This is the way to go: http://thegreyblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/virtualbox-using-differencing-disks-and.html http://blogs.oracle.com/constantin/entry/try_out_virtualbox_on_zfs http://thegreyblog.blogspot.com/2009/05/sparing-disk-space-with-zfs-clones.html http://docs.huihoo.com/opensolaris/solaris-zfs-administration-guide/html/ch06s03.html#gbinw
Sorry for not being more specific--I have moved off using Solaris since changes introduced by Oracle. On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Pablo Sanchez <[email protected]> wrote: > [ Comments below, in-line ] > > On Monday, November 14, 2011 at 11:01 AM, Peter Ondruška penned > about Re: [VBox-users] Best way to incrementally backup VirtualBox images > >> If your host is Solaris with zfs you can use zfs snapshots. > > Hi Peter, > > I'd suggest you add a bit more to your post in case someone reads your > response in the archives. You may wish to list out, at the very > least, what is involved. Similar to what Freek just posted. > > Cheers, > --- > Pablo Sanchez - Blueoak Database Engineering, Inc > Ph: 819.459.1926 Fax: 760.860.5225 (US) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > RSA(R) Conference 2012 > Save $700 by Nov 18 > Register now > http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 > _______________________________________________ > VBox-users-community mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community
