Kubernetes backup schedule and retention policies on OpenShift | Trilio for Kubernetes

Nov 2, 2026

Create the schedule and retention policies that Trilio for Kubernetes backup plans use on OpenShift, with a staggered start time and a simple daily plus weekly retention.

You will:

  • Open Policies in the T4K management console and see the default policies
  • Create a daily schedule policy with its own start time, and check the time zone of the next runs
  • Create a retention policy that keeps the latest seven backups and four weekly ones
  • See both policies listed, ready for a backup plan

Best practices covered: stagger schedules a few minutes off the hour and give each plan its own slot, so no two plans back up the same volume at once; set the time zone explicitly in the TrilioVault Manager, so daylight saving changes do not move your backups.

Chapters

0:00 Open the T4K console

0:16 Policies and the default policies

0:31 Create a schedule policy

0:53 Staggered start time and time zone

1:33 Create a retention policy

1:49 Keep the latest 7 and 4 weekly

Trilio for Kubernetes documentation for OpenShift: https://docs.trilio.io/kubernetes/getting-started/red-hat-openshift
Compatibility matrix: https://docs.trilio.io/kubernetes/overview/compatibility-matrix

Recorded on Red Hat OpenShift 4.21 with Trilio for Kubernetes 5.4.1.

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