diff --git a/docs/SUMMARY.md b/docs/SUMMARY.md index 8014fc35e..0e33d26f2 100644 --- a/docs/SUMMARY.md +++ b/docs/SUMMARY.md @@ -24,12 +24,13 @@ * [VM import and export](vm_import_export.md) * [XenServer Patching](patching.md) * [Docker support](docker_support.md) - * [Backups](backups.md) + * [Backup and DR](backups.md) * [Full backups](full_backups.md) * [Rolling snapshots](rolling_snapshots.md) * [Continuous Delta backups](delta_backups.md) * [Continuous Replication](continuous_replication.md) - * [Disaster recovery](disaster_recovery.md) + * [Disaster recovery](disaster_recovery.md) + * [Smart Backup](smart_backup.md) * [User authentication](authentication.md) * [Built-in](built-in.md) * [LDAP](ldap.md) diff --git a/docs/smart_backup.md b/docs/smart_backup.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..87f63d100 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/smart_backup.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +# Smart backup + +There is two ways to select which VMs will be backup: + +1. Multiple VM selector +1. Smart backup + +Picking VMs manually can be a limitation if you environment is moving fast (ie having new VMs you need to backup often). Because you needed to edit the previous job and add it. + +But thanks to *smart backup*, you have now more flexibility: you won't select specific VMs, but VMs status/tag/placement **at the time backup job will be executed**. Let's see some examples! + +## Backup all VMs on a pool + +This job will backup all VMs on a pool "Lab Pool" when scheduled: + +![](https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/content/images/2016/08/xo5smartbackup1.png) + +It means: **every VM existing on this pool at the backup schedule will be backup**. Doesn't matter if you create a new VM, it will be backup too without editing any backup job. + +**You can now plan a smart backup on a production pool when only important VMs are**. + +Want to narrow the job a bit? See below. + +## Backup filters + +You can also: + +* backup only running (or halted) VMs when the job is executed +* backup only VMs with a tag + +Remember the Prod VMs? I added a tag "prod" for each of them: + +![](https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/content/images/2016/08/xo5smartbackuptag.png) + +Now if you do this: + +![](https://xen-orchestra.com/blog/content/images/2016/08/xo5smartbackup2.png) + +It means any VMs on "Lab Pool" with the "prod" tag will be backup.