Exclude Attached HDD from Proxmox Backup of VM

[vawaver]

Hello,
I would like to ask for advice regarding backup settings on my home Proxmox server. I am using Proxmox Virtual Environment 8.3.1 Free Edition.

Hardware Setup​

1. 4 TB NVMe disk:
   • Hosts Proxmox and several virtual machines (VMs).
2. 2 TB HDD:
   • Attached as a separate disk to VM01 for storing multimedia files.
3. 4 TB HDD:
   • Used to store Proxmox backups of VMs from the NVMe disk.

Software Environment​

• Operating system on all VMs: Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS.

Problem Description
I have VM01 to which I added a 2 TB HDD as a separate disk. The steps I followed were:

1. Added the 2 TB HDD to Proxmox.
2. Attached the 2 TB HDD to VM01 using the Hardware tab in Proxmox.
3. Mounted the 2 TB HDD inside VM01 to the directory /mnt/media.

The disk works correctly, and VM01 has full access to it.

Issue:
When I initiate a backup of VM01, the backup process includes the attached 2 TB HDD. However, I do not want this disk to be part of the backup since it is used only for storing multimedia files.

Questions

1. How to exclude the 2 TB HDD from the VM01 backup?
   I need a way to configure Proxmox to ensure this disk is not included in the backup process.
2. Is this the correct way to attach the disk to a VM?
   Should I be using a different approach to attach the disk, one that allows better control over which parts of the VM are included in the backup?

I would appreciate any advice or recommendations to solve this issue.
Looking forward to your responses.

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Let me know if further adjustments are needed!

 

[gfngfn256]

I'm not completely clear as to how you added that 2TB disk to VM01.
Could you provide the config for VM01 with output (in code-tags) of:

qm config <VMID>

 # replacing <VMID> with the actual ID number of VM01

 

[fabian]

simple set backup to 0 on that disk (check box when you edit the disk on the UI)

 

[vawaver]

Problem Solved as Follows:​

1. Access VM01 (103 in my case) Settings:
   • In Proxmox, select VM01.
   • Navigate to the Hardware tab.
2. Select the 2 TB HDD:
   • From the hardware list, select the 2 TB HDD attached to the VM.
3. Change Disk Settings:
   • Click on Advanced.
   • Disable the Backup option.
4. Result:
   • Disabling the Backup option ensures that the 2 TB HDD will not be included in the Proxmox backups of VM01 (103 in my case).

Attachment:​

I have included an attachment for better illustration of the process.