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=Restore from Snapshot=
=Restore from Snapshot=
Perform the steps described in the "" section in reverse order.


=Alternative=
=Alternative=


Alternative suing [[Qemu-img#create|qemu-img create]]. See {{External|http://dustymabe.com/2015/01/11/qemu-img-backing-files-a-poor-mans-snapshotrollback/}}
Alternative suing [[Qemu-img#create|qemu-img create]]. See {{External|http://dustymabe.com/2015/01/11/qemu-img-backing-files-a-poor-mans-snapshotrollback/}}

Revision as of 17:56, 4 July 2017

Internal

Overview

This is the procedure to snapshot a KVM virtual machine. It consists in taking snapshots of its XML definition and performing snapshots of all its storage devices.

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 and the format of the virtual storage device. Example:

<disk type='file' device='disk'>
    <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
    <source file='/main-storage-pool/appproxy.qcow2'/>
    ...
</disk>

Snapshot Each Storage Device

qemu-img snapshot -c <snapshot-tag> <volume-name>

For more details about snapshot mechanics, see

qemu-img snapshot -c

Restore from Snapshot

Perform the steps described in the "" section in reverse order.

Alternative

Alternative suing qemu-img create. See

http://dustymabe.com/2015/01/11/qemu-img-backing-files-a-poor-mans-snapshotrollback/