On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 2:19 PM, Christofer C. Bell <christofer.c.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jun 13, 2012 at 1:32 PM, Alan Chandler > <a...@chandlerfamily.org.uk> wrote: >> I currently run a necessary Windows 7 (Home Premium) installation in a >> VirtualBox virtual machine on my Debian Unstable desktop. Its OK, but I >> have had the occasional glitch when Debian tries to upgrade by kernel >> version and for one reason or another the VirtualBox kernel module hasn't >> kept up. >> >> I would like to migrate to a KVM setup, where the required module is in the >> mainline kernel. I feel that would be safer longer term. >> >> One problem, which I haven't satisfactorily solved so far, is backing up the >> files on the disk in that virtual machine. The best I can do is back up the >> entire file that represents the disk. However the vast majority of that >> disk is not changing on a regular basis and at 120GB of the image in use, it >> takes a lot of resource to back it up. I would much prefer some sort of >> approach that allows me to copy only the recent changes to a rolling >> backup/archive store I have set up for my normal (linux) desktop . > > Since the guest is running Windows 7, have you considered just using > Windows Backup (it comes with Windows) and having it backup your files > "over the network" either through Samba or using a VBox shared folder > to your host's hard disk? A Samba route would also work for KVM. I > don't know if KVM can do shared folders the way VBox does. > >> The other area that is currently puzzling me is the migration process. At >> the moment the "disk image" that windows 7 is working with contains a >> hardware environment that is created by Virtual Box. If I move to KVM I >> presume that some of the devices will not be the same. Does Windows manage >> with these changes, or would I be better creating an environment from >> scratch (including re-installing all my key applications) > > Windows 7 should "reconfigure itself" on its own for the "new machine" > -- but you may need to re-activate it with Microsoft once done (a 5 > minute process over the phone). > > -- > Chris > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org > Archive: > http://lists.debian.org/caoevnytbubf3e+f5fbsf+f-julk4pc1_-ckhzznzd-sma9...@mail.gmail.com >
Does Samba require you to back of the security of Win7 down to the point where it doesn't require Kerebos? If I remember correctly all that will be resolved once Samba 4 gets released. -- Shane D. Johnson IT Administrator Rasmussen Equipment -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/caplo1l6nrwpfh4v3nhhtgpq7thn4pvbpz9gghqsb_gf+okx...@mail.gmail.com
