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Back up or move a box
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(itstool) path: page/title
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Located in
C/backup.page:20
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Two components are required to back up or move a box: the image file, and the configuration of the box saved as an XML file. Saving the configuration requires the <cmd>virsh</cmd> command from the <app>libvirt</app> or <app>libvirt-client</app> package.
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(itstool) path: page/p
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Located in
C/backup.page:22
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In a terminal window, type
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Located in
C/backup.page:29
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virsh dumpxml Name > Name.xml
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Located in
C/backup.page:30
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where <cmd>Name</cmd> is the <app>Boxes</app> name, or <em>domain</em>, of your box. To list the domains seen by <app>Boxes</app>, type
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Located in
C/backup.page:31
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virsh -c qemu:///session list --all
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Located in
C/backup.page:33
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Copy the <cmd>.xml</cmd> file you just created to your backup or temporary storage location.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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Located in
C/backup.page:36
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Copy the image file to your backup or temporary storage location. It will be a file with the domain name of your box and ending in <cmd>.qcow2</cmd>, located in <file>~/.local/share/gnome-boxes/images/</file>.
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(itstool) path: item/p
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Located in
C/backup.page:40
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Restore a box
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(itstool) path: section/title
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Located in
C/backup.page:48
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The saved box can be installed into <app>Boxes</app> on a new host machine, or on the original machine as part of a disaster recovery scenario.
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Located in
C/backup.page:50
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