Promox backup of container storage

[Henry]

I have a CT samba server that has an 8GB LVM root disk and a 1TB LVM 2nd disk.
This 2nd disk is mounted as mp0 @ /srv/samba

I have a scheduled nightly backup that backs up all my VMs & CTs however the 1TB LVM disk is not being backed up.

How can I include this in the automated nightly backup?

 

[dcsapak]

on the gui, you can edit the mountpoint and activate the "backup" checkbox, then this disk will be included in the backups

 

[Henry]

Hi and thanks for the reply. On the GUI, under the resources tab of the CT, I am unable to edit either the mp or the root disk. The edit button is disabled. Only the resize disk option is available.

 

[dcsapak]

weird, can you post a screenshot of it? alternatively, you can edit the /etc/pve/lxc/VMID.conf file directly just search the line of your mp

mp0: storage:vm-106-disk-1.raw,mp=/testmp,size=8G

and add a "backup=1" to the line like this:

mp0: storage:vm-106-disk-1.raw,mp=/testmp,size=8G,backup=1

 

[dcsapak]

also i forgot:

this works only for volume mountpoints, not for bindmounts
see http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Linux_Container

 

[Henry]

All options in the CT have "edit" available except the root disk and mp.

In the picture you can see I have just added backup=1 vi 1005.conf and restarted the CT

 

[tom]

All options in the CT have "edit" available except the root disk and mp

Your screenshot does not show "our" Proxmox VE ...

You have a lot of customization on your installation, so I assume the issue is around these modifications.

=> Please use Proxmox VE without these custom modifications, otherwise no one here can help.

 

[Henry]

Hi Tom, thanks for the reply however I have NO idea what you are referring to.

This is an installation I downloaded from your site and has a subscription and has been upgraded via Proxmox only. There is not a single modification here.

 

[tom]

Hi Tom, thanks for the reply however I have NO idea what you are referring to.

This is an installation I downloaded from your site and has a subscription and has been upgraded via Proxmox only. There is not a single modification here.

If you do not know about I talk, please compare your sreenshot with the official 4.3 screenshot, e.g. on.

http://pve.proxmox.com/mediawiki/images/1/16/Screen-startpage-with-cluster.png

 

[Henry]

Hi Tom, the screenshots I attached were done with Firefox.

I have opened the PVE page in Chromium, as attached and you'll see the screen looks totally different, matching yours.

It looks like either Firefox renders the site differently or Proxmox does not work with Firefox as well as other browsers.

Hope this helps.

 

[dcsapak]

it seems you browser caches too aggressively, please try clear the cache

 

[Henry]

Was my screen layout ever a Proxmox layout?

Interestingly, I always use Firefox, never Chromium. When I opened Proxmox in Chromium for the screenshot and then reopened in Firefox it now looks like it should in Firefox.

p.s. Bottom line is I now have my CT storage being backed up. Thanks for the help.