Github user sspans commented on the pull request: https://github.com/apache/cloudstack/pull/1027#issuecomment-153667126 Consistent Snapshots are not possible without freeze/thaw via the guest-agent. I think most people want good snapshots of their virtual machines. That said it's quite possible to disable the agent on particularly sensitive VM's if one feels the need, the channel will still be open but nobody will be listening
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