Libvirt Plugin: Features

Enterprise

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This article aims to present the main features of the Libvirt Plugin.

These features include:

• Automatic discovery of Libvirt domains.

• Backup and restore operations using NBD devices or user-defined directories.

• Full, Differential and Incremental backup level support for QCOW2 disks using checkpoints.

• Full, Differential and Incremental backup level support using ephemeral checkpoints via the Qemu Monitor Protocol (QMP).

• Full backup level support for RAW disks using external snapshots.

• Ability to handle inclusion/exclusion domains.

• Ability to handle exclusion domain disks.

• Backup of domains in the running, paused and shut off state.

• Backup of storage pools configuration.

• Backup of network configurations.

• Support for generic or custom quiescing during backup operations.

• Restore to a local directory.

• Restore directly to the hypervisor.

• Listing of domains, storage pools, and their respective sub-resources.

• Remote backup and restore.

See also

Next articles:

• Libvirt Plugin: Installation

• Libvirt Plugin: Backup Strategies

• Libvirt Plugin: Operations

• Libvirt Plugin: Configuration

• Libvirt Plugin: Automation

• Libvirt Plugin: Limitations

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