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howa
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 7:08 am Post subject: Backup whole VM for local Xen testing |
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Hello,
Is it possible to backup the whole VM image and import into my local Xen server for testing env.?
Since I don't want to install/setup everystuffs again, it would be great is just copy and import.
:D |
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waldo
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: |
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Would rsync not work?
http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/AutomatedRdiffBackup |
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howa
Joined: 21 Jun 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:34 am Post subject: |
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waldo wrote: Would rsync not work?
http://www.linode.com/wiki/index.php/AutomatedRdiffBackup
I want to backup the whole system (not only data, also program installed under /usr/local, and in fact... every thing)
So I am trying to see if it can be done in the VM level. |
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waldo
Joined: 21 May 2009
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:08 pm Post subject: |
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Not at the VM level yet, they are working on it, but not yet.
http://www.linode.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=26
But I don't know what form or state the backup is in. I haven't had a chance to be a part of the beta yet. They were (and are) working on it when I asked to be a part of the beta.
And as far as I can tell, if you follow that tutorial you would be backing up the entire system except for:
/dev
/proc
/tmp
/var/tmp
and two other directories that are specific to the author's system/setup. |
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Stever
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
Posts: 337
Location: NC, USA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 5:33 pm Post subject: Re: Backup whole VM for local Xen testing |
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howa wrote: Hello,
Is it possible to backup the whole VM image and import into my local Xen server for testing env.?
Since I don't want to install/setup everystuffs again, it would be great is just copy and import.
:D
Reboot into a finnix profile, mount your disk image and do whatever you want with it. |
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justintime
Joined: 03 Sep 2008
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This might be a bit overkill, but should work for you:
http://www.sysadminsjourney.com/content/bringing-your-linode-home-with-you |
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