[SOLVED] Proxmox server backup (the host) question regarding /etc/pve

[apoc]

Hello Proxmox team,

my current backup of the Proxmox installation is a DD of my boot media.
It happened yesterday that I needed to bring the backup into play.

This went fine:
- restoring the USB stick on my Linux Workstation
- mounting the file systems on the USB stick

There is struggeled:
- Copying the most current config files into /etc/pve directory. The directory on my USB stick (mounted on my local workstation) was completely empty. At the point where I booted from it I could see that /dev/fuse was mounted into /etc/pve.

I struggle to understand what actually happens here. I have read certain things about the fuse file system abstraction layer but seem to be unable to find a way to "inject" more recent config backup files into my DD image after restore.

Any pointers where the data actually is stored which can be accessed in /etc/pve on a running Proxmox server?
Thanks a lot and with best regards
Thomas

 

[udo]

Hi,
(not proxmox team but able to read ;-) )
see here: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_Cluster_File_System_(pmxcfs)

For easy use, tar the content of /etc/pve - after installation you can restore needet parts back...

Udo

 

[apoc]

Hello Udo,

thanks for your answer.

I realize that I have searched entirely wrong to get the answer I was looking for.

From my perspective the answer to my real question is: You would not do it like I tried, because there is an SQLite involved which is not available when the Proxmox instance is not booted.

Seems to me that I need to adjust my "recovery plan" slightly as you suggested. I think it is not as neat as what I have planned and how I handle it with all my other physical Linux / BSD systems but if this is the only way to do things, well then it is how it is.

Thanks again and with best regards
Thomas