// storage-tools - Additional utilities to manage storage related tasks
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CEPHFS-SNAP(1)
==============
:doctype: manpage
:man manual: Open Infrastructure
:man source: storage-tools
:man version: {revnumber}


NAME
----
cephfs-snap - create CephFS snapshots periodically


SYNOPSIS
--------
*cephfs-snap*

*cephfs-snap* [hourly|daily|weekly|monthly]


DESCRIPTION
-----------
CephFS supports creating snapshots of the filesystem as a simple means of
backups.

The cephfs-snap program is a simple tool to do this periodically.


CONFIGURATION
-------------
cephfs-snap is configured in /etc/default/storage-tools. The following variables are used:

*CEPHFS_SNAP*::
	Boolean, either true or false. If set to false (default), cephfs will do nothing.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_DIRECTORIES*::
	List of one or more space separated directories. If no directory is specified, cephfs-snap will do nothing.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_HOURLY*::
	Integer, number of how many most recent hourly snapshots are to be kept at any given time. Any older snapshots will be removed. Note: specify one more than you wan to keep, e.g. 25 for one day of hourly snapshots alongside the most current one.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_DAILY*::
	Integer, number of how many most recent daily snapshots are to be kept at any given time.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_WEEKLY*::
	Integer, number of how many most recent weekly snapshots are to be kept at any given time.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_MONTHLY*::
	Integer, number of how many most recent monthly snapshots are to be kept at any given time.

*CEPHFS_SNAP_YEARLY*::
	Integer, number of how many most recent yearly snapshots are to be kept at any given time.

*IRK_TARGETS*::
	List of space separated IRC channels to send notifications to, e.g.: irc://irc.oftc.net:6668/open-infrastructure


FILES
-----
The following files are used:

*/etc/cron.d/cephfs-snap*::
	Cron file.

*/etc/default/storage-tools*::
	Configuration file.

*/var/log/storage-tools/cephfs-snap*::
	Log files.


SEE ALSO
--------
storage-tools(7).


HOMEPAGE
--------
More information about storage-tools and the Open Infrastructure project can be
found on the homepage at https://open-infrastructure.net.


CONTACT
-------
Bug reports, feature requests, help, patches, support and everything else
are welcome on the Open Infrastructure Software Mailing List <software@lists.open-infrastructure.net>.

Debian specific bugs can also be reported in the Debian Bug Tracking System at https://bugs.debian.org.


AUTHORS
-------
storage-tools was written by Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@open-infrastructure.net>.
