PowerProtect Data Manager - nodeSelector is not working for Velero pod for OpenShift

Summary: PowerProtect Data Manager - nodeSelector is not working for Velero pod for OpenShift.

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Symptoms

For OCP cluster, when you set nodeSelector in the Asset source pod configuration for velero as following example:

---
spec:
  template:
    metadata:
      annotations:
        k8s.v1.cni.cncf.io/networks: network1
    spec:
      nodeSelector:
        node-role.kubernetes.io/xxxxx
 

After velero pod is created, the nodeSelector is still showing as none and it cannot be running on the requested node: 

Node-Selectors:              <none>

Cause

Since this is an OCP cluster and the OADP operator controls the Velero, PowerProtect Data Manager does not have control to edit the velero pod.

Resolution

Manually edit the DataProtectionApplication as showing below and add nodeSelector manually. Once make below change, the velero pod is re-created on the specified node.

oc edit DataProtectionApplication oadp-velero -n velero-ppdm

 

nodeselector

Request to edit node names as per their configuration.

Affected Products

PowerProtect Data Manager

Products

PowerProtect Data Manager Essentials, PowerProtect Software
Article Properties
Article Number: 000273499
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 22 Jan 2026
Version:  4
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