Hello
We have a PBS server that is configured with a connection to a remote PBS server over a VPN with poor bandwidth. I'm trying to get the initial upload to complete but it looks like it will be weeks at the current rates. I will probably need to seed this backup with an external drive; below is the process that I have worked out so far based on documentation and forum posts (PBS1 is local Prox BS server and PBS2 is offsite remote):
Thanks!
We have a PBS server that is configured with a connection to a remote PBS server over a VPN with poor bandwidth. I'm trying to get the initial upload to complete but it looks like it will be weeks at the current rates. I will probably need to seed this backup with an external drive; below is the process that I have worked out so far based on documentation and forum posts (PBS1 is local Prox BS server and PBS2 is offsite remote):
- Create new folder datastore on PBS1 with path to external HDD formatted ext4
- Add PBS1 as a "remote" in PBS1 and create a sync job to the external HDD
- Once sync job completes, change sync schedule to None
- Bring the drive to PBS2 at remote site and rsync the contents over to the datastore
- Edit the sync job on PBS1, set the target remote to PBS2 (with appropriate datastore and namespace settings) and add the schedule back
Thanks!