Re: [PVE-User] Backup of all Containers and KVM

[Gilberto Ferreira <gilberto.nunes32@gmail.com>]

Yes.
Vzdump is rather slow.
You can try tweak /etc/vzdump.conf and set the tmp directory.
But still, it's slow compared to PBS and there are no incremental backups.
Not at all, since PBS use deduplication.
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Em sex., 29 de set. de 2023 às 08:44, sebastian@debianfan.de <
sebastian@debianfan.de> escreveu:

> Thx - i know how to use the vzdump-tool - but the last backup of an
> lxc-container (500 GB) runs about 10 hours by using vzdump :-(
>
>
>
> Am 29.09.2023 um 10:24 schrieb Lukas Wagner:
> >
> >
> > On 9/29/23 09:53, sebastian@debianfan.de wrote:
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> if i want to get a full backup - can i copy the 100,101... folders
> >> complete to the backup server to get the data for  an emergency
> >> restore later?
> >>
> >> Or is it required to use the internal backup function to get Backup
> >> files from containers and KVM and copy the dump-directory to the
> >> backup server?
> >>
> >
> > I'd recommend using PVE's backup function, it includes everything needed
> > to fully restore the VM/CT. If you need to automate that from a script,
> > you can use the `vzdump` command (check `man vzdump` or [1] for
> > instructions).
> > You can then copy the backup files from the dump directory. You could
> > also add the backup server as a storage (NFS or SMB) [2], then you can
> > backup to the server directly, without having to copy the backup
> > archives.
> >
> > The '100, 101' folders - by which I think you mean the directories in
> > /etc/pve/{qemu,lxc} only contain the configuration files for the VM/CT,
> > but not the disk image. Of course, you can back them up manually and
> > then dump the disk image as well, but like I said, unless you have a
> > very good reason against PVE's native backup system (vzdump), I'd
> > recommend using that.
> >
> > It might also be worth checking out Proxmox Backup Server, which has the
> > additional benefit of offering deduplication, encryption, live-restore
> > and much more.
> >
> > [1] https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/vzdump.1.html
> > [2]
> https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#chapter_storage
> >
>
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