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--- internet:hosting:virtualmin_backup [2016/07/15 12:04]
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+++ internet:hosting:virtualmin_backup [2018/04/12 08:46] (current)
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   * Backups require free space in ''/tmp''
   * Estimate the amount of temporary space needed by the size of your largest Virtual Server
-  * Choices for disk space:
+    * Choices for disk space:
-    * Make sure the installation partition with the root filesystem has sufficient space
+      * Make sure the installation partition with the root filesystem has sufficient space
-    * Extend the installation partition and root filesystem
+      * Extend the installation partition and root filesystem
-    * Change the temporary folder used to one with more space
+      * Change the temporary folder used to one with more space
-    * Add an additional disk/partition and mount it on ''/tmp''
+      * Add an additional disk/partition and mount it on ''/tmp''
-      * ''chmod 1777 /tmp''
+        * ''chmod 1777 /tmp''
   * Scheduled backup jobs can cause disruptions of hosted services
     * Prioritize CPU utilization of scheduled jobs (**nice** level)
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   * Include Sub-Servers
   * Any Plan
-  * Local File or Directory
+  * Backup All Features
-    * Most schedules will rely on ''strftime''-style time substitutions in the file or directory name
+  * FTP Server
-  * Weekly Full
+    * ''123.123.123.123''
-  * Daily Incremental
+      * IP address or FQDN of FTP server
+    * ''backupuser''
+      * FTP user name
+  * Enable ''strftime-style time substitutions in the file or directory name''
+  * Enable ''Transfer each virtual server after it is backed up''
+  * Enable ''One File per server''
+  * Enable ''Create destination directory''
+  * Enable ''Continue with other features and servers''
+  * Enable ''Full (all files)''
+  * Configure ''Email backup report to'' (admin e-mail address)
+  * Enable ''Only send email on failure'' (if you are confident the backups are working)
+  * ''Kill the running backup'' if the destination is in use
+**Create two scheduled backup jobs**:
+  * **Weekly Full**
+    * ''Simple Schedule''
+      * ''Weekly on Sunday''
+    * ''Virtualmin/Full/%m-%d-%y'' as destination path
+      * Name resulting backup as 'month-day-year'
+    * ''Delete old backups after 60 Days''
+  * **Daily Incremental** (actually differential)
+    * ''Virtualmin/Incremental/%m-%d-%y''
+    * ''Delete old backups after 6 Days''
+    * '' Incremental (only files changed since last full backup)''
+    * ''Complex schedule''
+      * ''At cron time 0 0 * * 1-6''
+      * At midnight Monday through Saturday
 {{ :internet:hosting:virtualmin_scheduled_backup.png?800 |Backup Schedule}}
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 ===== Temporary Space and Resource Prioritization =====
-**Webmin -> Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> Advanced**
+**Webmin -> Webmin -> Webmin Configuration -> Advanced Options**
-  * ''Temporary files directory''
+  * ''Temporary files directory'' -> ''/tmp/.webmin'' (default)
-  * ''CPU priority for scheduled jobs''
+  * ''CPU priority for scheduled jobs'' -> ''10''
-    * ''10''
+  * ''IO priority for scheduled jobs'' -> ''5''
-  * ''IO priority for scheduled jobs''
-    * ''5''
 {{ :internet:hosting:webmin_scheduled_job_options.png?800 |Temp Space and Prioritization}}

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