moving backup server

[Zappy]

Hi ,
need to move backup server from server1 to server2
all my backup client point to pbs.mydomain.com (server1)

so here what i am planning :

1. Install pbs on server2
2. rsync data from server1 to server2
3. shutdown server1 and rename/reip to server2

will all the API token move as well , or i need to move all the file in /eyc/proxmox-backup. as well ?
just want to verify if my plan make sense

 

[Zappy]

I am taking the chance to see if anybody have any comment before trying this on my own.

 

[Johannes S]

rsync data from server1 to server2

Be careful not to break your datastores by it, at least stop the proxmox-backup systemd services so nothing writes to the datastore during the move. If you use ZFS create a snapshot of your datastore and copy it with zfs send/receive to ensure consistency. The best option for syncing data between two PBS btw is to just use the internal sync mechanism. Why don't you use that? It's propably more simple than any manual transfer method (be it zfs or rsync).

will all the API token move as well , or i need to move all the file in /eyc/proxmox-backup. as well ?

You will need to copy the content of /etc/proxmox-backup to have the same settings, so yes.

 

[Zappy]

Be careful not to break your datastores by it, at least stop the proxmox-backup systemd services so nothing writes to the datastore during the move. If you use ZFS create a snapshot of your datastore and copy it with zfs send/receive to ensure consistency. The best option for syncing data between two PBS btw is to just use the internal sync mechanism. Why don't you use that? It's propably more simple than any manual transfer method (be it zfs or rsync).

I think about that , but i was not sure if it act as a backup or as a replica
in the latter , this would be the best solution.

You will need to copy the content of /etc/proxmox-backup to have the same settings, so yes.

Thanks