Backing up ELMOperation instance by using Red Hat OpenShift web-console

The ELMOperation instance supports the backup of Engineering Lifecycle Management applications by using the RedOpenShift® web-console.

Before you begin

Operation type: backupELMInstance
AllApplication: True

The operator does not allow backup of any one or more selected applications if AllApplication: False. It always allows backup when the AllApplication: True

About this task

Following method is used to create a backup of ELMOperation instance by using web-console.

Procedure

Log in to the Red Hat® OpenShift Container Platform web console
Go to Operators > Installed Operators
On the Installed Operators page, select the project where you installed the Engineering Lifecycle Management operator from the project list.
Click IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Management from the name column to open theEngineering Lifecycle Management operator
On the Details tab, click Create instance link for ELMOperation. Alternatively, you can also click Create ELMOperation on the ELMOperation tab.
Complete the ELMOperation instance creation by using one of the following approaches:
- Using a form view: Click the Create ELMOperation page, select backupELMInstance from ELM Operation type list. When done, click Create .
- Using the YAML view: Click the Create ELMOperation page. From Configure via choose, YAML view. Populate the following YAML and click Create
```
apiVersion: elm.ibm.com/v1
kind: ELMOperation
metadata:
  name: elmoperation-sample
  namespace: <namespace_name>
spec:
  selectedApplications:
      ccm: false
      dcc: false
      gc: false
      jas: false
      rb: false
      jts: false
      ldx: false
      lqe: false
      qm: false
      rni: false
      rm: false
  allApplications: true
  backupLabel: latest
  operationType: backupELMInstance
```
The ELMOperation instance appears to be listed on the ELMOperation tab.
The ELMOperation instance is automatically run immediately after the creation on the existing Engineering Lifecycle Management instance in the project. When more than one ELMOperation instance is created, they are run in the same sequence as they are created. You can see the ELMOperation instance execution status in the Conditions table on the Details tab of the ELMOperation instance. The Engineering Lifecycle Management applications status is shown in the Applications Events table on the Details tab of the Engineering Lifecycle Management instance.

Note: The exact path of the backup can be viewed from the logs section of the backup pod created.