Backup strategy for Instance VM zvol?

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Instances VM setup creates a zvol @ pool/.ix-virt/virtual-machines/.block and sets volmode = none.

I assume no /dev/zvol device (to prevent direct access?) is part of the reason why this particular zvol is not showing up in the Datasets UI. I’d like to live snapshot and replicate the zvol through the normal facilities.

I’ll probably just recreate the VM with the existing zvol option for the time being, but I am interested in feedback on this backup topic. Thanks.

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The zvol doesn’t show up because the <pool>/.ix-virt dataset is filtered out

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Thanks for the info. Just read your post on the dangling root vol HOWTO: Replace an Incus VM root device with an external zvol

at the end you mention copy, snapshot, etc on the VM. Are these things you are doing manually perhaps cronjob or are there features not available in CE?

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These are Incus features that are available in the command line, but are not exposed via the TrueNAS GUI (yet?)

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