Re: [Users] How can I create a snapshot for virtual disks only?

On 2012-6-28 9:20, Itamar Heim wrote: > On 06/27/2012 08:57 PM, Shu Ming wrote: >> On 2012-6-27 23:30, Michal Skrivanek wrote: >>> That would make sense only when you are powered off, wouldn't it? >>> Otherwise what's the point of disk snapshot with open transactions, >>> buffers in mem, etc, without saving the state of the VM too? >> >> I understand syncing virtual disk state with the OS cache is a quite >> challenge to a snapshot tool developers. However, it is a handy feature >> for the users just want to back up their data in the disks without >> stopping VM. As other virtualization solution support this feature, we >> should narrow the gap to attract more users to oVirt. >> > > actually, live snapshot today is only supported for disks, without the > RAM. I can not find the button to create a snapshot for disk only in engine 3.1 beta release. Are you talking about a undergoing project?

> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> michal >>> >>> On 27 Jun 2012, at 17:26, Shu Ming <shuming(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt; wrote: >>> >>>> On 2012-6-27 23:19, Dafna Ron wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> no. the snapshot is for the entire vm and it's disks. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 06/27/2012 05:31 PM, Shu Ming wrote: >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> I am testing oVirt engine 3.1 beta release 06-07. I tried >>>>>> "snapshots-->create" button for a VM and it looked like that the >>>>>> snapshot to be created was for both the running state of the system >>>>>> and the virtual disks. I am wondering if there is any way to create >>>>>> the snapshot only for the virtual disks of the VM in engine? >>>>>> >>>> Do we have future plan to make snapshot for it's disks? >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Shu Ming <shuming(a)linux.vnet.ibm.com&gt; >>>> IBM China Systems and Technology Laboratory >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Users mailing list >>>> Users(a)ovirt.org >>>> http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users >> >> >