Velero CLI setup

For Velero related tasks/sample. It's better to setup the Velero CLI. It can perform various task against the Velero server deployed on the cluster.

Download the appropriate release from here https://github.com/vmware-tanzu/velero/releases and then follow the steps:

Note: Below commands are Linux specific

1. Open a command line and change directory to the Velero CLI download.

2. To unzip the download file:

   tar -xzf velero-<VERSION>-<PLATFORM>.tar.gz
   cd velero-<VERSION>-<PLATFORM>/
   

3. To change the permissions and put the Velero CLI in the system path:

   chmod +x velero
   

4. To make the Velero CLI globally available, move the CLI to the system path:

   cp velero /usr/local/bin/velero
   

5. Verify the installation:

   velero version
   

   Should see something like:

   velero version
   
   Client:
       Version: v1.4.2