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# Proxmox VE

Proxmox environments require backup storage to be defined on each server. This storage must be a location accessible from Storware Backup & Recovery Node (the simplest setup, when you use only 1 node, is to create NFS share for the staging path on Storware Backup & Recovery Node).

1. Create storage from NFS share (Content-type: VZDump)

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* The export share must be set to use the UID and GID of the `vprotect` user.
* Example export configuration in `/etc/exports` to the selected hypervisor in the RHV cluster:

  ```
  /vprotect_data    PROXMOX_HOSTS(fsid=6,rw,sync,insecure,all_squash,anonuid=993,anongid=990)
  ```

  where `anonuid=993` and `anongid=990` should have the correct UID and GID returned by command:

  ```
  [root@vProtect3 ~]# id vprotect
  uid=993(vprotect) gid=990(vprotect) groups=990(vprotect)
  ```
* Both import and export operations will be done using these NFS shares – restore will be done directly to this storage domain, so you can easily import the backup into the Proxmox environment
  * Backups must be restored to the export path (the node automatically changes the names to the original paths that are recognized by Proxmox).
* The name for storage must be provided later in the node configuration (`Hypervisor -> Proxmox` )section.

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## File-level restore support for VMA images

1. Prepare the VMA extractor on Storware Backup & Recovery Node - you have 2 options:
   * Build a VMA extractor like this (requires Internet on the **node**):

     ```
     cd /opt/vprotect/scripts/vma
     ./setup_vma.sh
     ```
2. * Download the VMA extractor from the Storware FTP (in the Add-ons directory) and install it.

     ```
     cd /opt/vprotect/scripts/vma
     ./setup_vma.sh PATH_TO_VMA_ARCHIVE
     ```

## Public key authentication

The details are described in the [SSH public key authentication](/backup-and-recovery-71/deployment/common-tasks/ssh-public-key-authentication.md) section.