How to Backup Running Virtual Machine in XenServer

Method 1 – Manual Backup of Running VM

1. 1.1. Find VMs UUID. Use the following command to get list of UUIDs of all vms along with other details. ...
2. 1.2. Create VMs Snapshot. Now use the following command to create snapshot of vm using uuid found in above step. ...
3. 1.3. Export Snapshot to File. ...
4. 1.4. Destroy Snapshot.

1. How do I backup my Xen virtual machine?
2. How do I backup my virtual machine?
3. How do I backup my Citrix server?
4. How do I move XenServer VM to VMware?
5. Is VMware snapshot a backup?
6. Can I use a snapshot as a backup?
7. How often should a Citrix Engineer backup the Citrix database?
8. How do I restore my Citrix profile?
9. What is Citrix database?
10. What is the difference between a backup and a snapshot?
11. Can you restore a VM from a snapshot?
12. What is the difference between database backup and snapshot?

How do I backup my Xen virtual machine?

To back up a VM:

1. Ensure that the VM to be backed up is offline.
2. Run the command: xe vm-export vm=vm_uuid filename=backup.

How do I backup my virtual machine?

To back up the virtual machine:

1. Ensure your virtual machine is in a powered off state.
2. Locate the virtual machine folder. ...
3. Right-click the virtual machine folder and click Copy.
4. Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the backup, right-click anywhere within the folder, and click Paste.

How do I backup my Citrix server?

To back up your server configuration and software

1. Select the server in the Resources pane, then, on the Server menu, click Back Up.
2. Browse to locate the folder where you want to create the backup file and enter the filename, then click Save to begin the backup.

How do I move XenServer VM to VMware?

How to: Migrating a Citrix XenServer VM to VMware

1. Step 1: Uninstall the 4 Citrix tools installed on the VM. Uninstall in this order: ...
2. Step 2: After performing the above steps, open your vSphere client and start your migration. ...
3. Step 3: When migration is complete. ...
4. Step 4: Final steps.

Is VMware snapshot a backup?

VMware Best Practices regarding snapshots

Do not use snapshots as backups. VMware recommends only a maximum of 32 snapshots in a chain. ... Do not use a single snapshot for more than 24-72 hours. The snapshot file continues to grow in size when it is retained for a longer period.

Can I use a snapshot as a backup?

Snapshots are not backups. It is dangerous to consider VM snapshots an actual backup copy of data. While many backup products use snapshots as part of a feature set, a snapshot alone is not a backup.

How often should a Citrix Engineer backup the Citrix database?

We also recommend that you take a full daily backup of the Citrix databases themselves, especially the site database. Retention periods vary according to organizational requirements, but it is typical to maintain seven days of full backups and at least a month worth of weekly backups.

How do I restore my Citrix profile?

Reset a user profile

1. From Director, search for the user whose profile you want to reset and select this user's session.
2. Click Reset Profile.
3. Instruct the user to log off from all sessions.
4. Instruct the user to log back on. The folders and files that were saved from the user's profile are copied to the new profile.

What is Citrix database?

A Citrix Virtual Apps or Citrix Virtual Desktops site uses three SQL Server databases: Site: (also known as site configuration) stores the running site configuration, plus the current session state and connection information. ... Monitoring: stores data used by Director, such as session and connection information.

What is the difference between a backup and a snapshot?

Snapshots are good for more frequent protection measured in minutes or hours, while backups are used for daily protection. Snapshot retention periods will usually reflect that, with deletion of snapshots occurring after, say, 48 hours, which allows for one or two backups to have taken place in that period.

Can you restore a VM from a snapshot?

Select Virtual Machine > Snapshots. Select the snapshot to restore. Click Restore. Click either Save to save a snapshot of the current state before you restore the virtual machine to the selected snapshot state, or Don't Save a snapshot.

What is the difference between database backup and snapshot?

Difference between Database backups vs Database snapshots. A database snapshot is a read-only, static, transitionally consistent view of the source database. ... Backups are a copy of the entire source (and not just the changes). Restoration can be done to the original location or to a different database or instance.