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On Sunday, March 23, 2014 05:47:53 PM Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: |
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> I'm not meaning to hijack this thread, but isn't KVM a better option? The |
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> difference between Xen and KVM is tiny I think, no? |
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Yes and no: |
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If you simpy look at the basics, like running virtual machines, then KVM is a |
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valid option. |
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But, if you are running VMs to test stuff, you want to take valid snapshots of |
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the current status. |
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That means disk AND memory. |
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I have not been able to find any information on how to make a snapshot of the |
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memory used by a VM running under KVM. If there is a method, please point me |
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in the right direction. |
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With Xen, it's really easy to do: |
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# xl save <Domain> <FileWhereMemoryIsSaved> |
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-- make a snapshot of the disk(s), |
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-- either by copying the file or using LVM snapshots |
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# xl restore <FileWhereMemoryIsSaved> |
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Or using any of the front-ends. XCP has it all built-in and allows usage of |
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the Citrix client tool. |
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