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How does Linode handle powered down and snapshotted servers?
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How does Linode handle powered down and snapshotted servers?

rchurchrchurch Member
edited April 2013 in Providers

If you power down a Linode and snapshot your server, either locally, or back it up to a remote location how does Linode handle the charges?
Is it similar to what Digital Ocean does?

Comments

  • AlexanderMAlexanderM Member, Top Host, Host Rep

    If you ask Linode your going to get a better answer... Don't ya think?

  • No, with Linode you pay monthly for the package. Snapshots are just lvm snapshots of the local disk.

    You can't restore snapshots between locations, you have to contact them.

  • ChanChan Member

    You can't restore snapshots between locations but I think you can clone an existing one to another location (don't quote me on that)

  • @Chan said: you can clone an existing one to another location

    Of course, via dd and ssh like any server.

    From their docs http://library.linode.com/migration/ssh-copy

  • You can clone from dc to dc in their panel however

  • ChanChan Member

    Of course, via dd and ssh like any server.
    From their docs http://library.linode.com/migration/ssh-copy

    Fool proof by doing it by their control panel though :D

  • Indeed, I guess maybe is a "new" feature...
    Anyway, if you want to do a backup to other site, that is the way, and that's how I clone my KVM servers.

  • marcmmarcm Member

    Linode is running on Xen PV, so snapshots are basically tar.gz archives of your VPS files.

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