diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.4.5/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.4.5/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index bbcdbd57d..c51f14b78 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.4.5/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.4.5/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is the endpoint used to access a backupstore in Longhorn. A backupstore is a NFS server or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.5.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.5.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.5.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.5.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.5.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.5.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.5.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.5.1/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.5.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.5.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.5.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.5.2/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.5.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.5.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.5.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.5.3/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.5.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.5.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.5.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.5.4/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/). diff --git a/content/docs/1.6.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md b/content/docs/1.6.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md index d647f9afb..82c100ba9 100644 --- a/content/docs/1.6.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md +++ b/content/docs/1.6.0/snapshots-and-backups/backup-and-restore/set-backup-target.md @@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ weight: 1 A backup target is an endpoint used to access a backup store in Longhorn. A backup store is an NFS server, SMB/CIFS server, Azure Blob Storage server, or S3 compatible server that stores the backups of Longhorn volumes. The backup target can be set at `Settings/General/BackupTarget`. +Saving to an object store such as S3 or Azure is preferable, if possible, because it generally has better performance and reliability. There is also the advantage of not having to mount and unmount the target, as for NFS and SMB/CIFS, which can complicate failover and upgrades. + For more information about how the backupstore works in Longhorn, see the [concepts section.](../../../concepts/#3-backups-and-secondary-storage) If you don't have access to AWS S3 or want to give the backupstore a try first, we've also provided a way to [setup a local S3 testing backupstore](#set-up-a-local-testing-backupstore) using [MinIO](https://minio.io/).