# 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)

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/wUsKWUrceYHp8e9TJ00e/blobs/DCU9EjEZifM744fpS7iW/protecting_ve-containers-proxmox_ve.jpg)

* 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.

![](https://content.gitbook.com/content/wUsKWUrceYHp8e9TJ00e/blobs/egaIsOcoFfQan6w04X36/protecting_ve-containers-proxmox_ve_2.png)

## 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/node/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/node/scripts/vma
     ./setup_vma.sh PATH_TO_VMA_ARCHIVE
     ```

## Public key authentication

The details are described in the [SSH public key authentication](https://docs.storware.eu/deployment/common-tasks/ssh-public-key-authentication) section.

## Supported features

**Supported backup strategies:** Export storage repository

|                                                                     | Export storage repository              |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------- |
| Supported versions                                                  | 7.0, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2 |
| The last snapshot is kept on the hypervisor for incremental backups | Yes                                    |
| Access to hypervisor OS required                                    | No                                     |
| Proxy VM required                                                   | Yes                                    |

| Full backup                         | Supported        |
| ----------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| Incremental backup                  | Supported        |
| Synthetic backups                   | Not supported \* |
| File-level restore                  | Supported        |
| VM disk exclusion                   | Supported        |
| Quiesced snapshots                  | Supported        |
| Snapshots management                | Supported        |
| Pre/post command execution          | Supported        |
| Access to VM disk backup over iSCSI | Supported        |
| VM name-based policy assignment     | Supported        |
| Power-on after restore              | Supported        |

*\** A synthetic backup destination can be used, but this strategy only supports full backups

## Network requirements

### Export storage repository

| Source              | Destination        | Ports                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Description                                                                           |
| ------------------- | ------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Node                | Hypervisor         | 22/tcp                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | SSH access                                                                            |
| Hypervisor          | Node               | If Node is hosting staging space: 111/tcp, 111/UDP, 2049/tcp, 2049/UDP, ports specified in `/etc/sysconfig/nfs` - variables `MOUNTD_PORT` (TCP and UDP), `STATD_PORT` (TCP and UDP), `LOCKD_TCPPORT` (TCP), `LOCKD_UDPPORT` (UDP), otherwise please check the documentation of your NFS storage provider | NFS access                                                                            |
| Node and hypervisor | shared NFS storage | check the documentation of your NFS storage provider                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | if staging space (export storage domain) is hosted on the shared storage - NFS access |


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