From owner-freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Sat Mar 23 13:52:41 2019 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-virtualization@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAEEF15514AD for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:52:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank2@fjl.co.uk) Received: from bs1.fjl.org.uk (bs1.fjl.org.uk [84.45.41.196]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "bs1.fjl.org.uk", Issuer "bs1.fjl.org.uk" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id B11E86B9B9 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:52:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank2@fjl.co.uk) Received: from [10.80.23.167] ([103.14.185.11]) (authenticated bits=0) by bs1.fjl.org.uk (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id x2NDVLgw022002 for ; Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:31:22 GMT (envelope-from frank2@fjl.co.uk) Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 21:31:17 +0800 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <20190323125414.GA43521@rpi3.zyxst.net> References: <20190323125414.GA43521@rpi3.zyxst.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: freebsd guest on azure To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org From: Frank Leonhardt Message-ID: <610D9FF5-891C-4657-BA2A-1E38D41AFF35@fjl.co.uk> X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: B11E86B9B9 X-Spamd-Bar: - Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of frank2@fjl.co.uk designates 84.45.41.196 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=frank2@fjl.co.uk X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-1.16 / 15.00]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.53)[-0.530,0]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip4:84.45.41.196]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; MIME_GOOD(-0.10)[text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org]; TO_DN_NONE(0.00)[]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; NEURAL_HAM_LONG(-0.85)[-0.850,0]; RCVD_TLS_LAST(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.75)[0.750,0]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED(-0.20)[196.41.45.84.list.dnswl.org : 127.0.6.2]; MX_GOOD(-0.01)[bs1.fjl.org.uk]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[fjl.co.uk]; IP_SCORE(-0.02)[country: GB(-0.09)]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; R_DKIM_NA(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+]; ASN(0.00)[asn:25577, ipnet:84.45.0.0/17, country:GB]; MID_RHS_MATCH_FROM(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_TWO(0.00)[2] X-BeenThere: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Discussion of various virtualization techniques FreeBSD supports." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:52:41 -0000 On 23 March 2019 20:54:15 GMT+08:00, tech-lists w= rote: >Hi, > >If you're running a freebsd instance on azure, > >1=2E can you back up the instance > >-without azure's own tools >-or with azures own tools (and I imagine it costs extra) > >2=2E or if you can't directly back up the instance, apart from tarring up >the directories you need to keep and downloading them from the >instance,=20 >what do you do? First off, if I'm doing this on Azure then someone with deep pockets and a= Microsoft fixation is paying=2E I thought I'd make that clear! As to your question, what I've done is run a ZFS pool and simply send a sn= apshot=2E I can't remember now if I made it boot from ZFS as I prefer to bo= ot from UFS and use ZFS for the rest=2E But I think I did this with Azure e= xactly because I wanted to copy the disk around=2E It was early last year= so you can't quite me on it=2E If you're not sure about sending datasets on ZFS then ask=2E Regards, Frank=2E --=20 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail=2E Please excuse my brevity=2E