# How to disable or reconfigure XtraDB backup in Kubernetes?

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-disable-or-reconfigure-xtradb-backup-in-kubernetes/12827>\
**Category:** Percona XtraDB Cluster 8.x\
**Created:** [November 1, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-disable-or-reconfigure-xtradb-backup-in-kubernetes/12827 "2021-11-01T22:27:52Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_Chudinov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/michael_chudinov/32/4732_2.png) [@Michael\_Chudinov](https://forums.percona.com/u/Michael_Chudinov)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-disable-or-reconfigure-xtradb-backup-in-kubernetes/12827/1 "2021-11-01T22:27:52Z")

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There is a XtraDB cluster installed using latest Helm with 3 nodes with a S3 backup that runs every hour.

```nohighlight
helm install xtradb percona/pxc-db --namespace xtradb \
    --set cluster.enabled=true \
    --values xtradb-backup-values.yaml

```

Then I run an upgrade for the installation in order to disable the backup:

```nohighlight
helm upgrade xtradb percona/pxc-db --namespace xtradb \
    --set cluster.enabled=true \
    --set backup.enabled=false

```

However backup jobs are still there and backup pods are yet created every couple of seconds now! Those backup pods are failing (which is expected because S3 environment is changed) and new pods are regularly recreated and again and again. How to stop it?  
How to disable backup?  
How effectively reconfigure backup for a new environment and stop old jobs?

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Chudinov](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forums.percona.com/michael_chudinov/32/4732_2.png) [@Michael\_Chudinov](https://forums.percona.com/u/Michael_Chudinov)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2021, 3:41pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/how-to-disable-or-reconfigure-xtradb-backup-in-kubernetes/12827/2 "2021-11-04T15:41:05Z")

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It looks like when a failing backup is running no cluster update can be done. And the backup can not be stopped!

```auto
statefulSet was changed, run smart update
can't start/continue 'SmartUpdate': backup is running

```

Here is the log from XtraDB operator after reconfiguration of backup:

```auto
{"level":"error","ts":1636040281.3169172,"logger":"controller","msg":"Reconciler error","controller":"perconaxtradbclusterbackup-controller","name":"cron-xtradb-pxc-db-s3-storage-202111415300-3o0c4","namespace":"xtradb","error":"failed to run backup: allowUnsafeConfigurations must be true to run backup on cluster with status initializing","errorVerbose":"allowUnsafeConfigurations must be true to run backup on cluster with status initializing\ngithub.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/apis/pxc/v1.(*PerconaXtraDBCluster).CanBackup\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/apis/pxc/v1/pxc_types.go:1082\ngithub.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/controller/pxcbackup.(*ReconcilePerconaXtraDBClusterBackup).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/controller/pxcbackup/controller.go:177\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:235\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:209\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).worker\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:188\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:155\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:156\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:133\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:90\nruntime.goexit\n\t/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1371\nfailed to run backup\ngithub.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/controller/pxcbackup.(*ReconcilePerconaXtraDBClusterBackup).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/pkg/controller/pxcbackup/controller.go:178\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:235\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:209\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).worker\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:188\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:155\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:156\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:133\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:90\nruntime.goexit\n\t/usr/local/go/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1371","stacktrace":"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:237\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:209\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).worker\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:188\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil.func1\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:155\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.BackoffUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:156\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.JitterUntil\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:133\nk8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait.Until\n\t/go/src/github.com/percona/percona-xtradb-cluster-operator/vendor/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait/wait.go:90"}
{"level":"info","ts":1636040281.4625688,"caller":"zapr/zapr.go:69","msg":"statefulSet was changed, run smart update"}
{"level":"info","ts":1636040281.4626522,"caller":"zapr/zapr.go:69","msg":"can't start/continue 'SmartUpdate': backup is running"}
{"level":"info","ts":1636040287.556725,"caller":"zapr/zapr.go:69","msg":"statefulSet was changed, run smart update"}
{"level":"info","ts":1636040287.5569844,"caller":"zapr/zapr.go:69","msg":"can't start/continue 'SmartUpdate': backup is running"}

```