(SOLVED) Backing up to second Pool

[SmokeyColes]

Hi

 

Please can I ask for some support for my test rig.

 

I have 2 pools.

Pool 2 consists of a "backups" pool with sdc HDD in xfs, inside the disk is 4 directories:

 

backups\backup_appdata

backups\backup_flash

backups\backup_iso

backups\backup_VM

 

 

Now the backup plugin works a treat as the destination share I can set /mnt/backups/backup_appdata - direct to the disk no messing.

 

The next one I have tried is VM, I use the VM Backup plugin (unlike docker I cannot add a mount).  So I thought - I know I will add shares.

So I add the following shares:

  backup_appdata

  backup_flash

  backup_iso

  backup_VM

However when I select Included disks - I can only see: disk1, disk3, disk4.

 

Any advice would be very welcome

 

 

 

Edited April 26, 2021 by SmokeyColes

[John_M]

You need to make those shares' cache type to "Only : Backups" by going to the Shares page of the GUI and selecting each user share in turn and adjusting the values of Use cache pool (set it to "Only") and Select cache pool (set it to "Backups").

 

[SmokeyColes]

@John_M - John thankyou!  I cant believe it was that easy, feel a proper pleb.  I set the cache to yes, then selected backups.  I tested it by running a backup.

 

Tomorrow I'll look into how I would schedule iso's and flash.

Thank you