Manually trigger an OpenStack database backup

You can trigger a backup of the OpenStack database outside of the regular schedule by creating a one-time Kubernetes job from the mariadb-phy-backup CronJob.

To manually trigger an OpenStack database backup:

Create a one-time Kubernetes job from the mariadb-phy-backup CronJob in the openstack namespace:
```
kubectl create job --from=cronjob/mariadb-phy-backup <job-name> -n openstack
```
Replace <job-name> with a name that is unique within the openstack namespace. For better visibility and tracking, include a reason and timestamp, for example: openstack-db-backup-pre-upgrade-20260615120000.

Wait until the job succeeds:

kubectl -n openstack get jobs <job-name> -o jsonpath='{.status}'

Note

Unlike scheduled CronJob pods, pods from manually created jobs are retained until the job is deleted. To delete the job after it completes, run:

kubectl delete job <job-name> -n openstack