You can enable direct VMware vSphere snapshot integration for Kubernetes clusters that run the in-tree vsphereVolume (deprecated) plug-in.
Caution
vsphereVolume is in-tree volume plug-in and is deprecated from active Kubernetes releases. Upgrade your VMware cluster to support the Container Storage Interface (CSI) out-of-tree driver.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Manage > System.
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Click the Additional settings tile.
The Additional settings page appears.
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Click Add, and then select Entity settings.
The Add entity settings dialog box appears.
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In the Name box, enter bK8sAllowVsphereSnapshots.
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From the Entity list, select the Kubernetes access nodes.
You can select individual access nodes or to server groups.
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In the Category box, enter VirtualServer.
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From the Type list, select Boolean.
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In the Value box, enter True.
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In the Comment box, enter an explanation for the change.
For example, enter Enable legacy vSphere volume snapshot integration.
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Click Save.
Results
The change affects all new backups that use the enabled entities.