Backup and restore

Kudu supports both full and incremental table backups via a job implemented using Apache Spark. Additionally, it supports restoring tables from full and incremental backups via a restore job implemented using Apache Spark.

Kudu backup and restore jobs use Apache Spark. Therefore, ensure that you install Apache Spark in your environment. To download Apache Spark, see the Apache Spark documentation. You can also review the Submitting Spark applications topics.