Backup notes not working...

dixie2000

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According to documentation, "You can add notes to backups using the Edit Notes button in the UI or via the storage content API.
It is also possible to specify a template for generating notes dynamically for a backup job and for manual backup. The template string can contain variables, surrounded by two curly braces, which will be replaced by the corresponding value when the backup is executed.
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For example, if I choose {{cluster}} I get no substitution, just {{cluster}} on the email report.

Any help is apprecitated!
 
the template string will be evaluated for setting the note on the backup storage. the email will contain the backup job/task settings, which will contain the template string, not the resolved note.
 
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So then this is "normal" in bold:

vzdump 103 100 108 --mailto xxxxx@xxxxx.com --quiet 1 --storage PBS-VM --prune-backups 'keep-last=3' --notes-template '{{guestname}}' --mode stop --mailnotification always
 
Yes, take a look at your PBS in the datastore at VM 103. Your cluster name should be there in the notes.

Btw. If you use a PBS you should configure "keep all" on PVE and let the PBS do the prune job.