Re: [BackupPC-users] Using BackupPC to backup virtual hard discs
2010-02-19 12:41:06
On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 10:11 AM, John Moorhouse
<john.moorhouse AT 3jays.me DOT uk> wrote:
> I'm happily using backupPC to backup a number of machine within our home
> network, I'm wondering what will happen if I use it to backup the file on the
> host machine that is the virtual disc for a number of virtual box VM, will it
> have to backup the whole file each run (they are rather large) or is it
> capable of only copying those bits of the file that have changed ?
>
> Basically I'm after suggestions of 'best practice' in this situation
An image is exactly that, a binary image. The best thing would be use
BackupPC to connect to the actually Virtual Host and back that up.
-Mike
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