A dedicated storage domain can be configured for backing up virtual machines and templates. In the backup storage domain, virtual machines cannot run and live storage migration is blocked.
Accepting into GA program, and assigning to Byron for review. Byron, it looks like the upstream feature page was never merged, but I've added a link in the 'URL' field of this BZ to the merge request that contains feature information. It looks like the key change, GUI-wise, is being able to mark any data domain as 'Backup', provided the domain meets a set of strict criteria.
Missed ga milestone, moving to first z stream.
Created attachment 1453100 [details] Screenshot
Untargeting and moving back to NEW until the usability bugs, BZ1595047 and BZ1595067, have been fixed.
Petr, can you please take a look?
Nir, can you please review the merge request to see if the information is accurate: Topics that are new: ------------------------------------------- Administration Guide: 13.3. Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines Using a Backup Storage Domain https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/6381/artifact/doc-Administration_Guide/preview/index.html#sect-Backing_Up_and_Restoring_Virtual_Machines_Using_a_Backup_Domain Including the topics 13.3.1. Backup storage domains explained 13.3.2. Setting a storage domain to be a backup domain 13.3.3. Backing up a Virtual Machine or Snapshot Using a Backup Domain ------------------------------------------- Virtual Machine Management Guide: 6.13.2. Exporting a Virtual Machine to a Data Domain https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/6381/artifact/doc-Virtual_Machine_Management_Guide/preview/index.html#proc_Exporting_individual_virtual_machines_to_a_data_domain_vm_guide_administrative_tasks
Merge request: https://gitlab.cee.redhat.com/rhci-documentation/docs-Red_Hat_Enterprise_Virtualization/merge_requests/1449 Newly generated documents: ------------------------------------------- Administration Guide: 13.3. Backing Up and Restoring Virtual Machines Using a Backup Storage Domain https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/8256/artifact/doc-Administration_Guide/preview/index.html#sect-Backing_Up_and_Restoring_Virtual_Machines_Using_a_Backup_Domain Including the topics 13.3.2. Setting a storage domain to be a backup domain 13.3.3. Backing up a Virtual Machine or Snapshot Using a Backup Domain ------------------------------------------- Virtual Machine Management Guide: 6.13.2. Exporting a Virtual Machine to a Data Domain https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/8256/artifact/doc-Virtual_Machine_Management_Guide/preview/index.html#proc_Exporting_individual_virtual_machines_to_a_data_domain_vm_guide_administrative_tasks
Updated preview URLs: https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/9237/artifact/doc-Administration_Guide/preview/index.html#sect-Backing_Up_and_Restoring_Virtual_Machines_Using_a_Backup_Domain https://pnt-devops-rad-jenkins.rhev-ci-vms.eng.rdu2.redhat.com/job/ccs-mr-preview-prod/9237/artifact/doc-Virtual_Machine_Management_Guide/preview/index.html#proc_Exporting_individual_virtual_machines_to_a_data_domain_vm_guide_administrative_tasks
Status: QE reviewed most the document and said it looks good, but Detaching and attaching backup storage domain and importing a VM after attaching has not been tested by QE. The QA contact needs to sit with dev to understand the design in this flow.
*** Bug 1572357 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Detaching and attaching backup storage domain and importing a VM after attaching has been tested. When attaching backup storage domain, a tab named 'Import VM' appears > choose which VM to import > import the VM.
Now published at: https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.3/html-single/administration_guide/index https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_virtualization/4.3/html-single/virtual_machine_management_guide/index