Kvm backup

Script

• https://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/BackupKVMGuest
• https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/207601-what-is-the-best-method-for-making-backups-of-kvm-virtual-machines

Direct files

[root@localhost ~]# virsh -c qemu:///system list --all
 Id    Name                           State
----------------------------------------------------
 2     win2k12r2                      running
 7     centos6                        running
[root@localhost ~]# virsh -c qemu:///system dumpxml centos6 | grep file
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/centos6.qcow2'/>

via

tips

• take care o extra storage