On Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:35:01 +0200 Kees Nuyt <k.n...@zonnet.nl> wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 15:13:20 +0200, you wrote: > > >On Thu, 4 Apr 2013 12:09:14 +0000 > >vbox-users <vbox-us...@clevertrove.com> wrote: > > > >> > From: Stephan von Krawczynski [mailto:sk...@ithnet.com] > >> > > >> > does anybody have a strategy (which snapshots or the like) to create a > >> > consistent vdi image of a running guest system without interacting with > >> > the > >> > guest or offlining it? > >> > >> I use zfs (or btrfs) storage, which handles the storage snapshots. > >> If I ever need to rollback to a point in time snapshot, the guest > >> machine will boot up, think it's rebooting after an unexpected > >> power loss. > > > > That is no real option under linux host. > > zfs is non-existent. > > Really? Have a look at: > http://zfsonlinux.org/ > It's pretty stable. yes? issue tracker: - zpool half-unavail after power loss - zpool import internal error - Kernel oops - Hang/Lockup under load - Deadlock under load - Thread overran stack, or stack corrupted and so on ... A disk based filesystem not being part of the regular kernel is not usable for production. You have to be sure that there will be support for coming kernel versions. And I mean _sure_, not hopeful. -- Regards, Stephan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Minimize network downtime and maximize team effectiveness. Reduce network management and security costs.Learn how to hire the most talented Cisco Certified professionals. Visit the Employer Resources Portal http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/employer_resources/index.html _______________________________________________ VBox-users-community mailing list VBox-users-community@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vbox-users-community _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe: mailto:vbox-users-community-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net?subject=unsubscribe
