You can specify the following options for the backup operation:
You can prevent the start of the backup operation if your server has not enough disk space to complete it. To set the free disk space requirements, change the parameters in the file $PRODUCT_ROOT_D/admin/share/pmmcli/pmmcli-rc
.
There are two ways to prevent the start of the backup operation:
FREE_DISK_SPACE
parameter. For example, to prevent the backup if free disk space on the server is less than 100 MB, edit the line in the following way:FREE_DISK_SPACE 100
CHECK_BACKUP_DISK_SPACE
to 1
. To turn this option off, set the parameter to 0
:CHECK_BACKUP_DISK_SPACE 0
If your backup will include websites, we recommend that you suspend them during the backup process by using the --suspend
option of the backup utility. This will help you avoid possible errors that may be caused by changes made to the site configuration or content during the backup.
The suspension is made as short as possible: each site is suspended only for the time it is being backed up: The site is started automatically as soon as its data are processed.
There are three levels of backup verbosity:
The verbose mode of the backup process is defined by the -v
option:
Option |
Verbosity |
Example |
no, |
Low |
To create a complete server backup with a low level of verbosity on Linux/Unix: # opt/psa/bin/pleskbackup server -vv |
|
Medium |
To create a complete server backup with a medium level of verbosity on Linux/Unix: # opt/psa/bin/pleskbackup server -vv |
|
High |
To create a complete server backup with a high level of verbosity on Linux/Unix: # opt/psa/bin/pleskbackup server -vv |
To run a task on creating a complete server backup with a maximum level of verbosity:
pleskbackup server -vvvvv