6 :title: Storage: Proxmox Backup Server
9 Storage pool type: `pbs`
11 This backend allows direct integration of a Proxmox Backup Server into {pve}
12 like any other storage.
13 A Proxmox Backup storage can be added directly through the {pve} API, CLI or
19 The backend supports all common storage properties, except the shared flag,
20 which is always set. Additionally, the following special properties to Proxmox
21 Backup Server are available:
25 Server IP or DNS name. Required.
29 The username for the Proxmox Backup Server storage. Required.
31 TIP: Do not forget to add the realm to the username. For example, `root@pam` or
36 The user password. The value will be saved in a file under
37 `/etc/pve/priv/<STORAGE-ID>.pw` with access restricted to the root user.
42 The ID of the Proxmox Backup Server datastore to use. Required.
46 The fingerprint of the Proxmox Backup Server API TLS certificate. You can get
47 it in the Servers Dashboard or using the `proxmox-backup-manager cert info`
48 command. Required for self-signed certificates or any other one where the host
49 does not trusts the servers CA.
53 A key to encrypt the backup data from the client side. Currently only
54 non-password protected (no key derive function (kdf)) are supported. Will be
55 saved in a file under `/etc/pve/priv/<STORAGE-ID>.enc` with access restricted
56 to the root user. Use the magic value `autogen` to automatically generate a
57 new one using `proxmox-backup-client key create --kdf none <path>`. Optional.
59 .Configuration Example (`/etc/pve/storage.cfg`)
63 server enya.proxmox.com
65 fingerprint 09:54:ef:..snip..:88:af:47:fe:4c:3b:cf:8b:26:88:0b:4e:3c:b2
73 Proxmox Backup Server only supports backups, they can be block-level or
74 file-level based. {pve} uses block-level for virtual machines and file-level for
77 .Storage features for backend `cifs`
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79 |===============================================================
80 |Content types |Image formats |Shared |Snapshots |Clones
81 |backup |n/a |yes |n/a |n/a
82 |===============================================================
87 // TODO: FIXME: add once available
88 //You can get a list of exported CIFS shares with:
91 //# pvesm scan pbs <server> [--username <username>] [--password]
94 Then you could add this share as a storage to the whole {pve} cluster
98 # pvesm add pbs <id> --server <server> --datastore <datastore> --username <username> --fingerprint 00:B4:... --password
106 * link:/wiki/Storage[Storage]