A storage backup

[medicineman25]

It seems I can only make a backup for VMs inside PBS? I'm sure I have missed something here...

If I add the PBS in PVE, then create a backup job, it only allows me to select VMs.

However, I have an entirely separate storage system with files etc that needs backing up. See as follows:



How do I create a backup job for these disks through the gui?

 

[Dunuin]

You can only backup VMs/LXCs using the WebUI. If you want to backup any other filesystem or block device you would need to use the proxmox-backup-client CLI tool.

 

[medicineman25]

Ah dangit... ok cool, tbh I was just thinking it's probably CLI only for the moment.

Is it safe to assume this will be added eventually?

 

[Dunuin]

I only heard that backing up the host is on the todo list. Not sure if that only means the PVE config or additional storages too.

 

[medicineman25]

Yeh true. I hazard a guess that storage will be attached by default.

Anyway as it turns out, because this storage is attached to a TrueNAS instance it was backed up as well. That's a happy accident for me, but I can already see where ppl will want to detach those kinds of data pools from the core VM.

I'm sure as PBS develops we will begin to see much more granular control if it doesn't already exist in the terminal.