Are you talking about running Ceph in a multisite fashion, or juststoring backups / RBD images somewhere else?
Multisite.
When using Proxmox with Ceph, Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is ano-brainer.
Currently using PBS on baremetal, and I don't plan on stopping, as long as Proxmox is part of our stack; but I do would like to either:
A. replicate that PBS server to another server off-site.
B. Backup directly to secondary, off-site backup; but it would be a separate storage solution.
Option B may seem non-sensical, but something about diversifying my backup software makes me feel better — or maybe I just have too much fun using different platforms.
I have heard good thing about Storware, but I won't put any data on a public cloud, if I can help it. I've been through corporate lawsuits, and I've seen entire databases get turned over to discovery when only a few rows were even requested by opposing counsel. Then again, there is encryption.... for now.
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On Wed Aug 13, 2025, 05:26 PM GMT, William David Edwards wrote:
Hi,
Anthony Fecarotta schreef op 2025-08-13 18:36:Hello,
I'm curious how the community handles backup and disaster recovery
planning with Ceph in production environments. Does running Ceph
fundamentally change your backup strategy compared to traditional
storage solutions?
Specifically, I'm interested in:
- Are you backing up at the RBD level, or relying on application-level
backups?
I would say both are critical. Especially when doing application-level
clustering; you may not be able to get away with restoring an entire VM.- How do you handle cross-site replication for disaster recovery?
Are you talking about running Ceph in a multisite fashion, or just
storing backups / RBD images somewhere else?- Any tools or practices you'd recommend for automated backup
scheduling?
When using Proxmox with Ceph, Proxmox Backup Server (PBS) is a
no-brainer.
I know that there's enterprise-y solutions like Storware. I'm not sure
how non-enterprise-minded folks approach this, though.
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