From 7f938fdb2b71ea9308f703d3a8e1bcc92e72d01b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fiona Ebner Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:10 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] backup: merge sections describing jobs keeping a short intro referring to the full section at the beginning. Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner --- vzdump.adoc | 26 ++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 01e1c20..841cf3d 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -48,19 +48,9 @@ drive, for off-site archiving. .Scheduled Backup -Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically -on specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems. -Configuration of scheduled backups is done at the Datacenter level in -the GUI, which will generate a job entry in /etc/pve/jobs.cfg, which -will in turn be parsed and executed by the `pvescheduler` daemon. -These jobs use the xref:chapter_calendar_events[calendar events] for -defining the schedule. - -Since scheduled backups miss their execution when the host was offline or the -pvescheduler was disabled during the scheduled time, it is possible to configure -the behaviour for catching up. By enabling the `Repeat missed` option -(`repeat-missed` in the config), you can tell the scheduler that it should run -missed jobs as soon as possible. +Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically on specific +days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems. See the +xref:vzdump_jobs[Backup Jobs] section for more. Backup Modes ------------ @@ -196,13 +186,15 @@ Backup Encryption For Proxmox Backup Server storages, you can optionally set up client-side encryption of backups, see xref:storage_pbs_encryption[the corresponding section.] +[[vzdump_jobs]] Backup Jobs ----------- Besides triggering a backup manually, you can also setup periodic jobs that backup all, or a selection of virtual guest to a storage. You can manage the jobs in the UI under 'Datacenter' -> 'Backup' or via the `/cluster/backup` API -endpoint. +endpoint. Both will generate job entries in `/etc/pve/jobs.cfg`, which are +parsed and executed by the `pvescheduler` daemon. A job is either configured for all cluster nodes or a specific node, and is executed according to a given schedule. The format for the schedule is very @@ -216,6 +208,12 @@ overriding those from the storage or node configuration, as well as a xref:vzdump_notes[template for notes] for additional information to be saved together with the backup. +Since scheduled backups miss their execution when the host was offline or the +pvescheduler was disabled during the scheduled time, it is possible to configure +the behaviour for catching up. By enabling the `Repeat missed` option +(`repeat-missed` in the config), you can tell the scheduler that it should run +missed jobs as soon as possible. + There are a few settings for tuning backup performance not exposed in the UI. The most notable is `bwlimit` for limiting IO bandwidth. The amount of threads used for the compressor can be controlled with the `pigz` (replacing `gzip`), -- 2.39.2