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Thanks for your reply Itamar.<br
<br >or copying the images directly from one of the
nodes already
connected to the storage by ovirt engine<br How
would I copy the image directly? On the node that contains the
vm I see the following mounted:<br
/rhev/data-center/mnt/blockSD/0e6991ae-6238-4c61-96d2-ca8fed35161e/mast=
er
and inside it I see the .ovf file:<br
vms/23b9212c-1e25-4003-aa18-b1e819bf6bb1/23b9212c-1e25-4003-aa18-b1e819bf6b=
b1.ovf<br Please excuse my ignorance but
where do I find the guest's file
system image and copy it out?<br
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<br On 06/19/2012 08:17 AM, Itamar Heim wrote:
<blockquote cite=3D"mid:4FE0197E.8080206@redhat.com"
type=3D"cite">On
06/19/2012 09:13 AM, David Wilson wrote:
<br <blockquote
type=3D"cite">Thank you for your reply Itamar.
<br <br =A0>you can export a VM to an NFS export domain,
then back it
up.
<br =A0>you can stop the
VM and backup the data from NFS/Block
directly.
<br <br Ok, am I am guessing that for automated backups I
should be able
to
<br script this using
vdsClient?
<br </blockquote <br
either this, or copying the images directly from one of the nodes
already connected to the storage by ovirt engine.
<br <br <blockquote type=3D"cite" <br
=A0>in 3.1, you should be able to live snapshot, then backup
the snapshot
<br from storage
<br Unfortunately I've not
had success with the live snapshots. My
message
<br with subject "oVirt
live snapshot problem" to <a class=3D"moz-txt-l=
ink-abbreviated"
href=3D"mailto:users@ovirt.org">users@ovirt.org</a provides
<br more information about the
problem.
<br How would one go about
backing up the snapshot from storage?
<br </blockquote <br
same as a regular vm... via command line for now.
<br <br <blockquote type=3D"cite" <br
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On 06/18/2012 03:36 PM, Itamar Heim wrote:
<br <blockquote
type=3D"cite">On 06/18/2012 03:41 PM, David Wilson
wrote:
<br <blockquote
type=3D"cite">Hi guys,
<br <br I am looking for a simple way to backup guest
images.
<br What is the
recommended/best method to copy vm snapshots
from oVirt? I
<br am hoping to copy to an
NFS share (export domain) if
possible? From what
<br I've seen it is
possible when using qemu-img when not using
oVirt.... is
<br it possible to do
something similar with oVirt?
<br </blockquote <br
you can export a VM to an NFS export domain, then back it up.
<br you can stop the VM and
backup the data from NFS/Block
directly.
<br in 3.1, you should be able
to live snapshot, then backup the
snapshot
<br from storage
<br <br <blockquote type=3D"cite" <br
<br <br <br
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On 06/15/2012 03:47 PM, David Wilson wrote:
<br <blockquote
type=3D"cite">Hi everyone,
<br <br A quick check up on this one? Has anyone used
Acronis with
oVirt?
<br <br <br
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On 06/13/2012 06:57 AM, David Wilson wrote:
<br <blockquote
type=3D"cite">Hi guys,
<br <br First off well done to the oVirt contributors -
it is an
excellent
<br product!
<br <br Has anyone tested Acronis Backup and Recovery
with
oVirt?
<br I am looking for a
reliable way to backup guest oVirt
disk images,
<br config and state. So
far I've tried the popular script
by Daniel
<br Berteaud
'virt-backup.pl' which works very well for our
standard KVM
<br systems but I found
that I had to disable libvirtd's
SASL
<br authentication which
caused oVirt to lose connectivity
to the node
<br and oVirt to fence
the node.
<br I thought I'd
try a manual 'virsh save' but that causes
oVirt to
<br believe that the
guest has gone down which causes the
guest to be
<br automatically
migrated (I am running 2 nodes).
<br <br What experience have you had with backing up
guests? I
am not sure if
<br Acronis is the best
way forward?
<br <br <br
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or copying the images directly from one of the nodes already
connected=20
to the storage by ovirt engine
How would I copy the image directly? On the node that contains the vm I=20
see the following mounted:
/rhev/data-center/mnt/blockSD/0e6991ae-6238-4c61-96d2-ca8fed35161e/master a=
nd=20
inside it I see the .ovf file:
vms/23b9212c-1e25-4003-aa18-b1e819bf6bb1/23b9212c-1e25-4003-aa18-b1e819bf6b=
b1.ovf
Please excuse my ignorance but where do I find the guest's file system=20
image and copy it out?
Get important Linux and industry-related news at: facebook.com/dcdata=20
<http://facebook.com/dcdata On 06/19/2012 09:13 AM, David Wilson wrote:
> Thank you for your reply Itamar.
> >you can export a VM to an NFS export domain, then back
it up.
> >you can stop the VM and backup the data from NFS/Block directly.
> Ok, am I am guessing that for automated backups I should
be able to
> script this using vdsClient?
either this, or copying the images directly from one of the nodes=20
already connected to the storage by ovirt engine.
> >in 3.1, you should be able to live snapshot, then
backup the snapshot
> from storage
> Unfortunately I've not had success with the live snapshots. My message
> with subject "oVirt live snapshot problem" to users(a)ovirt.org provides
> more information about the problem.
> How would one go about backing up the snapshot from storage?
same as a regular vm... via command line for now.
> Get important Linux and industry-related news at:
facebook.com/dcdata
> <http://facebook.com/dcdata > Kind regards,
> David Wilson
> CNS,CLS, LINUX+, CLA, DCTS, LPIC3
> *LinuxTech CC t/a DcData*
> CK number: 2001/058368/23
> *Website:* http://www.dcdata.co.za
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> *Tel:* +27(0)333446100
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> On 06/18/2012 03:36 PM, Itamar
Heim wrote:
>> On 06/18/2012 03:41 PM, David Wilson wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>> >>> I am looking for a
simple way to backup guest images.
>>> What is the recommended/best method to copy vm snapshots from oVirt? I
>>> am hoping to copy to an NFS share (export domain) if possible? From=20
>>> what
>>> I've seen it is possible when using qemu-img when not using=20
>>> oVirt.... is
>>> it possible to do something similar with oVirt?
> >> you can export a VM to an NFS export domain, then back
it up.
>> you can stop the VM and backup the data from NFS/Block directly.
>> in 3.1, you should be able to live snapshot, then backup the snapshot
>> from storage
> >>
>> >> >>
>>> Get important Linux and industry-related news at: facebook.com/dcdata
>>> <http://facebook.com/dcdata
>> >>> Kind regards,
>> >>> David Wilson
>>> CNS,CLS, LINUX+, CLA, DCTS, LPIC3
>>> *LinuxTech CC t/a DcData*
>>> CK number: 2001/058368/23
>>> *Website:* http://www.dcdata.co.za
>>> *Support:* +27(0)860-1-LINUX
>>> *Mobile:* +27(0)824147413
>>> *Tel:* +27(0)333446100
>>> *Fax:* +27(0)866878971
>> >> >>> On 06/15/2012 03:47 PM, David Wilson wrote:
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>> >>>> A quick check up on
this one? Has anyone used Acronis with oVirt?
>>> >>> >>>> Get important Linux and industry-related news
at: facebook.com/dcdata
>>>> <http://facebook.com/dcdata
>>> >>>> Kind regards,
>>> >>>> David Wilson
>>>> CNS,CLS, LINUX+, CLA, DCTS, LPIC3
>>>> *LinuxTech CC t/a DcData*
>>>> CK number: 2001/058368/23
>>>> *Website:* http://www.dcdata.co.za
>>>> *Support:* +27(0)860-1-LINUX
>>>> *Mobile:* +27(0)824147413
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>>>> *Fax:* +27(0)866878971
>>> >>> >>>> On 06/13/2012 06:57 AM, David Wilson wrote:
>>>>> Hi guys,
>>>> >>>>> First off well
done to the oVirt contributors - it is an excellent
>>>>> product!
>>>> >>>>> Has anyone
tested Acronis Backup and Recovery with oVirt?
>>>>> I am looking for a reliable way to backup guest oVirt disk images,
>>>>> config and state. So far I've tried the popular script by Daniel
>>>>> Berteaud 'virt-backup.pl' which works very well for our
standard KVM
>>>>> systems but I found that I had to disable libvirtd's SASL
>>>>> authentication which caused oVirt to lose connectivity to the node
>>>>> and oVirt to fence the node.
>>>>> I thought I'd try a manual 'virsh save' but that causes
oVirt to
>>>>> believe that the guest has gone down which causes the guest to be
>>>>> automatically migrated (I am running 2 nodes).
>>>> >>>>> What experience
have you had with backing up guests? I am not=20
>>>>> sure if
>>>>> Acronis is the best way forward?
>>>> >>>> >>>>
>>>>> --=20
>>>> >>>> >>>>> Get important Linux and industry-related
news at:=20
>>>>> facebook.com/dcdata
>>>>> <http://facebook.com/dcdata
>>>> >>>>> Kind regards,
>>>> >>>>> David Wilson
>>>>> CNS,CLS, LINUX+, CLA, DCTS, LPIC3
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