[{"id":1760600,"web_url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/comment/1760600/","msgid":"<20170831015718.GE17741@lemon.lan>","list_archive_url":null,"date":"2017-08-31T01:57:18","subject":"Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/3] Backup Tool: Manpage for Incremental\n\tBackup","submitter":{"id":24872,"url":"http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/api/people/24872/","name":"Fam Zheng","email":"famz@redhat.com"},"content":"On Thu, 08/31 00:45, Ishani Chugh wrote:\n> Adds command description to perform incremental backup and\n> a full example for the same.\n> \n> Signed-off-by: Ishani Chugh \n> ---\n> contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi | 18 ++++++++++++++++++\n> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)\n> \n> diff --git a/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi b/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi\n> index 7ad266c..8e5cb86 100644\n> --- a/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi\n> +++ b/contrib/backup/qemu-backup.texi\n> @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ qemu-backup command [command options].\n> @item qemu-backup restore --guest guestname\n> @item qemu-backup guest remove --guest guestname\n> @item qemu-backup drive remove --guest guestname --id driveid\n> +@item qemu-backup backup --inc --guest guestname\n> @end itemize\n> @node Command Parameters\n> @chapter Command Parameters\n> @@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ qemu-backup command [command options].\n> @item --id: id of guest or drive.\n> @item --qmp: Path of qmp socket.\n> @item --target: Destination path on which you want your backup to be made.\n> +@item --inc: incremental backup (Optional).\n> @end itemize\n> \n> @node Command Descriptions\n> @@ -119,6 +121,11 @@ This command helps remove a drive which is set for backup in configuration of gi\n> \n> example: drive remove --guest=fedora --id=root\n> \n> +@item qemu-backup backup --inc --guest guestname\n> +This command is used for making incremental backup.\n> +\n> +example: qemu-backup backup --inc --guest fedora\n\nCould you document the output file name generation?\n\nFam\n\n> +\n> @item A full backup can be performed by following the given steps:\n> \n> Perform a full backup of 'vm001', which has one drive:\n> @@ -129,6 +136,17 @@ qemu-backup add --id drive0 --guest vm001 --target /backups/vm001-drive0.img\n> \n> qemu-backup backup --guest vm001\n> \n> +@item An incremental backup can be performed by following the given steps:\n> +\n> +Perform an incremental backup of 'vm001', which has one drive:\n> +\n> +qemu-backup guest add --guest vm001 --qmp /path/to/vm001.sock\n> +\n> +qemu-backup add --id drive0 --guest vm001 --target /backups/vm001-drive0.img\n> +\n> +qemu-backup backup --inc --guest vm001\n> +\n> +qemu-backup backup --inc --guest vm001\n> \n> @end itemize\n> \n> -- \n> 2.7.4\n> \n>","headers":{"Return-Path":"","X-Original-To":"incoming@patchwork.ozlabs.org","Delivered-To":"patchwork-incoming@bilbo.ozlabs.org","Authentication-Results":["ozlabs.org;\n\tspf=pass (mailfrom) smtp.mailfrom=nongnu.org\n\t(client-ip=2001:4830:134:3::11; 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