From 6afac16cb77317d1b7d3967b2bb403fb65e8bc95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aaron Lauterer Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2024 12:59:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] vzdump: replace e.g. with for example to be more aligned with our technical writing style guide. [0] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Technical_Writing_Style_Guide#Abbreviations Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer --- vzdump.adoc | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/vzdump.adoc b/vzdump.adoc index 9035156..9505baa 100644 --- a/vzdump.adoc +++ b/vzdump.adoc @@ -162,18 +162,18 @@ dedicated storage, so it running full will not affect other guests and just fail the backup. Parts of the fleecing image that have been backed up will be discarded to try and keep the space usage low. -For file-based storages that do not support discard (e.g. NFS before version -4.2), you should set `preallocation off` in the storage configuration. In -combination with `qcow2` (used automatically as the format for the fleecing +For file-based storages that do not support discard (for example, NFS before +version 4.2), you should set `preallocation off` in the storage configuration. +In combination with `qcow2` (used automatically as the format for the fleecing image when the storage supports it), this has the advantage that already allocated parts of the image can be re-used later, which can still help save quite a bit of space. -WARNING: On a storage that's not thinly provisioned, e.g. LVM or ZFS without the -`sparse` option, the full size of the original disk needs to be reserved for the -fleecing image up-front. On a thinly provisioned storage, the fleecing image can -grow to the same size as the original image only if the guest re-writes a whole -disk while the backup is busy with another disk. +WARNING: On a storage that's not thinly provisioned, for exampple, LVM or ZFS +without the `sparse` option, the full size of the original disk needs to be +reserved for the fleecing image up-front. On a thinly provisioned storage, the +fleecing image can grow to the same size as the original image only if the guest +re-writes a whole disk while the backup is busy with another disk. CT Change Detection Mode ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~