Mastering Proxmox - Third Edition

Datacenter | Backup

Cluster-wide backup schedules are created through this menu. No backup tasks can be directly performed here. A good backup plan is the first line of defense against any disaster that can cause major or minor data loss. In our ultra-modern digital world, data is much more valuable than ever before. Every virtual environment administrator struggles with a backup strategy of their virtual environment.

The fine line between granular files and an entire virtual machine backup is somewhat diminished in a virtual environment. To take the daily struggle of a backup plan out of the equation, Proxmox added an excellent backup system right in the hypervisor itself.

As of Proxmox VE 5.0, we can only schedule backup tasks up to 1 week. ...