Re: [Users] oVirt support for backup/restore

On Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:52:53 +0100 Ricky Schneberger <ricky(a)schneberger.se&gt; wrote: >> Live snapshot does not save memory state, IIRC. So either >> shutdown all VMs or do not think about this as solid backup >> solution. >> > > Hi, If I dont think about it as a solid solution, is it doable? > Even with a manual live snapshot I will lack this memory state, > right? > > All I want if I must restore a snapshot is to get the WM up on > track in an earlier state. The "snapshot" like in VMWare world which saves even memory is called checkpoint in qemu-kvm world. And IIRC it is not implemented yet. Live snapshot is doable, no problem. The problem can be your design. As you know a lot of apps do not write to filesystem immediately, so snapshot backup is useless. So either shutdown/think twice or forget it. But others can have different view... Backup is thing you _must_ trust, if you design is broken, the consequences are terrific! If your goal is to have fast disaster recovery, then why not to have backup machine or some clustered solution? jbelka