Error: no backup storage defined - please create a backup storage first

[Chow]

I followed the 2 steps in http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage_Model#LVM_Groups_with_Network_Backing

However when I want to add a backup job I get the following message:

Error: no backup storage defined - please create a backup storage first

Not sure how to proceed. The 2 steps went fine..

 

[dswartz]

When you created the LVM storage, are you sure you specified vzdump backups? I seem to recall the default is virtual disks?

 

[Chow]

I installed the 2.6.35 kernel since I run kvm only and it only gives me the option to choose virtual disks..

 

[dietmar]

You need a filesystem to store backups (directory type storage).

 

[Chow]

You need a filesystem to store backups (directory type storage).

My engineer indeed managed to install a filesystem. But had to be done from console. We didn't find an option in the webinterface. Is that correct?

 

[dietmar]

My engineer indeed managed to install a filesystem. But had to be done from console. We didn't find an option in the webinterface. Is that correct?

Yes (only NFS can be created fron the web)

 

[Chow]

Ok thnx. Than we did it the right way. I assume we can use this also for openvz vps-es or is NFS preferred than? It seems that the iscsi method is faster..

 

[dietmar]

Ok thnx. Than we did it the right way. I assume we can use this also for openvz vps-es or is NFS preferred than?

use what for?

 

[Chow]

We use the Synology NAS for backups only.. So we don't run vps-es from it..

 

[dietmar]

We use the Synology NAS for backups only.. So we don't run vps-es from it..

Yes, you can store KVM and OpenVZ backups. NFS has the advantage to be available on all nodes.

 

[Chow]

Clear. With iscsi I assign lun's per node.