Re: [Xen-users] Re: 100% safe way to backup domU: (was Yet another backup)

["Christopher G. Stach II" <cgs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Post wrote:
> My question is this, lets say we have a farm of 20 servers , all running
> xen, each supporting 50 or so guests. That basically describes one of my
> Xen farms.
> 
> I want to centralize backups, not just where they are deposited but also
> scheduling them. Or perhaps I want them stored locally on each dom-0,
> but still want centralized scheduling. How would we accomplish this? It
> seems a three part, not two part system would be best.
> 
> I agree, if we're going to do it lets do it right .. and in the spirit
> of that I've just thrown another wrench into the gears :P
> 
> Best,
> --Tim

Domains can also have static UUIDs, useful if you are doing the backups
from dom0.

Why has nobody mentioned block level backups with multiple point-in-time
backups, something like TimeMark?

-- 
Christopher G. Stach II


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