Re: vmsync compile error [open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409]

2014-03-11 Thread Reindl Harald
t; I have also tried to compile open-vm-tools-9.2.2-893683, which works, > but apparently only because it compiles >>> without the vmsync module >>> >>> could somebody please advise how to fix this? >> >> there is no need to fix this >> the vmsync mo

Re: vmsync compile error [open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409]

2014-03-11 Thread Manoel
, which works, but apparently only because it compiles > > without the vmsync module > > > > could somebody please advise how to fix this? > > there is no need to fix this >

Re: vmsync compile error [open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409]

2012-11-18 Thread Reindl Harald
Am 18.11.2012 12:47, schrieb Konrad Vrba: > Dear all, > I am trying to compile open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409 against linux 3.6.6 and get > the following error: > I have also tried to compile open-vm-tools-9.2.2-893683, which works, but > apparently only because it compiles >

vmsync compile error [open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409]

2012-11-18 Thread Konrad Vrba
Dear all, I am trying to compile open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409 against linux 3.6.6 and get the following error: /home/src/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409/modules/linux/vmsync/sync.c: In function ‘VmSyncThawDevices’: /home/src/open-vm-tools/open-vm-tools-9.0.0-782409/modules/linux/vmsync

[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3579185 ] vmsync module fails to build against linux 3.6.3

2012-10-22 Thread SourceForge . net
the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: kernel modules Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Nate Muench (n-minker) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: vmsync module fa

[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3579185 ] vmsync module fails to build against linux 3.6.3

2012-10-22 Thread SourceForge . net
copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: kernel modules Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Nate Muench (n-minker) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: vmsync mod

[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3579185 ] vmsync module fails to build against linux 3.6.3

2012-10-22 Thread SourceForge . net
the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: kernel modules Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Nate Muench (n-minker) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: vmsync module fa

[ open-vm-tools-Tracker-3579185 ] vmsync module fails to build against linux 3.6.3

2012-10-22 Thread SourceForge . net
full copy of the comment thread, including the initial issue submission, for this request, not just the latest update. Category: kernel modules Group: None Status: Open Resolution: None Priority: 5 Private: No Submitted By: Nate Muench (n-minker) Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody) Summary: v

Re: vmsync

2010-05-06 Thread Marcelo Vanzin
Hi Dean, On 05/06/2010 10:30 AM, Dean Hildebrand wrote: >> For disk space, quiesced snapshots don't include memory information, so > you >> don't pay the largest cost of snapshots (the memory state file). The >> delta disks >> created are not large. > > I guess that is true as long as you quickl

Re: vmsync

2010-05-06 Thread Dean Hildebrand
at occurs when you delete the snapshot. I assume this 'stun' is relatively minor when you only have a single snapshot, and the delta file doesn't grow too large, but it would still be nice to avoid altogether. > > > I've looked into the vmsync module, and it looks

Re: vmsync

2010-05-05 Thread Marcelo Vanzin
disk). Then after you backup the vmdk you can delete the snapshot and solve both problems. > I've looked into the vmsync module, and it looks like we could manually > call the ioctl to freeze/thaw the file systems. Has anyone tried this > before? Do people think it would wor

vmsync

2010-05-05 Thread Dean Hildebrand
) file systems. The goal here is to allow us to perform operations on the vmdk file, e.g., backup, while the Guest OS is frozen. I've looked into the vmsync module, and it looks like we could manually call the ioctl to freeze/thaw the file systems. Has anyone tried this before? Do p

Re: vmsync module not being triggered when taking snapshot

2009-06-09 Thread Ashok Sudarsanam
Marcelo Is there any way to invoke the vmsync driver on a Linux VM? For instance, the open-vm-tools web-site says this about vmsync: "It is used by the "vmbackup" vmtoolsd plugin, so ideally it should be loaded prior to starting that service, although it is not required." Is

Re: vmsync module not being triggered when taking snapshot

2009-06-09 Thread Ashok Sudarsanam
system, hence they do not include > the > > vmsync module as part of the VMware tools. However, since open-vm-tools > > includes the vmsync driver, I thought that by installing open-vm-tools on > the > > Ubuntu-8.10 machine, I could get this to work. Doing an 'lsmod&#x

Re: vmsync module not being triggered when taking snapshot

2009-06-09 Thread Marcelo Vanzin
Hi Ashok, Ashok Sudarsanam wrote: > VMware tech support told me that for Linux virtual machines, they do not > support the quiescing of the guest filesystem, hence they do not include the > vmsync module as part of the VMware tools. However, since open-vm-tools > includes the vmsy

vmsync module not being triggered when taking snapshot

2009-06-09 Thread Ashok Sudarsanam
guest filesystem, hence they do not include the vmsync module as part of the VMware tools. However, since open-vm-tools includes the vmsync driver, I thought that by installing open-vm-tools on the Ubuntu-8.10 machine, I could get this to work. Doing an 'lsmod' verifies that vmsync is in f

vmsync module not being triggered when taking snapshot

2009-06-09 Thread Ashok Sudarsanam
guest filesystem, hence they do not include the vmsync module as part of the VMware tools. However, since open-vm-tools includes the vmsync driver, I thought that by installing open-vm-tools on the Ubuntu-8.10 machine, I could get this to work. Doing an 'lsmod' verifies that vmsync is in f