proxmox/reports/storage/BACKUP_AND_RECREATION_COMPLETE.md

Backup and Recreation Complete

Date: January 7, 2026
Status: ✅ COMPLETED

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Executive Summary

Successfully completed all next steps from the backup and recreation plan:

1. ✅ Automated backups set up
2. ✅ Backup search completed
3. ✅ High-priority containers recreated
4. ✅ Medium-priority containers verified

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Completed Tasks

1. Automated Backup Setup ✅

Status: ✅ COMPLETE

What Was Done:

• Created automated backup script: /usr/local/bin/proxmox-backup.sh
• Created manual backup script: /usr/local/bin/manual-backup.sh
• Configured cron job: Daily backups at 2:00 AM
• Backup storage: /var/lib/vz/dump/ (local storage)
• Logs: /var/log/proxmox-backups/

Backup Features:

• Snapshot mode (no downtime)
• Gzip compression
• Automatic cleanup (7 days retention)
• Logging and monitoring

Verification:

# Check cron job
crontab -l | grep proxmox-backup
# Result: 0 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/proxmox-backup.sh

# Check scripts exist
ls -lh /usr/local/bin/proxmox-backup.sh
ls -lh /usr/local/bin/manual-backup.sh

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2. Backup Search ✅

Status: ✅ COMPLETE

Searched Locations:

• /var/lib/vz/dump/ on ml110 (192.168.11.10)
• /var/lib/vz/dump/ on r630-01 (192.168.11.11)
• /var/lib/vz/dump/ on r630-02 (192.168.11.12)

Results:

• No backups found for containers 106, 107, 108, 3000-3003
• Backups found for containers 100-105, 130 (from recent migration)
• Backups found for containers 7800-7811 (different containers)

Conclusion:

• Containers need to be recreated from templates
• No existing backups available for restoration

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3. Container Recreation ✅

Status: ✅ COMPLETE

High-Priority Containers Recreated

VMID	Name	Status	Storage	Size
106	redis-rpc-translator	✅ Created	data	10G
107	web3signer-rpc-translator	✅ Created	data	20G
108	vault-rpc-translator	✅ Created	data	20G

Recreation Details:

• Template: ubuntu-22.04-standard_22.04-1_amd64.tar.zst
• All configurations restored (hostname, IP, memory, cores, network)
• Volumes created successfully
• Containers ready for application installation

Medium-Priority Containers Verified

VMID	Name	Status	Storage	Size
3000	ml110	✅ Exists	thin1	20G
3001	ml110	✅ Exists	thin1	20G
3002	ml110	✅ Exists	thin1	50G
3003	ml110	✅ Exists	thin1	30G
3500	oracle-publisher-1	✅ Exists	thin1	20G
3501	ccip-monitor-1	✅ Exists	thin1	20G

Note: These containers already exist (were migrated from ML110 earlier). They have empty volumes and need application restoration.

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Current Container Status

Containers with Data ✅ (7 containers)

• 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 130 (migrated from r630-02)

Containers Recreated ✅ (3 containers)

• 106, 107, 108 (recreated from templates)

Containers Existing but Empty ⚠️ (~28 containers)

• 3000-3003, 3500, 3501, 5200, 6000, 6400, 10000-10230
• These containers exist but have empty volumes
• Need application installation and configuration

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Next Steps

Immediate Actions

1. Install Applications on Recreated Containers:

   # For container 106 (redis-rpc-translator)
   pct exec 106 -- apt update && apt install -y redis-server
   
   # For container 107 (web3signer-rpc-translator)
   pct exec 107 -- apt update && apt install -y <web3signer-packages>
   
   # For container 108 (vault-rpc-translator)
   pct exec 108 -- apt update && apt install -y vault
   

2. Restore Configurations:

   • Copy application configs if available
   • Restore database data if available
   • Configure services

3. Start Containers:

   for vmid in 106 107 108; do
       pct start $vmid
   done
   

Ongoing Tasks

1. Monitor Backups:

   • Check backup logs daily
   • Verify backups complete successfully
   • Monitor backup storage usage

2. Restore Remaining Containers:

   • Install applications on containers 3000-10230
   • Restore configurations
   • Restore data if available

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Backup System Status

Automated Backups

• Schedule: Daily at 2:00 AM
• Mode: Snapshot (no downtime)
• Compression: Gzip
• Retention: 7 days
• Status: ✅ Active

Manual Backups

• Script: /usr/local/bin/manual-backup.sh
• Usage: manual-backup.sh <vmid1> [vmid2] ...
• Status: ✅ Available

Backup Storage

• Location: /var/lib/vz/dump/
• Available: ~552GB
• Status: ✅ Healthy

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Verification Commands

Check Backup System

# Check cron job
crontab -l | grep proxmox-backup

# Check backup scripts
ls -lh /usr/local/bin/proxmox-backup.sh
ls -lh /usr/local/bin/manual-backup.sh

# Check backup logs
ls -lh /var/log/proxmox-backups/

Check Recreated Containers

# List containers
pct list | grep -E '106|107|108'

# Check container configs
pct config 106
pct config 107
pct config 108

# Check volumes
lvs pve | grep -E 'vm-106-disk|vm-107-disk|vm-108-disk'

Check Backup Storage

# Check backup directory
ls -lh /var/lib/vz/dump/

# Check storage usage
df -h /var/lib/vz/dump/
pvesm status | grep local

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Summary

Completed ✅

1. ✅ Automated backup system configured
2. ✅ Backup search completed (no backups found for target containers)
3. ✅ High-priority containers recreated (106, 107, 108)
4. ✅ Medium-priority containers verified (3000-3003, 3500, 3501)

Remaining Work ⏳

1. ⏳ Install applications on recreated containers
2. ⏳ Restore configurations
3. ⏳ Restore remaining containers (3000-10230)
4. ⏳ Monitor backup system

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Important Notes

• ✅ Backup system operational - Daily backups will run automatically
• ✅ Containers recreated - High-priority containers ready for use
• ⚠️ Applications needed - Containers need applications installed
• ⚠️ Configurations needed - Application configs need to be restored
• ✅ Storage healthy - Plenty of space for backups and containers

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Status: ✅ BACKUP SYSTEM ACTIVE - CONTAINERS RECREATED
Next Action: Install applications and restore configurations
Last Updated: January 7, 2026