backup configuration

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    Backup server in proxmox VM

    I have 2 Proxmox setups. 1 Is a production environment with 3 servers in a cluster, the second is a standalone server for backups, nas etc. The specs are: HPE ML350 Gen 9 2 x Intel E5-2667 v3 128GB memory 2 x 1,92tb samsung enterprise ssd Since these specs seem to be overkill for just a...
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    Proxmox backup onto a sata ssd using a usb adapter

    So when I set proxmox up to run home assistant I had the ssd off my old pi with the usb adapter so I thought id use this as a backup of proxmox. I believe i used this guide...
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    Backup von großen VMs - splitten von Backup files

    Guten Morgen, wir haben in unserem deployment teilweise sehr große VM Disks (+20 TB, raw disks auf iSCSI eingebundenem flash array). Wenn wir Backups von diesen VMs machen wollen, bekommen wir das Problem, dass unser Archive storage maximal Dateien bis 7 TB akzeptiert (könnte geändert werden...
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    [SOLVED] VM backup excluding disk not working

    I have a VM with 2 disk running a linux guest. Disk-1 is set to not backup. Inside the VM, disk-0 is the sda (root filesystem) and disk-1 is sdb (mounted on /cloud). Disk-0 is only using 17G of space. When I run a VM backup using the GUI, the size of the backup (100GB) implies it is...
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    Backup Strategie

    Moin Allerseits, Ist mein Erster Thread und bin neuer User direkt mit einer Frage. Zwar wie ist eure Backup Strategie eigentlich und ist meine Sinnig ?. Bin mir nicht Sicher ob meine Sinnig ist oder richtig durchdacht. Hab ein Proxmox VE Server mit einen PVE Knoten, dieser läuft in ein LFS...
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    PBS cannot write files on LTO tape

    Hi Guys. I cannot write file backups to LTO tapes. The backup job run successfully but writes only the vm backups. I copied some files via sftp to the datastore and i'd like to wrtie these to tape. In this section i cannot select any other options. When I select nothing the backup is...
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    Upgrade - from PVE 7 to 8 and from CEPH pacific to reef

    Hi All, I have a cluster of 4 nodes with Proxmox 7.4-18 and Ceph Pacific v.16.2.7. This weekend I would like to upgrade Proxmox to the latest version 8.2 and Ceph to Reef(the latest version). My Ceph Cluster is made of 2 pool, consisting of 5xSSD and 5xHDD to each nodes and several virtual...
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    Backup VM with duplicate VM id's on single datastore

    Hello, I have several PROXMOX Servers and I would like to make backup of all VM to single Proxmox Backup Server with a single datastore. The problem is that the VM IDs of each VM are duplicated on another server. I know I can change VM id's - but it's not an easy task. I can also create on...
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    proxmox backup server on PVE cluster

    Is there any downside to installing the backup server in a VM in PVE? Thank you
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    Inconsistent SSL error (routines:: wrong version number)

    I am currently setting up a Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) to store my Proxmox Virtual Environment (PVE) backups. When I tried to add the PBS as a new storage location, I encountered the following error: create storage failed: pbs1: error fetching datastores - 500 Can't connect to...
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    PBS Limit or Exclude VM Volume

    Is there a way to limit or exclude partitions/volumes/folders/files while backing up a VM? If so, please elaborate.
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    Backup and restore cluster and Ceph

    Hi, i must restore an old 3 node cluster. Which dirs do i have to backup for the cluster restores exactly like was before (configuration, files...). Which is the correct procedure to recover it? Thank you
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    Timing and trying to understand the process of pbr and sync.

    Below is an example of a pbr doing a 'sync' from a remote site. Several processes are in there. I know that 'distance' plays into effect with the data and determines the ability of the tranfer rate. I belive I am understanding the process : sync snapshot - process of sending the latest...
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    Proxmox Backup Task Logs missing for single backup job

    I currently have two backup jobs running. Three PVE nodes in a cluster, with a single PBS as target. Job 1: Daily runs Job 2: Weekly runs VM's included in job 1 has each backup run listed in the task history for each VM. Everything is good. VM's included in job 2 has NO backup entries in...
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    Pre and post backup commands

    Is it possible to run some bash commands before and after the backup runs?
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    Having trouble backing up PBS VM

    I have PBS running as a VM on Proxmox and it has been working fine, backing up all the VMs (including itself) until recently, where now it can't back itself up (log below). The other VMs still back up perfectly. I started thinking, how can the PBS back itself up if it needs to freeze during the...
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    Configuration Help

    Hello, I am working on setting up a cluster with where the VMs are on local storage but use/sync to the shared storage for HA and Cluster options. The hardware I have is as follows: 3 proxmox clustered machines (will be more but 3 for now) - Each has local nvme storage Each has access to a SAN...
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    Backup(BMR) vom PBS Server erstellen und wiederherstellen?

    Hi zusammen, ich würde gerne einen PBS(physische Maschine) selbst sichern, so dass im Worst Case dieser Server auf einem anderen Gerät wiederhergestellt werden kann. Eine "Sichere deine Konfiguration" in der GUI wurde schon öfters als Feature Request gewünscht, bisher scheint es leider noch...

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