diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 115c740..0c5b32e 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ 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 -archiving. +Before a backup can run, a backup storage must be defined. Refer to the +xref:chapter_storage[storage documentation] on how to add a storage. It can +either be a Proxmox Backup Server storage, where backups are stored as +de-duplicated chunks and metadata, or a file-level storage, where backups are +stored as regular files. Using Proxmox Backup Server on a dedicated host is +recommended, because of its advanced features. Using an NFS server is a good +alternative. In both cases, you might want to save those backups later to a tape +drive, for off-site archiving. .Scheduled Backup