Skip backing up if VM is shut down - feature request / bug?

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Hi,

when using PBS I noticed, that because of no dirty map for shut down VMs, PBS or PM vzdump does read whole VM to notice, that there are no changes.
For shut down VMs with big disks, this means whole lot of disk reading for nothing.

I would suggest, that a feature be implemented, that would check if the VM was started since last run, and backup only if it has.

Should I open a bug report or a feature?

 

[tom]

Should I open a bug report or a feature?

No, this is already on our wish list.

 

[Rico29]

Hello
is there any news on that feature ?
Regards

 

[fiona]

Hi,

Hello
is there any news on that feature ?
Regards

the relevant bugzilla entry is here: https://bugzilla.proxmox.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3092