Scheduling proxmox-backup-client from backup-server

[adoII]

Hi,
i am just evaluating proxmox backup server and I am really impressed.

But how can i schedule client-file backups from the server so that for example only 2 or 3 backups run at the same time ?

Lets say i have 80 vms to backup and my resources like cpu or disk or network only allow for 3 parallel backup jobs.

Is scheduling file backups from backup client only possible via cron-jobs ? The means i have to maintain an excel list what backups take what time and what time a cronjob on the client should start the backup. Seems to be impracticable.

Also: I only need backup-client backup client because i need quick access to single files within backups. Is it maybe possible to quickly access single backed up files in vzdump images ?

 

[dcsapak]

Is scheduling file backups from backup client only possible via cron-jobs ?

if you use proxmox-backup-client directly, yes this is currently the only way (for pve you can use the normal backup schedules)

we plan to have some kind scheduling built-in to the client, but nothing concrete so far, maybe check if there is already a feature request for this on https://bugzilla.proxmox.com and maybe open one if there isn't (so that everyone can keep track of it)

Is it maybe possible to quickly access single backed up files in vzdump images ?

for container this is already possible, and there are some features planned for qemu vms, such as attaching a backup disk into an existing vm for easy access

 

[Fred Saunier]

Hi,

I'm also trying to cron proxmox-backup-client jobs. When issuing the following command as root

proxmox-backup-client backup etc.pxar:/etc --repository localhost:backup-storage

it is asking me for the root@pam password.

How do I pass the password in a cronjob?

Thanks,
Fred

 

[dcsapak]

use the environment variable PBS_PASSWORD, see also https://pbs.proxmox.com/docs/backup-client.html?highlight=PBS_PASSWORD

 

[Fred Saunier]

That works, thanks!

 

[Elliott Partridge]

API token is a good alternative to using root for backups. You can limit permissions that way.