Ploop/Backup - Revision history

Fusl at 16:46, 6 September 2015

2015-09-06T16:46:33Z

2014-10-01T18:00:23Z

‎File-based backup

2014-02-19T04:06:43Z

use vzlist for VE_PRIVATE

2014-01-23T19:01:00Z

added Ploop to ‎See also

2014-01-23T19:00:28Z

added to Storage category

2013-10-09T09:16:40Z

‎Image-based backup: The sorting of files was wrong. Now it lists the folders by date not by name.

2013-09-27T10:10:52Z

‎Image-based backup: I added a new script.

2013-06-13T23:16:41Z

no longer only file-based anymore

2013-06-13T23:15:40Z

nitpicks

2013-06-13T23:12:43Z

add image-based backup and comparison

@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
 |-
 || Compatible with pre-ploop backups
-| {{No}} || {{Yes}}
+| {{Yes-No}}{{H:title|It's always possible to create a new, same-size ploop device and then restore the files into the mounted ploop partition|<sup>*</sup>}} || {{Yes}}
 |-
 || Restore individual files

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 # Perform a backup using your favorite backup tool
 # (tar is just an example)
-tar cf backup.tar.xz $MNTDIR
+tar cf backup.tar $MNTDIR
 # Unmount the snapshot

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 # Known snapshot ID
 ID=$(uuidgen)
-VE_PRIVATE=$(VEID=$CTID; source /etc/vz/vz.conf; source /etc/vz/conf/$CTID.conf; echo $VE_PRIVATE)
+VE_PRIVATE=$(vzlist -H -o private $CTID)
 # Take a snapshot without suspending a CT and saving its config
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 # Known snapshot ID
 ID=$(uuidgen)
-VE_PRIVATE=$(VEID=$CTID; source /etc/vz/vz.conf; source /etc/vz/conf/$CTID.conf; echo $VE_PRIVATE)
+VE_PRIVATE=$(vzlist -H -o private $CTID)
 # Take a snapshot without suspending a CT and saving its config

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 == See also ==
 * [[Man/vzctl.8#Snapshotting|vzctl(8), section Snapshotting]].
 [[Category: Storage]]
 [[Category: HOWTO]]

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 * [[Man/vzctl.8#Snapshotting|vzctl(8), section Snapshotting]].
-[[Category:ploop]]
+[[Category: Storage]]
-[[Category:HOWTO]]
+[[Category: HOWTO]]

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 if [ -z $1 -o -z $2 ]
 then
-        echo "Usage: vzbackup CTID BACKUP-PATH"
+	echo "Usage: vzbackup CTID BACKUP-PATH"
-        exit 1
+	exit 1
 fi
@@ Line 79: / Line 79: @@
 ID=$(uuidgen)
 VE_PRIVATE=$(VEID=$CTID; source /etc/vz/vz.conf; source /etc/vz/conf/$CTID.conf; echo $VE_PRIVATE)
-−
 # Take a snapshot without suspending a CT and saving its config
 vzctl snapshot $CTID --id $ID --skip-suspend --skip-config
-−
 # Perform a backup using your favorite backup tool
 # (cp is just an example)
 cp $VE_PRIVATE/root.hdd/* $BACKUPPATH/
-−
 # Delete (merge) the snapshot
 vzctl snapshot-delete $CTID --id $ID
 # remove old backups
-rm -rf $( find $FOLDER -type d -name "$CTID*" | head -n-4  )
+rm -rf $( find $FOLDER -type d -name "$CTID*" -exec ls -d1rt "{}" + | head -n-4  )
 echo "BACKUP FINISHED."

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 [[File:Ploop-backup.png|300px|right|thumb|How backup via snapshot is done]]
-This article explains how to do consistent file-based backups for [[ploop]] containers, using ploop snapshot feature.
+This article explains how to do consistent backups for [[ploop]] containers, using ploop snapshot feature.
 == Backup types ==

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 This article explains how to do consistent file-based backups for [[ploop]] containers, using ploop snapshot feature.
-== Types of backup ==
+== Backup types ==
 There are two ways of doing backups, both have their pros and cons.
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 |}
-== Image-based backups ==
+== Image-based backup ==
 Assuming you have a running container identified by <code>$CTID</code>. The following needs to be done: