From d2a8d597e43557df2c297624b08de7a910bad82b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dietmar Maurer Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 13:26:08 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] introduction.rst: Add short Architecture section --- docs/epilog.rst | 3 +++ docs/installation.rst | 3 +-- docs/introduction.rst | 13 +++++++++++++ 3 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/epilog.rst b/docs/epilog.rst index 4fac62a8f..55805b54e 100644 --- a/docs/epilog.rst +++ b/docs/epilog.rst @@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ .. _Sphinx: https://www.sphinx-doc.org .. _Virtual machine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine .. _APT: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Packaging_Tool +.. _QEMU: https://www.qemu.org/ + +.. _Client-server model: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Client-server_model diff --git a/docs/installation.rst b/docs/installation.rst index 3aaab3a0a..85e83252e 100644 --- a/docs/installation.rst +++ b/docs/installation.rst @@ -1,10 +1,9 @@ Installation ============ -sdfsd dfgfd dgd - .. include:: package-repositories.rst + This aasd safd -------------- diff --git a/docs/introduction.rst b/docs/introduction.rst index aa268ae58..950476078 100644 --- a/docs/introduction.rst +++ b/docs/introduction.rst @@ -10,6 +10,19 @@ Proxmox Backup is an enterprise class client-server backup software, specially optimized for `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_ to backup :term:`virtual machine`\ s and :term:`container`\ s. +Architecture +------------ + +Proxmox Backup uses a `Client-server model`_. The server is +responsible to store the backup data, and provides an API to create +backups and restore data. It is also possible to manage disks and +other resources using this API. + +A backup client uses this API to access the backed up data, +i.e. ``proxmox-backup-client`` is a command line tool to create +backups and restore data. We also deliver an integrated client for +QEMU_ with `Proxmox Virtual Environment`_. + Main features -------------