How to create a repository with multiple drives?
kopia repository create filesystem
doesn’t want to accept multiple --path(s)
Kopia is no volume manager, it just expects a path to a folder on a standard file system. You will need to manage the volume underneath yourself. Be it using LVM or some other volume manager.
That’s a joke, yes?
Kopia is a backup solution and one of the basic tasks is adding locations where it should store files.
Why should that be a joke? Granted, one might think that Kopia will create an actual file system with that command, but only if that someone never had a thorough look at the documentation, as “filesystem” refers to the kind of repo structure Kopia will be creating, not an actual filesystem.
Using any other of the repo structure’s options won’t create a S3 bucket or a WebDAV share either.
Why are you so stuck on a “file system”? I never said anything about a file system.
Obviously I’m talking about a repository and adding paths to it.
Just like you can add one now, you should be able to add multiple.
Presumably each one on a different physical drive.
My guess as to why he may have said “file system”, is your command is kopia repository create filesystem (bold added).
As he said, Kopia uses the features of the OS. On Linux, with ZFS, could contain tons of drives. Using LVM, tons of drives. Using mergerfs, tons of drives. Etc. Basic feature of Linux. So, one path, who knows how many drives.
One repository can only have one location (file system, S3 bucket whatever), not multiple. You can have multiple repos on different loctions, though.
This not a “my command” but a direct quote from kopias docs. You are “explaining” something that doesn’t matter. Not to mention - you are missing the point.
This command accepts single path only:
--path Path to the repository
You need multiple locations then run it multiple times with different --path values. It will create different repositories you will have to manage separately - connect, snapshot, maintenance etc.
Kopia does not support multiple destinations for single repository.