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LIBVIRT-BACKUP(7)02 entries

Backup

Quiescing, external snapshots, block jobs, restore testing, and recovery-point design.

  1. 01
    External snapshots and block jobs

    An external snapshot pivots writes into a new overlay so the previous layer can be copied consistently. It is a mechanism, not a complete backup policy. Inspect before snapshot Quiesce boundary Use the QEMU guest agent a

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  2. 02
    Restore testing and recovery-point design

    A backup is proven only by an isolated restore. Preserve the domain definition and every external dependency needed to reconstruct the guest. Recovery set Inactive domain XML and UUID. Disk data and verified backing chai

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