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RE: [Xen-users] Backup

To: "Paras pradhan" <pradhanparas@xxxxxxxxx>, "Xen Users" <xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:16:33 +1100
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Delivery-date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:17:12 -0800
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Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Backup

> hi all,
> 
> What is the preferred method/tool to backup Xen guests?
> 
> Xm save and DD seems to work but 'xm save' stops the virtual machine
and
> DD is slow.
> 
> Any better option?
> 
> I am under CentOS/DRBD
> 

I use Bacula and treat the VM's like normal computers.

Alternatively you could use LVM to create a snapshot and back that up,
assuming you are using LVM in the first place.

James

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