Restore VMs

[eiger3970]

Hi,
I upgraded Proxmox to 3.1-21/93bf03d4 by full install.
I have a backup of 2 VMs in .log and .vma.lzo format.
I have created the VMs in Proxmox and am trying to restore the .log and/or .vma.lzo backups of the VMs.

How do I do this as I transferred the backups from a remote computer to Proxmox's /var/backups, mkdir dump, which is where Proxmox's automatic backup places backups in /var/backups/dump.

When I go to Proxmox > Server View > Datacenter > proxmox > VM > Backup > Backup now, there is no storage?

Any suggestions please?

 

[eiger3970]

Okay,
so the new Proxmox install seems to have put the backup location in a different path.
I had to backup the new VM which put the backup file in /var/lib/vz/dump.
I have now moved the remote backups to /var/lib/vz/dump.
The VM can now see the remote backup when I click on Restore.
The restore gives an error: volume 'local:iso/FileName-x86_64-bin-04feb2013.iso' does not exist.

I thought I would be able to do a backup so that I don't have to run the .iso full installation disk for each of the VMs on a new Proxmox installation?

 

[dietmar]

When I go to Proxmox > Server View > Datacenter > proxmox > VM > Backup > Backup now, there is no storage?

You need to enable "Content => Backup" on the storage.

 

[dietmar]

The VM can now see the remote backup when I click on Restore.
The restore gives an error: volume 'local:iso/FileName-x86_64-bin-04feb2013.iso' does not exist.

Please can you post the full restore log?

 

[eiger3970]

Thanks, but I've fixed it. The issue was the backups seem to be stored in differing files, but I used a search and listed some backup file locations.