From nobody Tue Nov 4 13:17:16 2025 Delivered-To: importer@patchew.org Received-SPF: pass (zoho.com: domain of gnu.org designates 208.118.235.17 as permitted sender) client-ip=208.118.235.17; envelope-from=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org; helo=lists.gnu.org; Authentication-Results: mx.zohomail.com; dkim=fail; spf=pass (zoho.com: domain of gnu.org designates 208.118.235.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Return-Path: Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [208.118.235.17]) by mx.zohomail.com with SMTPS id 1504120657151175.75512833948903; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:17:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost ([::1]:52304 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dn8UY-0000Kb-T2 for importer@patchew.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:17:34 -0400 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:40634) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dn8T1-0007l0-7P for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:16:00 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dn8Sy-000827-So for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:15:59 -0400 Received: from research.iiit.ac.in ([196.12.53.8]:45862) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1dn8Sx-000809-CA for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Wed, 30 Aug 2017 15:15:56 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by research.iiit.ac.in (Postfix) with ESMTP id B293D744E33; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:50 +0530 (IST) Received: from research.iiit.ac.in ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (research.iiit.ac.in [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10032) with ESMTP id LTtLKCfEgNmN; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:49 +0530 (IST) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by research.iiit.ac.in (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6862C744E3E; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:49 +0530 (IST) Received: from research.iiit.ac.in ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (research.iiit.ac.in [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10026) with ESMTP id YqhtswiG2jmP; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:49 +0530 (IST) Received: from ishani-Inspiron-5558.iiit.ac.in (unknown [10.2.20.52]) by research.iiit.ac.in (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 54346744E33; Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:49 +0530 (IST) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.9.2 research.iiit.ac.in 6862C744E3E DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=research.iiit.ac.in; s=4E8815E6-5B55-11E4-B758-8D4964374E96; t=1504120549; bh=3K/o5+8SwEQifN9wnHZDUeD5+jRdA9Lsp9nssfoRrjw=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:Message-Id; b=Kh8VkTpjPDtEaKaNHLxg2U27jslo67nrrX9aOK0AB2awb7OXf9PrqLWwyW9SJMFcA QUFJpY4cQTevvCrblZkeDKMgO9XNMX8G529i0nBc9KCzy996mkXQxLVULTpXVaJwrH Cj0660QsFNyDMVhSWLMX4DY80TIgpi9eSbqMlDCg= X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at research.iiit.ac.in From: Ishani Chugh To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2017 00:45:36 +0530 Message-Id: <1504120538-9309-2-git-send-email-chugh.ishani@research.iiit.ac.in> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.7.4 In-Reply-To: <1504120538-9309-1-git-send-email-chugh.ishani@research.iiit.ac.in> References: <1504120538-9309-1-git-send-email-chugh.ishani@research.iiit.ac.in> X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] [fuzzy] X-Received-From: 196.12.53.8 Subject: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Backup Tool: Manpage for Incremental Backup X-BeenThere: qemu-devel@nongnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Ishani Chugh , jsnow@redhat.com, stefanha@redhat.com Errors-To: qemu-devel-bounces+importer=patchew.org@nongnu.org Sender: "Qemu-devel" X-ZohoMail-DKIM: fail (Header signature does not verify) X-ZohoMail: RDKM_2 RSF_0 Z_629925259 SPT_0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Adds command description to perform incremental backup and a full example for the same. Signed-off-by: Ishani Chugh --- contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi b/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.t= exi index 7ad266c..8e5cb86 100644 --- a/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi +++ b/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ qemu-backup command [command options]. @item qemu-backup restore --guest guestname @item qemu-backup guest remove --guest guestname @item qemu-backup drive remove --guest guestname --id driveid +@item qemu-backup backup --inc --guest guestname @end itemize @node Command Parameters @chapter Command Parameters @@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ qemu-backup command [command options]. @item --id: id of guest or drive. @item --qmp: Path of qmp socket. @item --target: Destination path on which you want your backup to be made. +@item --inc: incremental backup (Optional). @end itemize =20 @node Command Descriptions @@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ This command helps remove a drive which is set for bac= kup in configuration of gi =20 example: drive remove --guest=3Dfedora --id=3Droot =20 +@item qemu-backup backup --inc --guest guestname +This command is used for making incremental backup. + +example: qemu-backup backup --inc --guest fedora + @item A full backup can be performed by following the given steps: =20 Perform a full backup of 'vm001', which has one drive: @@ -129,6 +136,17 @@ qemu-backup add --id drive0 --guest vm001 --target /ba= ckups/vm001-drive0.img =20 qemu-backup backup --guest vm001 =20 +@item An incremental backup can be performed by following the given steps: + +Perform an incremental backup of 'vm001', which has one drive: + +qemu-backup guest add --guest vm001 --qmp /path/to/vm001.sock + +qemu-backup add --id drive0 --guest vm001 --target /backups/vm001-drive0.i= mg + +qemu-backup backup --inc --guest vm001 + +qemu-backup backup --inc --guest vm001 =20 @end itemize =20 --=20 2.7.4