media-pool.cfg

Description

The file /etc/proxmox-backup/media-pool.cfg is a configuration file for Proxmox Backup Server. It contains the medila pool configuration for tape backups.

File Format

Each entry starts with the header pool: <name>, followed by the media pool configuration options.

pool: company1
      allocation always
      retention overwrite

pool: ...

You can use the proxmox-tape pool command to manipulate this file.

Options

Optional properties:

allocation<string>

Media set allocation policy ('continue', 'always', or a calendar event).

comment<string>

Comment.

encrypt<string>

Tape encryption key fingerprint (sha256).

retention<string>

Media retention policy ('overwrite', 'keep', or time span).

template<string>

Media set naming template (may contain strftime() time format specifications).