Yeah, I definitely would store a backup on separate storage, I just can't seem to find a way to store it locally so that I can then go and copy it to the separate storage. Ultimately I know I will want to have storage in place to auto-backup to, I just was hoping for a manual hold-over in the mean time.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2017 at 11:15 AM, Brett A Mansfield < li...@silverlakeinternet.com> wrote: > Hi Jason, > > You can create a cluster without external storage, but because it is > syncronys replication it will double your write hit. But if you have a > solid network and solid drives you'll barely notice if at all. > > For backups I recommend you use separate storage. Otherwise your risking > losing your data if your primary raid array dies. > > Thank you, > Brett A Mansfield > > > On Feb 8, 2017, at 10:06 AM, Jason McKemie < > j.mcke...@veloxinetbroadband.com> wrote: > > > > To those of you out there using Proxmox, I have a couple questions. > > > > I started messing around with this a year or so ago, but have really > just started to use it in a production environment. > > > > The main thing I'm wondering about is if it is necessary to have a > separate storage server in place to operate a cluster, or if it is possible > to use the drive(s) on each node. > > > > Additionally, is a separate storage server necessary to do backups? It > isn't obvious to me that there is any way to create or store a backup > without some sort of network storage that is external to the node(s). > > > > I'm obviously new at this virtualization / container thing, so, sorry if > these questions sound stupid. > > > > TIA > > > > -Jason > > > > > >
