Back Up and Restore Kudu Tables

Kudu tables can be backed up and restored using Spark 3. This process requires a Kudu backup JAR file distributed with Kudu.

Prerequisites

Before performing a backup, ensure the following:

1. ODP version

odp-select --version

2. Backup location – HDFS path where backups will be stored.
3. Permissions – The Kudu user must have permission to submit Spark jobs.
4. Tables to back up – You can specify one or multiple tables at the same time.
5. Kudu backup JAR – Located at:

kudu-backup3_2.12-1.17.0.$(odp-select --version)-all.jar

6. List of Kudu masters – Required to connect to the cluster.

Back Up Tables

Run the following Spark command to back up one or more tables:

spark-submit --class org.apache.kudu.backup.KuduBackup /usr/odp/$(odp-select --version)/kudu/jars/kudu-backup3_2.12-1.17.0.3.3.6.2-1-all.jar \

  --kuduMasterAddresses $YOUR_KUDU_MASTERS \

  --rootPath hdfs:////kudu_backups \

  --failOnFirstError true \

  foo bar

Parameters:

• --kuduMasterAddresses – Comma-separated list of Kudu master addresses.
• --rootPath – HDFS path where backups will be stored.
• --failOnFirstError – Stops the backup if any table fails.

Restore Tables

Restoring from a backup requires similar inputs as backing up, but with a few key differences.

The --class org.apache.kudu.backup.KuduRestore option specifies that the operation restores tables instead of backing them up.

spark-submit --class org.apache.kudu.backup.KuduRestore /usr/odp/$(odp-select --version)/kudu/jars/kudu-backup3_2.12-1.17.0.3.3.6.2-1-all.jar \

  --kuduMasterAddresses $YOUR_KUDU_MASTERS \

  --rootPath hdfs:///kudu_backups \

  --failOnFirstError true \

  foo bar

Parameters:

• --class org.apache.kudu.backup.KuduRestore → Runs the restore job.
• --kuduMasterAddresses → Comma-separated list of Kudu master addresses.
• --rootPath → HDFS path where the backups are stored.
• --failOnFirstError → Ensures the restore stops on the first encountered error.
• foo bar → Placeholder arguments; replace with your specific restore targets.

For more details, see Apache Documentation.