libvirt users - Apr 2021 - libvirt 7.2.0 domainbackup

On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 19:46:54 +0200, Thomas Stein
wrote:
> 
> Got a little bit further. "virsh backup-begin jitsi
jitsi-backup.xml" works
> and I have a backup file now. VM was running all the time. Question. Is it
> save to use this function this way? Currently I do:
The backup file you'll get will represent the state of the VM at the
time the backup operation has started, but should contain a full copy of
the image from that time.

Cool! So just to be clear, if I start the backup at 1400 and it's finished
at 1410, changes to the image at 1405 are not included? It's the same
quality as my current backup solution then. Thank you for your answer Peter.

cheers, t.

Am 8. April 2021 15:46:56 MESZ schrieb Peter Krempa <pkrempa at
redhat.com>:
>On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 19:46:54 +0200, Thomas Stein wrote:
>> 
>> Got a little bit further. "virsh backup-begin jitsi
jitsi-backup.xml"
>works
>> and I have a backup file now. VM was running all the time. Question.
>Is it
>> save to use this function this way? Currently I do:
>
>The backup file you'll get will represent the state of the VM at the
>time the backup operation has started, but should contain a full copy
>of
>the image from that time.