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docs: add info about protection flag to client docs

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and mention that sync/pull does not sync the protected flag

Signed-off-by: Dominik Csapak <d.csapak@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Wolfgang Bumiller <w.bumiller@proxmox.com>
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Dominik Csapak 2021-10-27 13:22:38 +02:00 committed by Wolfgang Bumiller
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@ -654,6 +654,25 @@ shows the list of existing snapshots and what actions prune would take.
in the chunk-store. The chunk-store still contains the data blocks. To free in the chunk-store. The chunk-store still contains the data blocks. To free
space you need to perform :ref:`client_garbage-collection`. space you need to perform :ref:`client_garbage-collection`.
It is also possible to protect single snapshots from being pruned or deleted:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-client snapshot protected update <snapshot> true
This will set the protected flag on the snapshot and prevent pruning or manual
deletion of this snapshot untilt he flag is removed again with:
.. code-block:: console
# proxmox-backup-client snapshot protected update <snapshot> false
When a group is with a protected snapshot is deleted, only the non-protected
ones are removed and the group will remain.
.. note:: This flag will not be synced when using pull or sync jobs. If you
want to protect a synced snapshot, you have to manually to this again on
the target :ref:`backup server.
.. _client_garbage-collection: .. _client_garbage-collection: