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API request for backup volumes/snapshot to S3 object store? #33
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It seems this isn't documented (see #32 ). This is an example you can get by enabling API logging in the UI and using the feature to backup to S3 (one of the options):
It seems the params would be (I omitted explaining the obvious ones):
You'd have to get some of these values from CLI or config files, calculate some (like number of blocks) and build a nested dictionary of params:
Assuming the above is in
You can try to backup and restore a volume from the UI and see what your parameters to backup and restore should be. For more than 2-3 VMs I would suggest to use a backup software, either free or commercial. |
Any update on this ? I too am having issues getting this to work. |
What doesn't work? The same recipe given in README.md should work with Backup to S3, just pack example parameters from JSON above into |
the range lba and blocks part does not work |
The way the CLI works for me is I use |
Thank you, yes I found this and I'm choosing the Python method as it works and allows for some more sophistication. |
Hi,
how can I use the "Backup to" functionality via CLI in order to initiate volumes/snapshot backup into a defined S3 object store?
Thanks for your help!
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