[SOLVED] Change location of backups on CIFS/SMB share

[rogierl]

I've added my Hetzner storage-box as the backup location for my (single-node) proxmox instance. This works fine using the settings below. However the backups are made in the directory "dump". Is it somehow possible to change this location?

 

[uzumo]

I don't think there is such a setting.

It is included in plugin.pm, but no one supports renaming the dump to something else to make it work correctly.

 

[Neobin]

Have a look at the content-dirs property:

• https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-pvesm.html#_configuration
• https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-pvesm.html#storage_cifs

 

[uzumo]

I've learned from.
Sorry for the misinformation.

 

[rogierl]

Have a look at the content-dirs property:

• https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-pvesm.html#_configuration
• https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/chapter-pvesm.html#storage_cifs

I do have some questions; here is the content of my storage file:

root@proxmox:~# cat /etc/pve/storage.cfg
dir: local
    path /var/lib/vz
    content backup,vztmpl,iso

lvmthin: local-lvm
    thinpool data
    vgname pve
    content rootdir,images

cifs: hetzner
    path /mnt/pve/hetzner
    server xxxx.xxxx
    share backup
    content iso,backup
    prune-backups keep-all=1
    username xxxxx

I want to use the hetzner backup for both iso's and backup purposes. How can I now change the directory locations of both?

 

[gfngfn256]

I want to use the hetzner backup for both iso's and backup purposes. How can I now change the directory locations of both?

I guess like this:

cifs: hetzner
    path /mnt/pve/hetzner
    server xxxx.xxxx
    share backup
    content iso,backup
    content-dirs backup=custom/backup/dir iso=custom/iso/dir
    prune-backups keep-all=1
    username xxxxx

 

[rogierl]

Thanks @gfngfn256 , when should I make this change? So let's say I have a fresh Proxmox instance. The first thing I do then is to add the storage location through the GUI. Then -after clicking save- I need to manually change the /etc/pve/storage.cfg file and restart Proxmox? Is that how it is supposed to be working?

 

[gfngfn256]

I need to manually change the /etc/pve/storage.cfg file and restart Proxmox?

AFAIK the above suggested changes to the storage.cfg should take place without a complete node reboot.

 

[rogierl]

Thanks; I just tested it and indeed it works fine.
Even better would be to be able to set content-dirs through the GUI.

 

[gfngfn256]

Happy you got it sorted, maybe mark this thread as Solved.
At the top of the thread, choose the Edit thread button, then from the (no prefix) dropdown choose Solved.