[PVE-User] Backup of all Containers and KVM

[sebastian at debianfan.de]

Thx - i know how to use the vzdump-tool - but the last backup of an 
lxc-container (500 GB) runs about 10 hours by using vzdump :-(



Am 29.09.2023 um 10:24 schrieb Lukas Wagner:
> 
> 
> On 9/29/23 09:53, sebastian at debianfan.de wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> if i want to get a full backup - can i copy the 100,101... folders 
>> complete to the backup server to get the data for  an emergency 
>> restore later?
>>
>> Or is it required to use the internal backup function to get Backup 
>> files from containers and KVM and copy the dump-directory to the 
>> backup server?
>>
> 
> I'd recommend using PVE's backup function, it includes everything needed
> to fully restore the VM/CT. If you need to automate that from a script,
> you can use the `vzdump` command (check `man vzdump` or [1] for
> instructions).
> You can then copy the backup files from the dump directory. You could
> also add the backup server as a storage (NFS or SMB) [2], then you can
> backup to the server directly, without having to copy the backup
> archives.
> 
> The '100, 101' folders - by which I think you mean the directories in
> /etc/pve/{qemu,lxc} only contain the configuration files for the VM/CT,
> but not the disk image. Of course, you can back them up manually and
> then dump the disk image as well, but like I said, unless you have a
> very good reason against PVE's native backup system (vzdump), I'd
> recommend using that.
> 
> It might also be worth checking out Proxmox Backup Server, which has the 
> additional benefit of offering deduplication, encryption, live-restore 
> and much more.
> 
> [1] https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/vzdump.1.html
> [2] https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#chapter_storage
>