CentOS - Feb 2010 - Best way to backup virtual machines from Citrix XenServer.

Hi All.

I have installed Citrix XenServer. It's Linux-based virtualization software.
Could anyone propose a good way to make backups of virtual machines
(Linux/Windows) in it?

With regards,
R.
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Rafa? Radecki sent a missive on?2010-02-05:
> Hi All.
> 
> I have installed Citrix XenServer. It's Linux-based virtualization 
> software. Could anyone propose a good way to make backups of virtual 
> machines (Linux/Windows) in it?
> 
> With regards,
> R.
>
Do you have any shared storage that you're using which supports snapshots?
If you do, then a combination of coalescing the running VM's to disk and
taking a snap and also using traditional backup methods (application aware)
to disk/tape for archival and complete failure of the storage is a
reasonable thing to do.

S.

2010/2/5 Rafa? Radecki <radecki.rafal at
gmail.com>:
> I have installed Citrix XenServer. It's Linux-based virtualization
software.
> Could anyone propose a good way to make backups of virtual machines
> (Linux/Windows) in it?
Try the XenServer mailing lists or wiki?

http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/
http://lists.xensource.com/

Ben

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On 05/02/2010 15:23, Rafa? Radecki wrote:
> Hi All.
> 
> I have installed Citrix XenServer. It's Linux-based virtualization
> software. Could anyone propose a good way to make backups of virtual
> machines (Linux/Windows) in it?
One way to do it is to not treat virtual machines in a special way. This
means: imagine the virtual machine is physical ;-)
Or in other words: Back it up like every other machine.

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best regards,
markus
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