Linux KVM image level Backup

[sudhakarkumar]

We have an SUSE Linux12 Physical Machine, In which few KVM's are created. is there any chance to take Image level Backup for these KVM's like Hyper-V and VMware.

Master server was windows server 2012 R2

netbackup ver:7.7.1

if not possible how we will ensure the Backup of Linux physical or virtual servers.

[StefanosM]

You can not backup KVM the same way as VMware or HyperV.

You have two options:

• Shutdown the guest systems and backup the system files at the host level
• install client software inside the guest systems and treat them as physical

[Nicolai · Accepted solution]

Image level backup for KVM is on devlopment roadmap at Veritas.

To backup KVM hosts today, you need to deploy agents inside the VM's.

[sudhakarkumar]

Thank you so much Nicolai.

[pmaczka]

There is a way. 

Storware vProtect https://storware.eu/en/storware-vprotect/ can do image level backup for most of open hypervisors environments such as Citrix XenServer, Xen (based on a regular Linux distribution), RHEV, oVirt, KVM, KVM for IBMz and Oracle VM. 

Most important part - vProtects integrates with Veritas Netbackup 

[peter12]

DO YOU KNOW WHEN ??

I´M STILL WAITING FOR IT AND GONNA NEED IT SOON