From c8e632b6c91d669917d34854c23a27eecb00a0d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Fiona Ebner Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2022 15:52:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] backup: rework storage section, mentioning and recommending PBS Signed-off-by: Fiona Ebner --- vzdump.adoc | 14 ++++++++------ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 115c740..0c5b32e 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -37,12 +37,14 @@ the `vzdump` command line tool. .Backup Storage -Before a backup can run, a backup storage must be defined. Refer to -the Storage documentation on how to add a storage. A backup storage -must be a file level storage, as backups are stored as regular files. -In most situations, using a NFS server is a good way to store backups. -You can save those backups later to a tape drive, for off-site -archiving. +Before a backup can run, a backup storage must be defined. Refer to the +xref:chapter_storage[storage documentation] on how to add a storage. It can +either be a Proxmox Backup Server storage, where backups are stored as +de-duplicated chunks and metadata, or a file-level storage, where backups are +stored as regular files. Using Proxmox Backup Server on a dedicated host is +recommended, because of its advanced features. Using an NFS server is a good +alternative. In both cases, you might want to save those backups later to a tape +drive, for off-site archiving. .Scheduled Backup -- 2.39.2