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merge the good parts of the Backup wiki articke

http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Backup_and_Restore had some good
stuff missing from the reference documentation, so integrate this part
in the reference documentation
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'vzdump' is a utility to make consistent backups of running guest
systems. It basically creates an archive of the guest private area,
which also includes the guest configuration files. 'vzdump' currently
supports LXC containers and QemuServer VMs. There are several ways to
provide consistency (option `mode`), depending on the guest type.
Backups are a requirements for any sensible IT deployment, and {pve}
provides a fully integrated solution, using the capabilities of each storage
and each guest system type. This allows the system administrator to fine tune via
the `mode` option between consistency of the backups and downtime of the guest
system. Proxmox VE backups are always full backups - containing the VM/CT
configuration and all data.
Backups can be started via the GUI or via the `vzdump` command line tool.
Backup Storage
--------------
Before a backup can run, a backup storage must be defined.
Refer to the Storage documentation on how to add a storage. A backup storage
must be a file level storage, as backups are stored as regular files.
In most situations, using a NFS server is a good way to store backups.
You can save those backups later to a tape drive, for off-site archive.
Scheduled Backup
----------------
Backup jobs can be scheduled so that they are executed automatically on
specific days and times, for selectable nodes and guest systems.
Configuration of scheduled backups is done at the Datacenter level in the GUI,
which will generate a cron entry in /etc/cron.d/vzdump.
There are several ways to provide consistency (option `mode`),
depending on the guest type.
.Backup `mode` for VMs: