Thanks for the replies! Sorry, I lost track of this thread.
@olivierlambert said in VDI export of running VM:
The VM is aware of being snapshoted, so it's not an issue. Can you explain what do you want to achieve in the end? That would be helpful to assist
I'm trying to find a way to script VM backups.
One complication is that at least one VM has a data drive that is too big for regular backups. So, I wonder if there's way to work around that.
Thanks for the reply.
I'm still not sure about the process. Does it copy a "snapshot-in-time" version? In other words, if I run xe vdi-export am getting a copy of whatever was there, at that moment?
I understand that there are serious problems in trying to copy anything that is "live". For example, FSArchiver can be forced to copy a live system and while it does this safely, there may be inconsistencies in the data.
What happens when I use xe vdi-export on a disk that is attached to a running VM? Does it create a shadow copy to do the export?
I'm sure I need to shutdown the VM to do xe vdi-import but being able to export live could be very useful.
