====== Proxmox - Backup & Restore VMs - Using the Proxmox Backup Server ======

  * Select **Datacentre**.
  * Select **Backup**.
  * Click **Add** to create a new backup job.
  * Click **Create** will create the job and the job will run as scheduled.


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**NOTE:**  A job can be run on all or a specific node.

  * A storage has to be selected.
    * Either create a new one, or use the default one and enable this one to be used as a backup storage as well.
  * Select the appropriate timing for the backup.
  * Include VMs to include in the backup.
  * Optional have a mail sent to when the job is running.

  * **snapshot** mode is the only mode that will allow online backups.
  * All other modes will pause or shutdown the VM.

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===== Restore Proxmox Live Backup =====

Two options.

  - When host itself is still running, but a VM is broken
    * Just select the VM and go to **Backup**:
      * Select **Datacentre**.
      * Select **Backup**.
      * Select the actual backup file to restore.
      * Select **Restore**.
  - To deploy the backup to a new server.
    * A storage will have to be created on the new server which can hold contain the backups.
    * The backup file will need to be uploaded to the new server.
    * Select the uploaded backup file and click **restore**.
      * This will create a new VM using the backup file.
      * After the restore process is finished you should check the network configuration and start the VM.