Backup Job Wizard for Proxmox VE: Destination
On the Destination page of the wizard, you can select one or different Backup Repositories (except SaaS) to back up your Proxmox VE VMs.
Setting Single Backup Repository for All VMs
To back up all VMs to a single Backup Repository, choose a Backup Repository from the Destination drop-down list.
Both federated and standalone (not used as members of federated repositories) backup repositories can be selected as a destination.
If a federated repository is selected as the destination, the product automatically selects an available qualified federated repository member during the job run.
Setting Different Backup Repositories for VMs
To back up the selected VMs to different Backup Repositories, follow the steps below:
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Click Advanced setup....
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In the VM boxes, choose a Backup Repository for each VM individually.
Mapping Source VMs to Existing Backups
If you have previously backed up a VM and then lost the backup job due to accidental job deletion or because you needed to recreate jobs in a new copy of the product, you can map the source VMs to existing backups to avoid running full VM backups again.
To map source VMs to existing backups, follow the steps below:
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Click Advanced setup...
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From the Destination drop-down list, choose a Backup Repository that contains an existing VM backup.
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Select the Use existing backup as a target option and choose an existing backup from the drop-down list.
When you run the job, the product analyzes the target VM you have selected, determines how it is different from the source VM, and transfers only the differential data. VM backup mapping can be a time-consuming process that can be equal to the time required to create a full VM backup. After the job is completed, a new recovery point is created and existing recovery points is not changed or overwritten.
Excluding VM Disks from the Backup Job
If you do not want to back up certain VM disks, you can exclude those disks from the backup job by following the steps below:
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Click Advanced setup...
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Cancel the selection of the VM disks that you would not like to back up.