6.19 Recovering a KVM Deployment

A KVM host can be recovered from backups and guests can be recovered from snapshot backups.

A KVM host can be recovered from a snapshot-based backup when severe disaster conditions damage the Oracle KVM host, or when the server hardware is replaced to such an extent that it amounts to new hardware.

For example, replacing all hard disks leaves no trace of original software on the system. This is similar to replacing the complete system as far as the software is concerned.

The recovery procedures described in this section do not include backup or recovery of Exadata storage servers or the data in an Oracle Database. Oracle recommends testing the backup and recovery procedures on a regular basis.

• Overview of Snapshot-Based Recovery of KVM Hosts
  The recovery of a KVM host consists of a series of tasks.
• KVM System Recovery Scenarios
  How to recover a KVM system deployment.