From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (firstgate.proxmox.com [212.224.123.68]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.proxmox.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 687119225C for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:20 +0200 (CEST) Received: from firstgate.proxmox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id C28AF322BA for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (proxmox-new.maurer-it.com [94.136.29.106]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by firstgate.proxmox.com (Proxmox) with ESMTPS for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:17 +0200 (CEST) Received: from proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by proxmox-new.maurer-it.com (Proxmox) with ESMTP id 89AB64462C for ; Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:15 +0200 (CEST) From: Fiona Ebner To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:08 +0200 Message-Id: <20221003135211.183340-6-f.ebner@proxmox.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.30.2 In-Reply-To: <20221003135211.183340-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> References: <20221003135211.183340-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-SPAM-LEVEL: Spam detection results: 0 AWL 0.029 Adjusted score from AWL reputation of From: address BAYES_00 -1.9 Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% KAM_DMARC_STATUS 0.01 Test Rule for DKIM or SPF Failure with Strict Alignment SPF_HELO_NONE 0.001 SPF: HELO does not publish an SPF Record SPF_PASS -0.001 SPF: sender matches SPF record Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 1/4] backup: rework storage section, mentioning and recommending PBS X-BeenThere: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Proxmox VE development discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2022 13:52:20 -0000 Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner --- vzdump.adoc | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) 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 -- 2.30.2