From 28d14567bb374704eafee4da9f082575904906cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nmelehan Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:30:43 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update language for file count limitation of backup service --- .../disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md index 820cc09c1f5..0b3c86adcb4 100644 --- a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md +++ b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md @@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ You can cancel the Backup Service at any time. From your Linode's dashboard, cho There are some limitations to what the Linode Backup Service can back up. Here are some things you should be aware of: - The Backup Service must be able to mount your disks. If you've created partitions, configured full disk encryption, or made other changes that prevent us from mounting the disk as a filesystem, you will likely not be able to use the Linode Backup Service. The backup system operates at the file level, not at the block level. -- Because the Backup Service is file-based, the number of files stored on disk will impact both the time it takes for backups and restores to complete, and your ability to successfully take and restore backups. Customers who need to permanently store a large number of files may want to archive bundles of smaller files into a single file, or consider other backup services. +- Because the Backup Service is file-based, the number of files stored on disk will impact both the time it takes for backups and restores to complete, and your ability to successfully take and restore backups. Customers who need to permanently store a large number of files may want to archive bundles of smaller files into a single file, or consider other backup services. The percentage of customers who may run into this limitation is low. If you are not sure if this limitation applies to you, please contact Linode Support. - Backups taken of ext4 or ext3 filesystems will be restored as ext4. Backups taken of other mountable filesystem types will have their contents restored using ext4. - Files that have been modified but have the same size and modify time will not be considered "changed" during a subsequent backup. ACLs and extended attributes are *not* tracked. - The Backup Service uses a snapshot of your disks to take consistent backups while your Linode is running. This method is very reliable, but can fail to properly back up the data files for database services like MySQL. If the snapshot occurs during a transaction, the database's files may be backed up in an unclean state. We recommend scheduling routine dumps of your database to a file on the filesystem. The resulting file will then be backed up, allowing you to restore the contents of the database if you need to restore from a backup. From f795a9ec31bcdfc3e0460c1a91e24765270b0c44 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nmelehan Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2019 10:40:44 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Updated classic manager guide, inserted text into a note, linked to support guide --- .../disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md | 7 ++++++- docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service/index.md | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md index 0b3c86adcb4..bb885e9b307 100644 --- a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md +++ b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service-new-manager/index.md @@ -208,7 +208,12 @@ You can cancel the Backup Service at any time. From your Linode's dashboard, cho There are some limitations to what the Linode Backup Service can back up. Here are some things you should be aware of: - The Backup Service must be able to mount your disks. If you've created partitions, configured full disk encryption, or made other changes that prevent us from mounting the disk as a filesystem, you will likely not be able to use the Linode Backup Service. The backup system operates at the file level, not at the block level. -- Because the Backup Service is file-based, the number of files stored on disk will impact both the time it takes for backups and restores to complete, and your ability to successfully take and restore backups. Customers who need to permanently store a large number of files may want to archive bundles of smaller files into a single file, or consider other backup services. The percentage of customers who may run into this limitation is low. If you are not sure if this limitation applies to you, please contact Linode Support. +- Because the Backup Service is file-based, the number of files stored on disk will impact both the time it takes for backups and restores to complete, and your ability to successfully take and restore backups. Customers who need to permanently store a large number of files may want to archive bundles of smaller files into a single file, or consider other backup services. + + {{< note >}} +The percentage of customers who may run into this limitation is low. If you are not sure if this limitation applies to you, please [contact Linode Support](/docs/platform/billing-and-support/support/#contacting-linode-support). +{{< /note >}} + - Backups taken of ext4 or ext3 filesystems will be restored as ext4. Backups taken of other mountable filesystem types will have their contents restored using ext4. - Files that have been modified but have the same size and modify time will not be considered "changed" during a subsequent backup. ACLs and extended attributes are *not* tracked. - The Backup Service uses a snapshot of your disks to take consistent backups while your Linode is running. This method is very reliable, but can fail to properly back up the data files for database services like MySQL. If the snapshot occurs during a transaction, the database's files may be backed up in an unclean state. We recommend scheduling routine dumps of your database to a file on the filesystem. The resulting file will then be backed up, allowing you to restore the contents of the database if you need to restore from a backup. diff --git a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service/index.md b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service/index.md index 7cc13dcaec7..eae9b31ac69 100644 --- a/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service/index.md +++ b/docs/platform/disk-images/linode-backup-service/index.md @@ -149,6 +149,11 @@ There are some limitations to what the Linode Backup Service can back up. Here a - The Backup Service must be able to mount your disks. If you've created partitions, configured full disk encryption, or made other changes that prevent us from mounting the disk as a filesystem, you will likely not be able to use the Linode Backup Service. The backup system operates at the file level, not at the block level. - Because the Backup Service is file-based, the number of files stored on disk will impact both the time it takes for backups and restores to complete, and your ability to successfully take and restore backups. Customers who need to permanently store a large number of files may want to archive bundles of smaller files into a single file, or consider other backup services. + + {{< note >}} +The percentage of customers who may run into this limitation is low. If you are not sure if this limitation applies to you, please [contact Linode Support](/docs/platform/billing-and-support/support/#contacting-linode-support). +{{< /note >}} + - Backups taken of ext4 or ext3 filesystems will be restored as ext4. Backups taken of other mountable filesystem types will have their contents restored using ext4. - Files that have been modified but have the same size and modify time will not be considered "changed" during a subsequent backup. ACLs and extended attributes are *not* tracked. - The Backup Service uses a snapshot of your disks to take consistent backups while your Linode is running. This method is very reliable, but can fail to properly back up the data files for database services like MySQL. If the snapshot occurs during a transaction, the database's files may be backed up in an unclean state. We recommend scheduling routine dumps of your database to a file on the filesystem. The resulting file will then be backed up, allowing you to restore the contents of the database if you need to restore from a backup.