Backup: best practice

frantek

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May 30, 2009
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Hi,

I read around and had a look at the backup function. I've Linux and Windows KVM vm's. On Linux PostgreSQL and MySQL are used and one Windows server is a trerminal server.

Now my question is: What is best practice to back up VM's like I've described them ?

TIA
Matthias
 
I would do a vzdump snapshot every week to be prepared for a fast disaster recovery.

Additionally, I suggest to do daily backups with a third party backup tool with special agents for your databases.
 
and store all these on offline media like tape´s.
 
what do you miss?
 
I already mentioned it - vzdump snapshots.

And I recommend to use a off-host backup target, e.g. NFS server.
 
I would do a vzdump snapshot every week to be prepared for a fast disaster recovery.

Additionally, I suggest to do daily backups with a third party backup tool with special agents for your databases.

Tom, why do you suggest a weekly and not a daily vzdump snapshot ?
 
because the backup window is sometimes not big enough during the week. backup produces load on the servers which is not always wanted.