Linux KVM Virtualization Manual Low-Level Guest Export/Import Procedure: Difference between revisions
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==Procedure== | ==Procedure== | ||
===Shutdown the Target Guest=== | |||
[[virsh shutdown]] ''<vm-name>'' | |||
===Identify all Storage Devices=== | ===Identify all Storage Devices=== | ||
[[virsh dumpxml]] ''<vm-name>'' | |||
Look for <disk> definitions. The disk definition specifies the source of the virtual storage device. | |||
=Restore from Snapshot= | =Restore from Snapshot= | ||
Revision as of 17:14, 4 July 2017
Internal
Overview
Create a Snapshot Image
If the virtual machine has more than one storage device attached, they all must be snapshot at the same time to produce a consistent snapshot that can be reverted to.
Procedure
Shutdown the Target Guest
virsh shutdown <vm-name>
Identify all Storage Devices
virsh dumpxml <vm-name>
Look for <disk> definitions. The disk definition specifies the source of the virtual storage device.