Xen is the virtualization technology integrated into SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 x64 editions operating system. The protection software supports Xen when implemented in conjunction with OES 2. Xen provides the capability to run multiple operating systems on virtual machines on the same physical server.
Backup of a Xen environment can be done at the file-level which includes the virtual machine configuration files, virtual disk drives, and the host (SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 x64) system files. File-level and bare metal backups of the virtual machines can also be performed.
This chapter describes additional considerations and procedures specific to Xen in OES 2 clients. See the following topics for details:
• Xen virtualization architecture