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Re: [Xen-users] xen backup
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- From: "Todd Deshane" <deshantm@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:07:17 -0500
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On Jan 16, 2008 4:26 AM, Fajar A. Nugraha < fajar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
namitha p wrote:
> hi
>
> I am trying to stop the application running in the VM from the host
> machine.....that means by typing some command in the host machine,
> (script or using some API's or sending some signal to VM from the
> host), i want stop application running in the VM.......is there any
> way to do this.....if anybody know this please help me.......
>
> I want this because......I want to take VM consistent backup without
> stoping it or suspending it....my idea is , if I stop the aplication
> running in the VM I can do backup consistently (i suppose.), without
> supending enitire VM
>
Long answer, if you use LVM on dom0, you can use LVM snapshot to create
a "consistent" snapshot of domU's storage, and back it up.
Regards,
Fajar
Also have you looked into the xm save command? It may not do everything you want it to, but just wanted to make sure you were aware of it.
Regards
Todd
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