How do I run backups of my VMs to a different server?

[samtaber]

Hi there,
I am new to here and I have been using Proxmox for a little while now. I need to figure out how to backup all my vms or entire proxmox system (whichever is easier) to a different server. Is this possible? What OS should I use, etc?

 

[vikozo]

on Datacenter side go to storage and add your new Storage

then you are able to select this storage for backup

 

[samtaber]

on Datacenter side go to storage and add your new Storage

then you are able to select this storage for backup

This would be over the network going through my switch. Would I just install Windows or something, make a network drive, and hope Proxmox will see it?

 

[vikozo]

if you have another "Server" Hardware install FreeNAS
and yes would be over the net

 

[samtaber]

if you have another "Server" Hardware install FreeNAS
and yes would be over the net

I am installing FreeNAS on one of my other rack servers right now. In Proxmox, what would I add the shared drive as?

 

[vshaulsk]

That depends on how you are sharing the storage out of FreeNAS.
- NFS
-SMB

If you go the Freenas route as your backup target, you first have to setup the unit (network, users, etc.).
Create a pool and a dataset, which will be used as the Proxmox backup target. For instance, I have a dataset called "ProxmoxBackups".
You would than share that dataset through either NFS or SMB. In my case I have it shared through NFS.
Finally, you would add that NFS share within proxmox and select it as the vzdump backup location.