Hi all,
I am running proxmox v3.0. The majority of my VMs are linux based but I do have two windows server vm's and one of them is an exchange server. All VMs are LVM based and I'm backing up to a single local mounted hard disk. Can anyone let me know what the recommended backup mode for such a setup is. I'm a bit worried with doing a snapshot as this may lead to exchange database inconsistancies. Suspend might be a good option as a short period of downtime would not be the end of the world however I am unsure if suspending a windows/exchange vm will cause any issues. Lastly, Stop isn't the best solution as it takes about an hour to backup the 120GB disk however I do understand that this is the "Safest" option.
Thanks for your help
I am running proxmox v3.0. The majority of my VMs are linux based but I do have two windows server vm's and one of them is an exchange server. All VMs are LVM based and I'm backing up to a single local mounted hard disk. Can anyone let me know what the recommended backup mode for such a setup is. I'm a bit worried with doing a snapshot as this may lead to exchange database inconsistancies. Suspend might be a good option as a short period of downtime would not be the end of the world however I am unsure if suspending a windows/exchange vm will cause any issues. Lastly, Stop isn't the best solution as it takes about an hour to backup the 120GB disk however I do understand that this is the "Safest" option.
Thanks for your help
