Chapter 7. Templates and Snapshots

Virtualization is not just about server consolidation, it also provides agility benefits such as faster provisioning, snapshots, and uncomplicated yet viable backup and recovery options that aren't easily available within the physical world.

You have already learned how efficiently a physical server can be turned into multiple virtual servers using the virtualization technologies provided in Linux. In this chapter, you'll learn how to keep those virtual machines up and running using snapshots, do rapid VM provisioning using templates, and take backups to react appropriately to disaster situations.