Am 12.10.2012 23:53, schrieb Javier Guerra Giraldez:
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 3:56 PM, Lukas Laukamp <lukas@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I think that it must be possible to create an image with a size like the
used space + a few hundret MB with metadata or something like that.
the 'best' way to do it is 'from within' the VM
the typical workaround is to mount/fsck a LVM snapshot (don't skip the
fsck, or at least a journal replay)
beyond that, there are a few utilities for specific filesystems:
PartImage [1], dump/restore [2], and i'm sure some others. I don't
know how would these behave with unclean images, which is what you get
if you pull the image under the VM's feet.
[1] http://www.partimage.org/Main_Page
[2] http://dump.sourceforge.net/
So when I boot the VM with for example a live debian system, what would
be the best method to backup the complete disk /dev/vda with only the
data which is on it over a secure network connection to a destination in
the network.
Best Regards
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