Re: [Qemu-discuss] qcow2 - can you take a snapshot of an cow (overlay) image?

[Tony Su]

 Are you asking about internal vs external snapshots?

http://kashyapc.com/2011/10/04/snapshotting-with-libvirt-for-qcow2-images/

Tony

On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 10:01 PM,  <address@hidden> wrote:
> I am trying to understand the difference between copy-on-write image
> (overlay images) and snapshots in qemu. And to use which of both for what
> purpose
> Looks to me understanding how to master these tools would open up many
> possibilities
>
> One question I have is: Can you take a snapshot of a cow (overlay image? and
> if yes, does it behave the same as a snapshot from a base image would
> behave?
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