ZSF RAID1 for backups?
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Backup require a directory storage ( https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#_storage_types ) because they are files. A ZFS pool is a block storage (like LVM and LVM-Thin) and not a filesystem (like SMB/NFS/directory). You need to create a filesystem (or subvol) on top of the pool (see any ZFS guide on the internet) to store files.
Do you want to create a new directory storage or do you want to create a filesystem on the ZFS pool and use that as a directory storage?
Create a dataset, then go to
You don't necessarily need a separate dataset but I'd recommend it. Also think about using a PBS guest and giving it a virtual disk from that storage.
Datacenter > Storage and create a Directory storage. Give it the path to the dataset and select content type Backup.You don't necessarily need a separate dataset but I'd recommend it. Also think about using a PBS guest and giving it a virtual disk from that storage.
I just want to store my backups on the ZFS RAID. I don't have a favourite on how it can be achieved.
Create a filesystem/subvol on the ZFS pool (by following a guide on ZFS and you'll learn a bit about ZFS too).
Then add a directory storage and uses that filesystem/subvol (using /dev/zvol/YOUR_ZFS_POOL/directory) as the Directory and don't forget to select Backup in the Content field.
EDIT: There is an example of creating a filesystem on ZFS on the Wiki: https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Storage:_ZFS
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Huh? That path leads to a ZVOL (which cannot directly store files), not a directory.
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No, see my post above, but why would needing to run a single command via the CLI be a problem? You only need the CLI if you want to create a separate dataset for the backups (which I recommend). You can just use the root dataset's path if you really want to. The GUI has a Shell too so...
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I don't think so for block storage like ZFS, LVM and LVM-Thin. You need to put a filesystem inside a pool (ZFS) or logical volume (LVM). But those are common (Linux) technologies and have lots of guides on the internet.So it is not possible to do via Proxmox GUI?
An alternative would be to add the zpool as a storage in PVE and install an LX(C) container on it and there PBS inside to have a proper PBS backup server on your host. IMHO superior in any way than just vzdumping and you can offload/sync the backups to other remote PBSs or nowadays even S3.
I have tried to list some detailed steps to achieve that: https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/f...eate-backups-of-my-vms-and-containers.170388/