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I've been looking for a comparison (pros/cons) of the different image formats with regard to VM type (KVM or OpenVZ).
If one is KVM-only should they always use qcow2 image format? The advantages of qcow2 over raw are listed at the top of: http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html and I understand that if I want to do real KVM snapshots (as opposed to vzdump backups using "snapshot" mode) using monitor commands that I would need to use qcow2 format.
Are there any advantages to using the raw image format with KVM-only VMs?
I'm not that interested in vmdk format but if there are advantages other than compatibility would be interested in hearing them.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
If one is KVM-only should they always use qcow2 image format? The advantages of qcow2 over raw are listed at the top of: http://people.gnome.org/~markmc/qcow-image-format.html and I understand that if I want to do real KVM snapshots (as opposed to vzdump backups using "snapshot" mode) using monitor commands that I would need to use qcow2 format.
Are there any advantages to using the raw image format with KVM-only VMs?
I'm not that interested in vmdk format but if there are advantages other than compatibility would be interested in hearing them.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers
