How to set backup manager to not use /tmp?!

[HostaHost]

So the backup tool, when backing up to a remote FTP, apparently first creates the file in /tmp which works great until you need to back up a site that is larger than the size of /tmp. It does at least have the option to check for available free space, which I've been waiting on migration manager to be able to do for years now.

In any case, is there a config file that can be edited somewhere to tell backup manager to use a path other than /tmp so large sites can be backed up?

 

[PaulS8]

So the backup tool, when backing up to a remote FTP, apparently first creates the file in /tmp which works great until you need to back up a site that is larger than the size of /tmp. It does at least have the option to check for available free space, which I've been waiting on migration manager to be able to do for years now.

In any case, is there a config file that can be edited somewhere to tell backup manager to use a path other than /tmp so large sites can be backed up?

I share your pain. We have just migrated to the new ver 11 panel from the very old Plesk 8. I don't remember I had the same problems in backing large sites. Now, with the ver 11, it cannot even move large backups from FTP set up on the same server - to a server repository - you end up with the error 500 and not accessible Plesk panel due to /tmp space.

There is a simple solution: find the location of the server repository backup and copy your backup from there to FTP manually. Usually it is under /var/lib/psa/dump

 

[HostaHost]

Unfortunately it's for customer use so we're stuck not offering it now. If you're new to Plesk 11, coming from 8, be prepared for all kinds of other less than ideal situations you'll soon discover.

 

[MattCaz]

Unfortunately it's for customer use so we're stuck not offering it now. If you're new to Plesk 11, coming from 8, be prepared for all kinds of other less than ideal situations you'll soon discover.

I had the same issue.. I made a symbolic link for /tmp that goes to my /VAR partition to a /tmp directory there.. no issues after that.

DO this at your own risk. I'm Plesk stupid, but I found this on the internet and it worked for me.
matt

 

[InderS]

So the backup tool, when backing up to a remote FTP, apparently first creates the file in /tmp which works great until you need to back up a site that is larger than the size of /tmp. It does at least have the option to check for available free space, which I've been waiting on migration manager to be able to do for years now.

In any case, is there a config file that can be edited somewhere to tell backup manager to use a path other than /tmp so large sites can be backed up?

You can change backup TEMP directory through /etc/psa/psa.conf file. You will have to set the path of " DUMP_TMP_D " in /etc/psa/psa.conf file

[root@XXX ~]# cat /etc/psa/psa.conf | grep DUMP_
DUMP_D /var/lib/psa/dumps
DUMP_TMP_D /var/tmp
[root@root@XXX ~]#

Thanks