PBS live restore - need to be able to set VLAN

[stevehughes]

We need to periodically test our backups and live restore functionality without disrupting the running VMs. We can test a static restore by choosing an unused VMID but without the ability to choose a different VLAN the live restore will conflict with the running VMs.

Does anyone have a solution? If not I suggest this needs to go on the todo list.

Thanks,
Steve

 

[waltar]

How about a nested pve installation in a vm to restore into which should be easily solve your request or ?

 

[stevehughes]

Thanks waltar. I expect that should be a solution - thank you.

Still - it's a bit of unwanted fluffing around. It would be very helpful if the ability to edit network settings could be added to the live restore process. Is there any process for requesting enhancements?

Regards,
Steve

 

[waltar]

Hello Steve, if your restore is in a nested pve there eg 2 ways, pne is to have a different network there and the test-restored vm cannot work with which is good to not disturb the real running vm but you can access test-vm by nested-pve console to check the restore result, or you restore the test-vm, take a script to mount the image (different for lxc and vm), manipulate a couple of their settings inside, umount and then start the restore-vm. Maybe there are few other helper tools/scripts for auto cloning deployment etc which could do the job also but I don't need them as I have my own way found.

 

[fiona]

For reference, there is a feature request for this: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5381