Kasten K10 Starter Series Table of Contents

Kasten K10 Starter Series 01 - Quick Setup of K8S Single-Node Test Environment

Kasten K10 Starter Series 02 - K10 Installation

Kasten K10 Starter Series 03 - K10 Backup and Recovery

Kasten K10 Starter Series 04 - K10 Installation Package Download

Main Content

In the previous article, we introduced downloading and pushing K10 installation images to a private image repository through scripts. Today, I want to share some offline image packages, which may be the most convenient method in completely offline environments without external network access.

Series Index

• Part 1 – Single-Node Lab
• Part 2 – Install K10
• Part 3 – Backup & Restore

Why This Script Exists

Downloading K10 can be painful—especially if you’re used to Veeam’s tidy installers. Kasten’s docs describe deployment, but there’s no simple download link. Everything lives under gcr.io, which is unreachable from many regions. Kasten suggests the JFrog Artifactory mirror for online installs, but it doesn’t integrate with the official offline script.

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series Table of Contents

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series 01 - Quickly Build K8S Single-Node Test Environment

Kasten K10 Getting Started Series 02 - K10 Installation

Main Content

Previously I introduced the installation of K10. The entire installation process is actually just one helm install command. After installation is complete, subsequent operations can be performed by opening K10’s dashboard in a browser to configure the K10 backup system, manage K10 backup policies, and perform data recovery.

Kasten K10 Starter Series Index

Kasten K10 Starter Series 01 - Quick Setup for K8s Single-Node Test Environment

Main Content

Kasten K10 installation uses the Kubernetes package management tool Helm. If you’re not familiar with Kubernetes, you might not know what Helm is. Simply put, Helm on Kubernetes is like yum on CentOS - when you need to install software on CentOS, you just run yum install, and on Kubernetes, it’s helm install.

Veeam Agent for Mac arrived with v11. I assumed it required central management by VBR, but the User Guide reveals a standalone mode. Here’s how to install, configure, and back up without a VBR server.

You can grab the installer by running Create Protection Group in VBR—or download the extracted .pkg from my mirror: https://cloud.189.cn/t/eEZVvifyqIrm

Install the package like any macOS app (double-click, Next, Next). Afterward, enable full disk access via System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Privacy so the agent can read files:

You’ve seen all the v11 ransomware-hardening tips—but attackers keep innovating, so we can’t stop. Here’s an unconventional approach: rotate offline external drives. It’s basically a DIY air gap. Not bulletproof, but a handy “wildcard” for environments that can’t invest in tape or immutable storage yet.

Requirements & Scenario

• A hot-swap external enclosure (USB 3.0/USB-C or eSATA) for quick drive swaps.
• Multiple high-capacity SATA disks (7200 RPM).
• A rotation schedule: write backups to one drive, then eject and store it offline while another drive comes online.

Expected Outcome

• As long as the data isn’t encrypted before ejection, it’s safe once offline.
• Each drive’s backup chain is self-contained; no dependency on other drives.
• VBR writes its own metadata alongside the backups, so restores are easy when you plug the drive back in.
• Compared to tape, recovery is straightforward—just mount the drive and start restoring.

How to Use It

Watch the demo video below for the workflow.