In our last article, we learned how to implement a component control loop in TiDB Operator. This time, I’ll move on to a new but important topic: backup and restore.
Backup and restore are two of the most important and frequently used operations when you maintain a database. To ensure data safety, database maintainers usually need a set of scripts that automatically back up the data and recover the dataset when data is corrupted. A well-designed backup and restore platform should allow you to: