/etc/vzdump.conf value being ignored ?

[leenux_tux]

Hello forum,

I'm trying to enable the possibility of having multiple backups for a VM. I have edited the /etc/vzdump.conf file and added maxfiles: 5 at the bottom of the file. The contents of the file are now as follows...

# vzdump default settings

#tmpdir: DIR
#dumpdir: DIR
#storage: STORAGE_ID
#mode: snapshot|suspend|stop
#bwlimit: KBPS
#ionice: PRI
#lockwait: MINUTES
#stopwait: MINUTES
#size: MB
#maxfiles: N
#script: FILENAME
#exclude-path: PATHLIST
#pigz: N:

maxfiles: 5

Do I need to reload a service for the Proxmox GUI to re-read the new value ? When I attempt a backup via the GUI I get an error stating the backup can not be completed "Only 1 backup(s) allowed", however, I can manually do a backup via the command line using the following command..

vzdump 104 -dumpdir /mnt/pve/VM_BACKUPS/dump/ -compress lzo

The backup process can be seen in the GUI and the new backup file appears in the GUI.

Any pointers folks as this has got me stumped.

 

[dietmar]

Maybe it is already defined in you storage configuration (/etc/pve/storage.cfg)? (The setting from the storage overwrites settings in vzdump.conf)

 

[leenux_tux]

Yes, it was set to 1 in that file, I have changed it and now I can create multiple backups from the GUI. Does this mean that running vzdump from the command line looks at different config files versus running vzdump from the GUI ? Seems strange that there are two files where this option can be set.

 

[fabian]

Yes, it was set to 1 in that file, I have changed it and now I can create multiple backups from the GUI. Does this mean that running vzdump from the command line looks at different config files versus running vzdump from the GUI ? Seems strange that there are two files where this option can be set.

no, but you can set a global limit (in /etc/vzdump.conf) and a limit for each storage (which has a higher priority, and is set in /etc/pve/storage.cfg)