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    • RE: VDI export of running VM

      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.

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    • RE: VDI export of running VM

      @olivierlambert

      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.

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    • VDI export of running VM

      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.

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