From: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
To: pve-devel@lists.proxmox.com
Subject: [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 3/4] backup: merge sections describing jobs
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:10 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20221003135211.183340-8-f.ebner@proxmox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20221003135211.183340-1-f.ebner@proxmox.com>
keeping a short intro referring to the full section at the beginning.
Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner <f.ebner@proxmox.com>
---
vzdump.adoc | 26 ++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc
index 01e1c20..841cf3d 100644
--- a/vzdump.adoc
+++ b/vzdump.adoc
@@ -48,19 +48,9 @@ drive, for off-site archiving.
.Scheduled Backup
-Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically
-on specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems.
-Configuration of scheduled backups is done at the Datacenter level in
-the GUI, which will generate a job entry in /etc/pve/jobs.cfg, which
-will in turn be parsed and executed by the `pvescheduler` daemon.
-These jobs use the xref:chapter_calendar_events[calendar events] for
-defining the schedule.
-
-Since scheduled backups miss their execution when the host was offline or the
-pvescheduler was disabled during the scheduled time, it is possible to configure
-the behaviour for catching up. By enabling the `Repeat missed` option
-(`repeat-missed` in the config), you can tell the scheduler that it should run
-missed jobs as soon as possible.
+Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically on specific
+days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems. See the
+xref:vzdump_jobs[Backup Jobs] section for more.
Backup Modes
------------
@@ -196,13 +186,15 @@ Backup Encryption
For Proxmox Backup Server storages, you can optionally set up client-side
encryption of backups, see xref:storage_pbs_encryption[the corresponding section.]
+[[vzdump_jobs]]
Backup Jobs
-----------
Besides triggering a backup manually, you can also setup periodic jobs that
backup all, or a selection of virtual guest to a storage. You can manage the
jobs in the UI under 'Datacenter' -> 'Backup' or via the `/cluster/backup` API
-endpoint.
+endpoint. Both will generate job entries in `/etc/pve/jobs.cfg`, which are
+parsed and executed by the `pvescheduler` daemon.
A job is either configured for all cluster nodes or a specific node, and is
executed according to a given schedule. The format for the schedule is very
@@ -216,6 +208,12 @@ overriding those from the storage or node configuration, as well as a
xref:vzdump_notes[template for notes] for additional information to be saved
together with the backup.
+Since scheduled backups miss their execution when the host was offline or the
+pvescheduler was disabled during the scheduled time, it is possible to configure
+the behaviour for catching up. By enabling the `Repeat missed` option
+(`repeat-missed` in the config), you can tell the scheduler that it should run
+missed jobs as soon as possible.
+
There are a few settings for tuning backup performance not exposed in the UI.
The most notable is `bwlimit` for limiting IO bandwidth. The amount of threads
used for the compressor can be controlled with the `pigz` (replacing `gzip`),
--
2.30.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2022-10-03 13:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2022-10-03 13:52 [pve-devel] [PATCH-SERIES qemu(-server)/guest-common/manager/docs] make QEMU's max-workers setting configurable as a vzdump setting Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu 1/1] PVE Backup: allow passing max-workers performance setting Fiona Ebner
2022-10-10 10:54 ` [pve-devel] applied: " Wolfgang Bumiller
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH guest-common 1/1] vzdump: add 'performance' property string as a setting Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH qemu-server 1/1] vzdump: set max-workers QMP option when specified and supported Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH manager 1/1] vzdump: handle new 'performance' property string Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 1/4] backup: rework storage section, mentioning and recommending PBS Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 2/4] backup: expand section for jobs Fiona Ebner
2022-10-03 13:52 ` Fiona Ebner [this message]
2022-10-03 13:52 ` [pve-devel] [PATCH docs 4/4] backup: mention max-workers performance setting Fiona Ebner
2022-10-10 11:10 ` [pve-devel] applied-series: [PATCH-SERIES qemu(-server)/guest-common/manager/docs] make QEMU's max-workers setting configurable as a vzdump setting Wolfgang Bumiller
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