From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: <pbs-devel-bounces@lists.proxmox.com> Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [IPv6:2a01:7e0:0:424::9]) by lore.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1E2941FF15C for <inbox@lore.proxmox.com>; Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:01:47 +0100 (CET) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 5321718AD5; Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:01:47 +0100 (CET) From: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com> To: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 16:00:49 +0100 Message-Id: <20241113150102.164820-14-h.laimer@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.39.5 In-Reply-To: <20241113150102.164820-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com> References: <20241113150102.164820-1-h.laimer@proxmox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL -0.129 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% DMARC_MISSING 0.1 Missing DMARC policy KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment POISEN_SPAM_PILL 0.1 Meta: its spam POISEN_SPAM_PILL_1 0.1 random spam to be learned in bayes POISEN_SPAM_PILL_3 0.1 random spam to be learned in bayes SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record Subject: [pbs-devel] [PATCH proxmox-backup v13 13/26] docs: add removable datastores section X-BeenThere: pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox Backup Server development discussion <pbs-devel.lists.proxmox.com> List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/options/pbs-devel>, <mailto:pbs-devel-request@lists.proxmox.com?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://lists.proxmox.com/pipermail/pbs-devel/> List-Post: <mailto:pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com> List-Help: <mailto:pbs-devel-request@lists.proxmox.com?subject=help> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbs-devel>, <mailto:pbs-devel-request@lists.proxmox.com?subject=subscribe> Reply-To: Proxmox Backup Server development discussion <pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: pbs-devel-bounces@lists.proxmox.com Sender: "pbs-devel" <pbs-devel-bounces@lists.proxmox.com> Signed-off-by: Hannes Laimer <h.laimer@proxmox.com> --- docs/storage.rst | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 38 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/storage.rst b/docs/storage.rst index f1e15d52..d9871e79 100644 --- a/docs/storage.rst +++ b/docs/storage.rst @@ -165,6 +165,44 @@ following command creates a new datastore called ``store1`` on # proxmox-backup-manager datastore create store1 /backup/disk1/store1 +Removable Datastores +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +Removable datastores have a ``backing-device`` associated with them, they can be +mounted and unmounted. Other than that they behave the same way a normal datastore +would. + +They can be created on already correctly formatted partitions, which, as with normal +datastores, should be either ``ext4`` or ``xfs``. It is also possible to create them +on completely unused disks through "Administartion" > "Disks / Storage" > "Directory", +using this method the disk will be partitioned and formatted automatically for the datastore. + +Devices with only one datastore on them will be mounted automatically. It is possible to create a +removable datastore on one PBS and use it on multiple instances, the device just has to be added +on each instance as a removable datastore by checking "reuse datastore" on creation. +If the device already contains a datastore at the specified path it'll just be added as +a new datastore to the PBS instance and will be mounted whenever plugged in. Unmounting has +to be done through the UI by clicking "Unmount" on the summary page or using the CLI. + +A single device can house multiple datastores, they only limitation is that they are not +allowed to be nested. + +.. code-block:: console + + # proxmox-backup-manager datastore unmount store1 + +both will wait for any running tasks to finish and unmount the device. + +All removable datastores are mounted under /mnt/datastore/<name>, and the specified path +refers to the path on the device. + +All datastores present on a device can be listed using ``proxmox-backup-debug``. + +.. code-block:: console + + # proxmox-backup-debug inspect device /dev/... + + + Managing Datastores ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -- 2.39.5 _______________________________________________ pbs-devel mailing list pbs-devel@lists.proxmox.com https://lists.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pbs-devel