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Standard
Backup for GKE is subject toGKE scalability limitationsandcluster limits. In addition, the following
limitations apply to the GA version of the Backup for GKE agent on
GKE clusters running version 1.24 or higher.
Known scalability limits
Kubernetes resource limits per backup or restore operation
The Backup for GKE limits per backup or restore operation are:
20,000resources per GroupKind, per namespace, for namespaced resources.
20,000resources per GroupKind for non-namespaced resources.
PersistentVolumeClaim (PVC) limits per backup or restore operation
The known Backup for GKE limit for PVCs that are backed by Compute Engine
persistent disk is1,000per backup or restore operation.
This limit applies toBackupresources with theinclude_volumeset andRestoreresources with therestore_volume_data_from_backuppolicy.
Fine-grained restore filter condition limits per restore operation
The maximum combined number of filter conditions for inclusion and exclusion filters is50.
Quotas
VolumeBackupresources
These limits apply toVolumeBackupresources for Compute Engine persistent
disk volume only. Since the service change on January 9th, 2023, the quota is
computed in the following way:
ForBackupPlanresources createdafterJanuary 9th, 2023,
Backup for GKE allows a total of180,000VolumeBackupresourcesper region per project. This quota applies to the sum of all active
(non-deleted)VolumeBackupresources in the project at a given point of
time, independent of whichBackupPlanorBackupproduced thoseVolumeBackups.
ForBackupPlanresources createdprior toJanuary 9th, 2023,
Backup for GKE allows a total180,000VolumeBackupresourcesper
project. This quota applies to the sum of all active (non-deleted)VolumeBackupresources in the project at a given point of time,
independent of whichBackupPlanorBackupproduced thoseVolumeBackups.
If higher limits are required, contact Cloud Customer Care to request more
resources. If the requested limits are exceeded, the backup fails with aQuota 'SNAPSHOTS' exceededmessage.
API requests
The rate limit quota for theBackup for GKE APIis1,200requests per minute per project.
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