reccommend the rsync or tar XferMethods, using ssh as a transport. Only
the rsync method has been tested at this time.
+ - On the BackupPC SSH FAQ, there are instructions for installing an SSH
+ key on servers to be backed up by BackupPC. Because VEs are actually
+ backed up and restored through the context of the hardware node (HN),
+ only the HNs need to have the keys. They do NOT need to be installed
+ in the VEs themselves.
+
* Install a recent version of rsync (we use 3.0.0pre6+) into each HN. Note
that a recent version of rsync is also required inside the VE to
successfully perform online migration without shared storage.
files from the VE's /etc/vzdump directory into the appropriate locations
of the HN's /etc/vz/conf directory.
* Start the VE using ovz's vzctl utiltiy.
+
+Configurations Tested:
+
+ * Twin Dell PowerEdge 1800 servers (the HNs).
+ Running a minimal Ubuntu Gutsy server OS.
+ Raid disks running under LVM2.
+ XFS filesystem for VE private areas.
+ * BackupPC running as a VE on one of the PE1800's.
+ * A number of other VE's distributed between the two PE1800's.
+ * VEs running various OS's: Mandrake 2006, Ubuntu Feisty, Ubuntu Gutsy.
+ * VE backups and restores using the rsync method.
+ * All VEs and HNs have rsync 3.0.0pre6 or newer installed.
+