If you use VMWare instead of VPC, not just your image backups but the actual images themselves can take less space by "descending from" another image.
If your virtual machine (under either VPC or VMWare) shares its drive (or projects directory or whatever), the main (host) OS can back it up using ordinary backup software. If multiple virtual machines give their shares different names, the backups could coexist. I have not tried to do exactly what you're doing, so take this all with a grain of salt... At 11:28 AM 10/15/2005, dave wanta wrote >Hi All, >Sorry for the sorta off-topic post, but I would love to hear/get input on >how people develop their .NET apps with VPC. > >Currently I'm developing on/against multiple workstations/servers (with >different OSs) and I want to get away from that, and am planning on moving >to a VPC environment. > >My biggest concern is a backup strategy. Currently the workstations back up >to a single location. I'm concerned how this will be affected with VPC. > >For example, I'm planning on having XP Pro installed as the main OS, and >then have Win2K Server installed as a VPC image. In that image I'll have Sql >+ Vault, and VS.NET installed to do my development. > >My goal is to keep my main OS as clean as possible, and do all of my >developing in VPC, along with all testing and installing test programs. > >How do you back up your stuff in VPC (i.e. VS.NET projects, along with Sql >Server DBs)? > >I'd like to do nightly backups. How do I do that? Yes, I can back up the >actual VPC image, but > 1) why should I back up 4-8gigs of an image, if all I need to back up is >100-200megs found inside of it? > >2) What happens if my VPC image gets corrupt, and I can't access the data >in it? > >I'd love to hear any and all input from you VPC users out there. How do you >develop and perform backups? I'm sure there has to be some whitepapers out >there for best practices. Does anyone have any links? > >Thanks, >Dave J. Merrill / Analytical Software Corp =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentor® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com
