notes-template for new backup jobs?

[VictorSTS]

I can edit /etc/vzdump.conf and add a custom notes-template, say:

notes-template: {{vmid}}-{{guestname}} ({{node}}-{{cluster}})

Then if I try to backup a VM, the notes-template value is applied. But if I add a new backup job at datacenter level the notes-template is not applied. In fact, no value from /etc/vzdump.conf is used as default values for a new backup job. Tested on 7.2 and 7.3.

Is that the intended behavior? If yes, why?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Moayad]

The backup from the datacenter level takes the notes-templates from the /etc/pve/jobs.cfg file.

 

[VictorSTS]

When the job is already created, yes, thats expected.

But when you create a new backup job (it still does not exist in /etc/pve/hjobs.cfg), the GUI could get its default values from /etc/vzdump.cfg (or some other file if that makes more sense), instead of the default values so the user does not have to adapt the settings every time.

 

[Big4SMK]

I ran into this issue today too. Changed the default in /etc/vzdump.conf to {{guestname}} @ {{node}}, created a new backup job, found that the note on the backup read {{guestname}}. I left the note template intentionally empty on the job.
If I do a manual backup of a VM, the notes correctly show as {{guestname}} @ {{hostname}}.

How do I change the default for backup jobs?

I ran the test on v7.3-6.

I've also found that adding a script stanza in /etc/vzdump.conf _will_ be excuted both from manual backups and from backup jobs. So adding a script that changes the notes on the backup works for both instances. It seems to be just the notes-template is only observed for manual backups and not for backup jobs.

 

[Big4SMK]

Opened bug here: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=4542

 

[Big4SMK]

As mentioned in the bug: I have no clue what I have been testing yesterday, but today everything is working exactly as expected.

Leave the notes screen empty on the backup job, and the configuration in vzdump.conf will be observed on every node.