BackupPC-users

Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup of VM images

2011-06-03 10:39:08
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup of VM images
From: "Boniforti Flavio" <flavio AT piramide DOT ch>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Fri, 3 Jun 2011 16:37:34 +0200
Hello to both of you, Adam and Andrew.

> Great suggestion, backing up the VM's as if they were normal 
> clients...

That's an option I can't afford to implement. I've been asked
*explicitly" to backup the images itselves!

> Your mileage might vary... one thing I do suggest is to 
> monitor in some way that your directory of files is actually 
> being updated with the most recent backup.... This can catch 
> you unawares if your split script is failing :)

Indeed, the splitting would be OK, but still: I'm in need of backing up
a *big file* which may change in some bytes...

F.

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