.16.0 | | 1.124.0 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.15.2 | | 1.123.1 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.15.1 | -| 1.117.3 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.14.1 | \ No newline at end of file +| 1.117.3 and later | 1.11.0 to 1.14.1 | From 2ac547cc03009de9ffa2dcff9711c79a3338f9ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xav Paice Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:37:50 +1200 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update _velero-compatibility.mdx --- docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx index a6b024c05a..5f2fa7da9d 100644 --- a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx +++ b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ The following table lists which versions of Velero are compatible with each version of KOTS. For a list of the supported Kubernetes versions for each Velero version, see [Velero compatibility matrix](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero#velero-compatibility-matrix) in the vmware-tanzu/velero repository. -:::note If you're running KOTS with Velero 1.17+, pod volume backups using restic will fail because Velero 1.17 removed the --uploader-type=restic flag. Restores of existing restic backups still work. If you depend on snapshots, stay on Velero 1.16.x until a KOTS update with kopia support ships. +:::note If you're running KOTS with Velero 1.17+, pod volume backups using Restic are unavailable. This is because Velero 1.17 removed the `--uploader-type=restic` flag. Restores of existing restic backups still work. If you depend on snapshots, stay on Velero 1.16.x until a KOTS update with Kopia support ships. ::: | KOTS version | Velero version | From 28131d45f6193a796b001c62988a1165ef4aacee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Xav Paice Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2026 13:39:46 +1200 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update _velero-compatibility.mdx --- docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx index 5f2fa7da9d..c546279f61 100644 --- a/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx +++ b/docs/partials/snapshots/_velero-compatibility.mdx @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ The following table lists which versions of Velero are compatible with each version of KOTS. For a list of the supported Kubernetes versions for each Velero version, see [Velero compatibility matrix](https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero#velero-compatibility-matrix) in the vmware-tanzu/velero repository. -:::note If you're running KOTS with Velero 1.17+, pod volume backups using Restic are unavailable. This is because Velero 1.17 removed the `--uploader-type=restic` flag. Restores of existing restic backups still work. If you depend on snapshots, stay on Velero 1.16.x until a KOTS update with Kopia support ships. +:::note If you're running KOTS with Velero 1.17+, pod volume backups using Restic are unavailable. This is because Velero 1.17 removed the `--uploader-type=restic` flag. Restores of existing Restic backups still work. If you depend on snapshots, stay on Velero 1.16.x until a KOTS update with Kopia support ships. ::: | KOTS version | Velero version |