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docs: add documentation about the 'sync-level' tuning
Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
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# proxmox-backup-manager datastore update <storename> --tuning 'chunk-order=none'
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# proxmox-backup-manager datastore update <storename> --tuning 'chunk-order=none'
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* ``sync-level``: Datastore fsync level:
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You can set the level of syncing on the datastore for chunks, which influences
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the crash resistance of backups in case of a powerloss or hard shutoff.
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There are currently three levels:
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- `none` (default): Does not do any syncing when writing chunks. This is fast
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and normally OK, since the kernel eventually flushes writes onto the disk.
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The kernel sysctls `dirty_expire_centisecs` and `dirty_writeback_centisecs`
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are used to tune that behaviour, while the default is to flush old data
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after ~30s.
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- `filesystem` : This triggers a ``syncfs(2)`` after a backup, but before
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the task returns `OK`. This way it is ensured that the written backups
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are on disk. This is a good balance between speed and consistency.
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Note that the underlying storage device still needs to protect itself against
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powerloss to flush its internal ephemeral caches to the permanent storage layer.
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- `file` With this mode, a fsync is triggered on every chunk insertion, which
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makes sure each and every chunk reaches the disk as soon as possible. While
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this reaches the highest level of consistency, for many storages (especially
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slower ones) this comes at the cost of speed. For many users the `filesystem`
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mode is better suited, but for very fast storages this mode can be OK.
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This can be set with:
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.. code-block:: console
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# proxmox-backup-manager datastore update <storename> --tuning 'sync-level=filesystem'
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If you want to set multiple tuning options simultaneously, you can separate them
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with a comma, like this:
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.. code-block:: console
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# proxmox-backup-manager datastore update <storename> --tuning 'sync-level=filesystem,chunk-order=none'
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