MonthlyBackup

PBS offsite backup readiness checklist

12 items ·5 critical ·3 warn ·4 info

PBS offsite readiness

Monthly check of offsite PBS backup readiness. Critical for any disaster recovery scenario.

Remote PBS service is running and reachable

ssh remote-pbs "systemctl status proxmox-backup-proxy"

Remote PBS datastore has free space (> 30% expected)
```
proxmox-backup-manager datastore list
```
Last sync job completed within the past 24 hours
```
proxmox-backup-manager sync job list
```
Encryption key is configured and the key is stored safely off-host
Remote PBS fingerprint is verified and stored in version control

Network bandwidth between PVE and remote PBS has headroom
```
iperf3 -c remote-pbs
```
Sync job schedule matches the RPO target
Underlying remote storage is encrypted at rest

Remote PBS access log reviewed for unusual activity

ssh remote-pbs "journalctl -u proxmox-backup-proxy --since 7 days ago"