Uri Lublin wrote: > Actually, although not intended (and was not tested), KVM's migration > capability enables save/restore of non-qcow images. > I used it to debug the migration code. > Please look at the bottom of http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/Migration > ("savevm/loadvm to an external state file"). > BTW, my little trick also works for "live" savevm/loadvm (kids don't try > this at home). >
One of these days, I plan on implementing a checkpoint:// protocol that always "fails" and does a live savevm to disk without shutting down the VM. Regards, Anthony Liguori > Hope that helps, > Uri. > > Daniel P. Berrange wrote: > >> On Fri, Jun 29, 2007 at 04:05:22PM +0800, youhongyu wrote: >> >> >>> hi all, >>> >>> i use: fc7, built in xen, kvm. >>> i boot my machine into normal kernal and install a guest os by vir-manager, >>> and i encounter a strange situation .... the "save" command from virtual- >>> manager menu failed! it pop out a small windows seem want to tell me >>> something, but it quickly disappeared. what's thing happens? >>> >>> >> The window shouldn't have disappeared like that - it should have told >> you that this isn't supported.... >> >> We can't support save/restore of KVM guests in virt-manager at this >> time. QEMU 0.9.0 was really very unhelpful and removed the ability specify >> a filename for saving VM state, assuming that everyone happens to be using >> a qcow file :-( Not much use if you are using raw files, or physical volumes, >> or LVM which are the primary storage types used in virt-manager currently. >> >> Dan. >> >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > kvm-devel mailing list > kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
