Re: [libvirt-users] backup procedure using blockcopy

On 07/02/2013 08:19 AM, Thomas Stein wrote: >> Try this modification (again untested, but at least doesn't have a block >> job running during the save attempt): >> >> virsh dumpxml --security-info dom > dom.xml >> virsh undefine dom >> virsh blockcopy dom vda /path/to/backup-vda >> polling loop - check periodically until 'virsh blockjob dom vda' >> shows 100% completion >> virsh suspend dom >> virsh blockjob dom vda --abort >> virsh save dom /path/to/memory-backup --running Good through here. >> virsh resume dom >> virsh define dom.xml > > > virsh resume gentoo-template > error: failed to get domain 'gentoo-template' > error: Domain not found: no domain with matching name 'gentoo-template' Aha - then 'virsh resume dom' is not correct; we merely need 'virsh restore /path/to/memory-backup' which should load from the memory save file and start it running again (since we saved it with --running in the first place).