[SOLVED] Create backup jobs using a shell command?

[MaLe]

sorry - wrong forum. please delete.


Hi there,

we are using scripts for the initial setup of our PVE systems. Is it possible to setup backup jobs by shell command? The only way I'm currently found is to modify /etc/pve/vzdump.cron and add the jobs. I'm not sure if this is a valid way to do that because there is a note that this file should not be edited manually.

Thanks & Best Regards
Martin

 

[dcsapak]

i moved the thread to the correct subforum, no need to delete it

currently the only way is via api or with 'pvesh' (which can call arbitrary api calls)

e.g. with

pvesh get /cluster/backup --output-format json-pretty

you get the current jobs

or with

pvesh usage /cluster/backup --verbose

you get the api endpoint description

also note that using 'vzdump.cron' is deprecated, we now use /etc/pve/jobs.cfg for vzdump jobs. (and different ones in the future)

 

[MaLe]

Hi Dominik,

many thanks for your suggestions and sorry for confusion. I just opened another thread in this forum, maybe you can delete that one. Next time I know how deal with it.