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Thomas Lamprecht 93e1d33ef7 add initial PBS docs
Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
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[[storage_pbs]]
Proxmox Backup Server
---------------------
ifdef::wiki[]
:pve-toplevel:
:title: Storage: Proxmox Backup Server
endif::wiki[]
Storage pool type: `pbs`
This backend allows direct integration of a Proxmox Backup Server into {pve}
like any other storage.
A Proxmox Backup storage can be added directly through the {pve} API, CLI or
the webinterface.
Configuration
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The backend supports all common storage properties, except the shared flag,
which is always set. Additionally, the following special properties to Proxmox
Backup Server are available:
server::
Server IP or DNS name. Required.
username::
The username for the Proxmox Backup Server storage. Required.
TIP: Do not forget to add the realm to the username. For example, `root@pam` or
`archiver@pbs`.
password::
The user password. The value will be saved in a file under
`/etc/pve/priv/<STORAGE-ID>.pw` with access restricted to the root user.
Required.
datastore::
The ID of the Proxmox Backup Server datastore to use. Required.
fingerprint::
The fingerprint of the Proxmox Backup Server API TLS certificate. You can get
it in the Servers Dashboard or using the `proxmox-backup-manager cert info`
command. Required for self-signed certificates or any other one where the host
does not trusts the servers CA.
encryption-key::
A key to encrypt the backup data from the client side. Currently only
non-password protected (no key derive function (kdf)) are supported. Will be
saved in a file under `/etc/pve/priv/<STORAGE-ID>.enc` with access restricted
to the root user. Use the magic value `autogen` to automatically generate a
new one using `proxmox-backup-client key create --kdf none <path>`. Optional.
.Configuration Example (`/etc/pve/storage.cfg`)
----
pbs: backup
datastore main
server enya.proxmox.com
content backup
fingerprint 09:54:ef:..snip..:88:af:47:fe:4c:3b:cf:8b:26:88:0b:4e:3c:b2
maxfiles 0
username archiver@pbs
----
Storage Features
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Proxmox Backup Server only supports backups, they can be block-level or
file-level based. {pve} uses block-level for virtual machines and file-level for
container.
.Storage features for backend `cifs`
[width="100%",cols="m,4*d",options="header"]
|===============================================================
|Content types |Image formats |Shared |Snapshots |Clones
|backup |n/a |yes |n/a |n/a
|===============================================================
Examples
~~~~~~~~
// TODO: FIXME: add once available
//You can get a list of exported CIFS shares with:
//
//----
//# pvesm scan pbs <server> [--username <username>] [--password]
//----
Then you could add this share as a storage to the whole {pve} cluster
with:
----
# pvesm add pbs <id> --server <server> --datastore <datastore> --username <username> --fingerprint 00:B4:... --password
----
ifdef::wiki[]
See Also
~~~~~~~~
* link:/wiki/Storage[Storage]
endif::wiki[]