On Sunday, March 23, 2014 05:47:53 PM Nilesh Govindrajan wrote: > I'm not meaning to hijack this thread, but isn't KVM a better option? The > difference between Xen and KVM is tiny I think, no?
Yes and no: If you simpy look at the basics, like running virtual machines, then KVM is a valid option. But, if you are running VMs to test stuff, you want to take valid snapshots of the current status. That means disk AND memory. I have not been able to find any information on how to make a snapshot of the memory used by a VM running under KVM. If there is a method, please point me in the right direction. With Xen, it's really easy to do: # xl save <Domain> <FileWhereMemoryIsSaved> -- make a snapshot of the disk(s), -- either by copying the file or using LVM snapshots # xl restore <FileWhereMemoryIsSaved> Or using any of the front-ends. XCP has it all built-in and allows usage of the Citrix client tool. -- Joost
