From 12b0494133e25f1c598cbe63e7935e2ea4a4b54d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Emmanuel Kasper Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2016 15:06:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] merge the good parts of the Backup wiki articke http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Backup_and_Restore had some good stuff missing from the reference documentation, so integrate this part in the reference documentation --- vzdump.adoc | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 2939cbe..3e9517d 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -25,11 +25,31 @@ Backup and Restore include::attributes.txt[] endif::manvolnum[] -'vzdump' is a utility to make consistent backups of running guest -systems. It basically creates an archive of the guest private area, -which also includes the guest configuration files. 'vzdump' currently -supports LXC containers and QemuServer VMs. There are several ways to -provide consistency (option `mode`), depending on the guest type. +Backups are a requirements for any sensible IT deployment, and {pve} +provides a fully integrated solution, using the capabilities of each storage +and each guest system type. This allows the system administrator to fine tune via +the `mode` option between consistency of the backups and downtime of the guest +system. Proxmox VE backups are always full backups - containing the VM/CT +configuration and all data. +Backups can be started via the GUI or via the `vzdump` command line tool. + +Backup Storage +-------------- +Before a backup can run, a backup storage must be defined. +Refer to the Storage documentation on how to add a storage. A backup storage +must be a file level storage, as backups are stored as regular files. +In most situations, using a NFS server is a good way to store backups. +You can save those backups later to a tape drive, for off-site archive. + +Scheduled Backup +---------------- +Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically on + specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems. +Configuration of scheduled backups is done at the Datacenter level in the GUI, +which will generate a cron entry in /etc/cron.d/vzdump. + +There are several ways to provide consistency (option `mode`), +depending on the guest type. .Backup `mode` for VMs: