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↑ http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/eoan/man1/virsh.1.html#snapshot%20commands
↑ http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/eoan/man1/virsh.1.html#snapshot%20commands
↑ https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Live-disk-backup-with-active-blockcommit
↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-January/msg00291.html
↑ https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-create-create-snapshot-in-linux-kvm-vmdomain/
↑ https://blog.devzero.be/post/kvm-live-vm-backup/
↑ https://blog.devzero.be/post/kvm-live-vm-backup/
↑ https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2015-December/msg00009.html
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:<code>--disk-only</code> Do not save memory information | :<code>--disk-only</code> Do not save memory information | ||
:<code>--atomic</code> | :<code>--atomic</code> | ||
| − | :<code>--no-metadata</code> snapshot data is created, but any metadata is discarded (so libvirt does not treat the snapshot as current, and cannot revert to the snapshot unless <code>[[virsh snapshot-create]]</code> is used to teach [[libvirt]] about discarded metadata information). Useful if you plan to merge snapshots otherwise at a later point you have to explicitly clean the libvirt metadata (by invoking: <code>[[virsh snapshot-delete]] vm1 --metadata [name|--current]</code>)<ref>https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Live-disk-backup-with-active-blockcommit</ref> (See also: <code>[[virsh snapshot-list]]</code>) | + | :<code>--no-metadata</code> snapshot data is created, but any metadata is discarded (so libvirt does not treat the snapshot as current, and cannot revert to the snapshot unless <code>[[virsh snapshot-create]]</code> is used to teach [[libvirt]] about discarded metadata information). Useful if you plan to [[merge snapshots]] otherwise at a later point you have to explicitly clean the libvirt metadata (by invoking: <code>[[virsh snapshot-delete]] vm1 --metadata [name|--current]</code>)<ref>https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/Live-disk-backup-with-active-blockcommit</ref> (See also: <code>[[virsh snapshot-list]]</code>) |
| + | :<code>--reuse-external</code> ([[Libvirtd changelog|2012]])<ref>https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvir-list/2012-January/msg00291.html</ref> | ||
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== Examples == | == Examples == | ||
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<pre> virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "Snapshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --live --atomic </pre> <ref>https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-create-create-snapshot-in-linux-kvm-vmdomain/</ref> | <pre> virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "Snapshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --live --atomic </pre> <ref>https://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/how-to-create-create-snapshot-in-linux-kvm-vmdomain/</ref> | ||
| − | * Create a '''external''' snapshot <code>--diskspec</code> option, also using <code>--no-metadata</code> | + | * Create a '''external''' snapshot <code>[[--diskspec]]</code> option, also using <code>--no-metadata</code> |
<pre>virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "napshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --no-metadata --atomic --diskspec $TARGET,snapshot=external</pre> | <pre>virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "napshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --no-metadata --atomic --diskspec $TARGET,snapshot=external</pre> | ||
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: <code>--quiesce</code> Libvirt will try to use guest agent to freeze and unfreeze domain’s mounted file systems. However, if domain has no guest agent, snapshot creation will fail. <ref>https://blog.devzero.be/post/kvm-live-vm-backup/</ref> | : <code>--quiesce</code> Libvirt will try to use guest agent to freeze and unfreeze domain’s mounted file systems. However, if domain has no guest agent, snapshot creation will fail. <ref>https://blog.devzero.be/post/kvm-live-vm-backup/</ref> | ||
:: <code>error: argument unsupported: [[QEMU guest agent]] is not configured</code><ref>https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2015-December/msg00009.html</ref> (See: <code>[[virsh edit]]</code>) | :: <code>error: argument unsupported: [[QEMU guest agent]] is not configured</code><ref>https://www.redhat.com/archives/libvirt-users/2015-December/msg00009.html</ref> (See: <code>[[virsh edit]]</code>) | ||
| + | :<code>virsh snapshot-create --validate</code> added in [[Libvirt changelog|Libvirt v5.6.0]] August 2019 | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
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# [[Virsh create live backups]] using <code>[[virsh snapshot-create-as]]</code> and <code>[[virsh blockcommit]]</code> | # [[Virsh create live backups]] using <code>[[virsh snapshot-create-as]]</code> and <code>[[virsh blockcommit]]</code> | ||
| − | * Related commands: [[virsh snapshot-info]] (Allows for example to verify if snapshot is internal or external) | + | * Related commands: <code>[[virsh snapshot-info]]</code> (Allows for example to verify if snapshot is internal or external) |
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== Related commands == | == Related commands == | ||
* <code>[[virsh blockcommit]]</code> | * <code>[[virsh blockcommit]]</code> | ||
| + | * <code>[[virsh domblklist]]</code> | ||
| + | * [[Error: unsupported configuration: external snapshot file for disk vda already exists and is not a block device]] | ||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* {{virsh snapshot}} | * {{virsh snapshot}} | ||
| + | * {{libvirtd}} | ||
* {{QEMU}} | * {{QEMU}} | ||
[[Category:KVM]] | [[Category:KVM]] | ||
[[Category:Linux]] | [[Category:Linux]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:28, 30 September 2020
virsh snapshot-create-as domain[1] {[--print-xml] | [--no-metadata] [--halt] [--reuse-external]} [name] [description] [--disk-only [--quiesce]] [--atomic] [[--live] [--memspec memspec]] [--diskspec] diskspec]...
virsh snapshot-create-as [2]
--diskspecTo indicate external snapshot and location--disk-onlyDo not save memory information--atomic--no-metadatasnapshot data is created, but any metadata is discarded (so libvirt does not treat the snapshot as current, and cannot revert to the snapshot unlessvirsh snapshot-createis used to teach libvirt about discarded metadata information). Useful if you plan to merge snapshots otherwise at a later point you have to explicitly clean the libvirt metadata (by invoking:virsh snapshot-delete vm1 --metadata [name|--current])[3] (See also:virsh snapshot-list)--reuse-external(2012)[4]
Examples[edit]
virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "Snapshot_2019_08" --description "Snapshot before critical operation" --live
- Take a Disk state (
--disk-only) (not memory) from a running VM (--live)
virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "Snapshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --live --atomic
- Create a external snapshot
--diskspecoption, also using--no-metadata
virsh snapshot-create-as --domain MY_VM --name "napshot_disk_only_2019_08_MY_VM" --description "Disk snapshot only to disk" --disk-only --no-metadata --atomic --diskspec $TARGET,snapshot=external
- Errors:
error: unsupported configuration: external snapshot file for disk hdXX already exists and is not a block device- Use
virsh snapshot-list VMNAMEto view snapshots
- Use
Other options[edit]
--no-metadatacreates the snapshot, but any metadata is immediately discarded (that is,libvirtdoes not treat the snapshot as current, and cannot revert to the snapshot unless --redefine is later used to teach libvirt about the metadata again).--atomicLibvirt will guarantee that the snapshot either succeeds, or fails with no changes.[6]--quiesceLibvirt will try to use guest agent to freeze and unfreeze domain’s mounted file systems. However, if domain has no guest agent, snapshot creation will fail. [7]error: argument unsupported: QEMU guest agent is not configured[8] (See:virsh edit)
virsh snapshot-create --validateadded in Libvirt v5.6.0 August 2019
Activities[edit]
- review
--atomicoperation option - Virsh create live backups using
virsh snapshot-create-asandvirsh blockcommit
- Related commands:
virsh snapshot-info(Allows for example to verify if snapshot is internal or external)
Related commands[edit]
virsh blockcommitvirsh domblklist- Error: unsupported configuration: external snapshot file for disk vda already exists and is not a block device
See also[edit]
- Virsh Snapshots:
virsh snapshot-create-as,virsh snapshot-info,virsh snapshot-list,virsh blockjob,virsh snapshot-revert (Destructive action),virsh snapshot-delete - libvirtd:
systemctl status libvirtd,systemctl status libvirt-guests, Libvirt release notes, logs,libvirtd.conf,/etc/libvirt/,/var/log/libvirt/ - QEMU:
qemu-img,qemu-ga,qemu.conf,virsh qemu, QEMU guest agent (qemu-ga), qcow2,qemu-nbd, qemu-img map,qemu-io,/etc/libvirt/qemu.conf, QEMU releases, VENOM,qemu-nbd --help, qemu-system
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