offline backup

[Jnkconsult]

Hello,
I have a 3 nodes Proxmos VE cluster and a 4the server only with Proxmox Backup server and 4 To SSD by a provider.
Everthing work perfectly but I want to have a weekly offline backup of all my VM.

What is for you the best solution to export/have this offline backup at home on a USB or a other external SSD/HD system ?

Thanks you

 

[Cookiefamily]

Hello,

take a look at this solution I posted: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/copy-backups-to-external-drive.88791/#post-389048
That is probably the way you want to go about this.

 

[Jnkconsult]

Hello,

thanks you for your answer but your solution is to make a local copy of the backup (same machine) but I'm looking for a solution to make a copy from my remote Proxmox Backup Server to a local HDD external hardrive (via my desktop computer).

Thanks

JMS

 

[showiproute]

You could share the drive via SMB/NFS and access it via your desktop.
Probably the better solution would be to make a full backup via the regular PVE backup tool and move it to your external HDD.

 

[blackpaw]

Hello,

thanks you for your answer but your solution is to make a local copy of the backup (same machine) but I'm looking for a solution to make a copy from my remote Proxmox Backup Server to a local HDD external hardrive (via my desktop computer).

Thanks

JMS

The way we have been doing it is to run the PBS server as a container with sufficient root storage to store the backups.

Then vzdump the entire PBS container to an external usb drive.

 

[Glowsome]

I admire all offered options, but ... are we not we over-complicating things ?
Why not use RSync ?

• its easy
• works on linux and windows
• can be scheduelled
• works over secure connection

 

[showiproute]

Rsync will not automatically create a backup of the VMs - it's just keeping to folder in sync.

 

[Glowsome]

Rsync will not automatically create a backup of the VMs - it's just keeping to folder in sync.

The mechanism for making backups is already there, make em as always, then for the one day he wants an offsite backup ( or better said copy of it offsite) use rsync to just send the already made backup to where he wants it to