Overview
This document describes how to run backups on locally-mounted remote filesystems.
To mount or unmount a partition, you must place the partition in the /etc/fstab file. This file contains a list of mountable file systems and their configuration options. The backup utility only mounts or unmounts partitions that appear in the /etc/fstab file.
Warning:
- We strongly recommend that you do not perform backups to remote filesystems (for example, NFS, CIFS, smbfs, or other types of network drive systems). While you can store a backup directly to a remote filesystem, cPanel & WHM does not support this configuration.
- We strongly recommend that you work with a qualified system administrator to manage this custom backup path to avoid potential risks.
- We are not responsible for any data loss that an attempt to perform the steps in this document causes.
Configure the filesystem
If you use a mounted filesystem to store backups, we strongly recommend that you mount the system with the noexec option. To do this, open the /etc/fstab file with a text editor and edit its entry to resemble the following example:
/dev/sda5 /backup ext3 defaults,noexec 0 0The example above describes the following configuration options:
/dev/sda5— The device./backup— The default mount point.ext3— The file system type.defaults,noexec— The mount options.0— The dump options.0— Thefsckorder.
Remount a backup disk
To remount a backup disk while the system reboots, run the following command:
mount -o remount,noexec /backup
