Linux KVM Virtualization Manual Low-Level Guest Export/Import Procedure

Internal

• Linux Virtualization Operations

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.