Option to kill a VM that won't shutdown cleanly. Option to keep log files from backups with errors. Option to choose how many threads are used for legacy compression. Option to choose how many threads are used for Zstandard compression. Rsync was significantly slower in some scenarios, so other quicker options are used when possible by default.Ĭhange the number of times to check if a VM is shut down.Ĭhange the number of seconds to wait between checks to see if a VM is shut down.When not using snapshots, delta syncs make a copy of the latest backup and then write just the changes since the last backup.This can add a significant amount of time to the backup.Option to compare files and retry backup in the event of failure. Option to choose a legacy compression level. Option to choose a Zstandard compression level. Option to only receive error notifications. Sends notifications when old backups are deleted. Sends notifications when vm backups are started and stopped. Option to receive detailed notifications. Option to send notifications through unRAID notification system.
Option to keep log files from successful backups.Ĭhange the number of error log files to keep.Ĭhange the log file subfolder, or choose not to use one. Option to create a post-script that will run after the backup script.Option to create a pre-script that will run before the backup script.
It will automatically apply changes before it starts. "Backup Now" button runs a backup using current settings. When set to 'Yes' reconstruct write will be disabled after the backup finishes. turbo write) during backups.ĭo not use this if reconstruct write is already enabled. Option to enable reconstruct write (a.k.a. Uses pigz for multi-threaded compression.Ĭannot be used with Zstandard compression. This can add a significant amount of time to the backup. Move or delete existing uncompressed backups before enabling, because this will compress all files in the backup directory into one tarball. Uses Zstandard for multi-threaded compression.ĭo not turn this on if you already have uncompressed backups. This can add to the amount of time the backup process takes depending on your hardware and configuration. If turned on and there are already uncompressed or legacy compression backups, you will need to manually remove old versions of those backups until they are gone. Option to use Zstandard inline compression. The disk path in the VM config cannot be /mnt/user, but instead must be /mnt/cache or /mnt/diskX.
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Option to use snapshots to backup VMs without shutting down.īe sure to install the qemu guest agent on VMs to enable quiescence, which will improve the integrity of backups. List specific vdisk extensions to skip, if any (iso listed by default). Use "Custom Cron" field to create a backup schedule based on crontab. Use dropdown boxes specify when backups should occur.
Make certain to read the help for each setting you want to change before changing it.īe sure to set "Enable backups?" to 'Yes' to ensure that your backups will run.Īlso make certain to disable the script version in user.scripts if you are still using that version.Ĭurrently the plugin cannot be configured to run a backup while parity is running. Install the plugin using Community Applications, or the link below:Ĭhoose your settings by going to Settings -> User Utilities -> VM Backup. However, VM1 and VM2 can both have a vdisk1.img since they will be backed up to different folders. VM1 cannot have /mnt/diskX/vdisk1.img and /mnt/users/domains/VM1/vdisk1.img since the vdisks will overwrite the each other during the backup. The virtual disks attached to a single VM must have unique names regardless of their location since during the backup they will be placed into the same folder. They do not do anything else! They expire as soon as unRAID browser window is closed. This plugin does use cookies to allow user settings to persist across page refreshes. Please review the Change Log and To-Do List if you would like to know more. I have tested them as well as I can, but I cannot guarantee they will work correctly for everyone, so be sure to test thoroughly on your system before depending on this plugin for backups. This plugin installs pigz to allow for multi-threaded gzip compression.Ĭurrently the plugin is in beta. This plugin installs xmlstarlet to work with VM XML config files. Plugin for backing up VMs in unRAID including vdisks, configuration files, and nvram.
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