Tried to configure a guest system backup locally. However, with "Default destination for host system" and "Delete old date-based backups? After certain days" chosen it gives:
Failed to save backup : Purging of old backups is only possible when a destination containing date codes is entered
Odd enough this works on Remote SSH server, because it is possible to indicate storage Directory path like, for example:
/backup/%d-%m-%Y
However, when backing up locally on "Default destination for host system" you simply do not have possibility to indicate storage path, which is set on "KVM Host Settings" page. I tried to set "/backup/%d-%m-%Y" for "Directory on Cloudmin master" field there, but it didn't work.
I believe if Cloudmin can backup system remotely and clean the old backups, it should be able to do the same locally.
Comments
Submitted by JamieCameron on Thu, 09/11/2014 - 17:13 Comment #1
For the destination, you should be able to select "Cloudmin system" , choose a target from the adjacent menu, and then enter a path like /backup/%d-%m-%Y
The "Default destination for host system" option lets you set a backup target that depends on the VM's host, which is only useful if doing backups of multiple VMs at the same time that are spread across multiple hosts.
Submitted by yngens on Fri, 09/12/2014 - 16:17 Comment #2
I see now, that I was supposed to select not "Default destination for host system", but "Cloudmin system" as Backup destination and then select the Cloudmin host itself. Thanks for clarification.