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[libvirt-users] libvirt-python Create External Snapshot
by Roger Jin 04 Jul '19

04 Jul '19

Hi Libvirt, Does libvirt-python currently support the creation of external snapshots? I ran domain.snapshotCreateXML(xml) where xml is <domainsnapshot> <name>snap1</name> <description>Snapshot of OS install and updates</description> <disks> <disk name='vda'> <source file='/home/potato/libvirt/backups/test-snap1.qcow2'/> </disk> </disks> </domainsnapshot> And got the following error: if ret is None:raise libvirtError('virDomainSnapshotCreateXML() failed', dom=self) libvirt.libvirtError: unsupported configuration: disk 'vda' must use snapshot mode 'internal' Is this expected? Thanks! Sincerely, Roger Jin

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[libvirt-users] Blockpull while domain is shutoff
by Roger Jin 04 Jul '19

04 Jul '19

Hi Libvirt, Is there a command that performs the same operation as blockpull while a domain is shutoff? I have a backing chain base <-- A <-- B that I would like to shorten to base <-- B It seems like blockpull B, setting --base <path-to-base> does this, but only when the domain is running. Thanks! Sincerely, Roger Jin

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[libvirt-users] libvirt-python blockPull
by Roger Jin 03 Jul '19

03 Jul '19

Hi Libvirt, Does libvirt-python currently support adding a base path to virDomain.blockPull()? In particular, I would like to have the behavior of the following virsh command (from https://kashyapc.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/live-backup-with-external-disk-sn…) in libvirt-python: [image: image.png] Thanks! Sincerely, Roger Jin

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