Re: [Xen-users] Xen Backup Method

[Thomas Jensen <tom.jensen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I have a similar script but it does not perform the first step  
(pausing DomU) before running.  Do you care to share the syntax of  
that step in your script?

Tom Jensen | President
Digital Toolbox

Quoting Brian Krusic <brian@xxxxxxxxxx>:

> Hi Umut,
>
> I cron a script running once every early morning that does;
>
> 1 - pause the domUs * optional, but state will be accurate if paused.
> 2 - create/recreate a snapshot of the volume where my dom0/domUs live.
> 3 - mount a separate drive and dump/restore the snapshot onto a   
> separate drive.
> 4 - unmount the drive.
> 5 - send mail when all is done.
>
> - Brian
>
>
>
>
> On Apr 7, 2009, at 2:01 PM, Umut Arus wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I want to properly backup on virtual servers. Has anyone tried  lvm  
> >   backup with scripts or scheduled commands everyday? Could you  
> > shared  with me? And should be guests and Dom0 shutoff state before  
> > snapshot?
> > Another one, which directories should backup other than  
> > /var/lib/xen/ images?
> > thanks,
> >
> > Javier Guerra wrote:
> > > On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 1:46 PM, Kevin Fox <Kevin.Fox@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Has anyone tried using 2.6.29 file system freezing with lvm  snapshotting
> > > > yet? That should solve the possible corrupt filesystem problem.
> > > sounds promising.  but:
> > >
> > > 1: its done from 'inside' the VM, so it might allow better network
> > > backup systems but not replace them.
> > >
> > > 2: it does nothing about complex applications with their own caches
> > > and file structures: IOW, databases.  if you get an 'in VM' snapshot
> > > capability, you still have to flush caches and suspend operations for
> > > the snapshot.
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