[PVE-User] How to make a restore point at each step and duplicate VM as system is built?

[Charles N Wyble]

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On 02/03/2011 12:11 PM, Bruce B wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
> I do a lot of
> work with system development and being used to Restore points in Vmware
> Workstation, I want to be able to do the same in Proxmox.

You want the vzdump command. Take a backup whenever you get to a point
you want to save.

> 
> 1- Can someone please layout where all the contents of a VM is in Proxmox
> server?

Lots of things in /var/lib/vz. Look at /etc/vz.conf for more.

> 2- Is it a simple "cp" of the folder VM ID responsible for the whole OS VM?

That can work. Though I would recommend vzdump.

> 3- Can I simply rename the copied VM and leave it in a directory for the web
> GUI to pick it up?

You could restore with vzrestore.

> 
> ***I understand that there are issues like fixing the network settings when
> a VM is copied but are there any other concerns I should know?

Probably. use vzdump/vzrestore and be happy :)


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