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Guided Manual Disaster Recovery on Kyvos Manager

Guided Manual Disaster Recovery on Kyvos Manager

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.8.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

This documentation is for Kyvos 2026.8.x. To view documentation for other Kyvos versions, click here.

Important

  • For AWS, disaster recovery can be performed in either Manual or Auto mode, depending on the recovery mode configured in the DR CFT inputs. However, for Azure and GCP, disaster recovery can only be performed through guided flow on Kyvos Manager.

  • The disaster recovery options for each cloud may vary depending on the primary deployment.

  1. Log on to the Kyvos Manager portal.

  2. After logging on to the restored Kyvos Manager, you are redirected to the Disaster Recovery page, which shows the current node status and cluster restoration steps.

  3. The step Configure Kyvos Manager Server Details is started automatically.

  4. Click the Uninstall button corresponding to Step: Uninstall Zookeeper. The option to Uninstall Zookeeper is displayed only when Zookeeper is deployed on multiple nodes.

    1. On the displayed confirmation dialog box, provide your Kyvos Manager password, and click the Uninstall button. A new browser tab is opened, showing uninstall Zookeeper operation details and status. You may switch back to the Disaster Recovery browser tab once the operation is completed.

  5. Click the Delete button corresponding to Step: Delete Offline Nodes. From the Delete Offline Nodes dialog box, select the nodes you want to delete and provide your Kyvos Manager Password. Note that you will see only the Offline nodes in this list.

    1. Click the Delete button.

      • Once deleted, nodes cannot be retrieved.

      • You may switch back to the Disaster Recovery browser tab.

      • Once the operation is completed, you will see the status shown on the Operations page.

  6. Click the Change button corresponding to Step: Change Node Authentication. On the Change Node Authentication dialog,

    1. Add the node IP to authenticate SSH connections for all Kyvos cluster nodes.

    2. Select the following options to Authenticate the node:

      • Saved credentials: Use this option to use the saved credentials.

      • New credentials: Use this option to use the new credentials. Upload a new private key or enter password for node authentication.

    3. Click Validate.

    4. Enter your Kyvos Manager password.

  7. Click the Configure button corresponding to Step: Configure Load Balancer. The Load Balancer Configuration dialog is displayed.

Note

The option is displayed only when the wizard-based (manual) backup and recovery is selected.

  1. Click the Add button corresponding to Step: Add Nodes. On the Add Kyvos Core Services Nodes dialog box, click the Next button.
    Ensure that you can add multiple new nodes as per your license. Once done, provide your Kyvos Manager Password, and click the Add button. A new browser tab is opened, showing add node operation details and status. You may switch back to the Disaster Recovery browser tab.
    Once the operation is completed, you will see the status shown in the following figure. At this point, you will be able to perform the next step for switching to replica.

  2. Click the Switch button corresponding to Step: Switch to Replica. You will be prompted to switch to replicated resources, such as bucket name, secret and Kyvos Repository. Click Switch. Resources created for disaster recovery are prepopulated. You need to review the details on the Manage Kyvos Repository page and click ok and then save the configurations.

  3. Click the Switch button corresponding to Step: Switch Repository. You will be redirected to the Manage Kyvos Repository page. Refer to the Manage Kyvos Repository section to learn more.

  4. Click the Configure button corresponding to Step: Configure Compute Cluster. You are redirected to the Compute Cluster page. On the page, information of the resources which you have created in secondary region are auto populated. You can also modify the details as needed.

  5. Click the Configure button corresponding to Step: Configure Compute Master. The Compute master is only supported with Kubernetes in Azure. In Kyvos 2026.3, Kubernetes is not supported with automated DR.

  6. Click the Configure button corresponding to Step: Configure Cloud Functions. Fill in the required details on the Cloud Functions dialog box and click Save.

Note

  • The option is displayed only when the wizard-based (manual) backup and recovery is selected.

  • The Cloud Functions configuration option is not displayed for Single Node Standard Disaster Recovery deployments.

  1. Click the Add button corresponding to Step: Kyvos Manager Instances. The Add Kyvos Manager Service dialog is displayed.

  2. Click the Install button corresponding to Step: Install Zookeeper. Enter your Kyvos Manager password.

  3. Click the Home icon to go to the Home page of Kyvos Manager. On this page, verify that all nodes are running after disaster recovery.

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