On Apr 25, 2012, at 7:44 AM, Lorin Hochstein wrote: > Since we're talking snapshots, quick doc-related snapshot questions: > > - Are snapshots only supported on qemu/kvm, or do they work with other > hypervisors as well? (Does Xen support qcow2 images?)
I was speaking about libvirt/kvm, but the xenapi driver also supports snapshotting and uses vids internally > > - Does OpenStack do anything with snapshots other than using them to generate > new images? I was a little confused by the existence of the "Snapshots" pane > in Diablo Horizon. I originally thought snapshotting was just a qemu/kvm > implementation detail about how nova created a new image from a running > instance, so I didn't understand why there was a "Snapshots" pane in addition > to an "Images" pane. In this case snapshotting refers specifically to turning a running instance back into an image so that it can be used to launch new vms. The internal parts are implementation details of this process. Vish _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~openstack Post to : openstack@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~openstack More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
