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qm: qga: add references and increase visibility of fsfreeze note

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Signed-off-by: Thomas Lamprecht <t.lamprecht@proxmox.com>
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@ -1047,6 +1047,7 @@ For Windows, it can be installed from the
https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso[Fedora https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/stable-virtio/virtio-win.iso[Fedora
VirtIO driver ISO]. VirtIO driver ISO].
[[qm_qga_enable]]
Enable Guest Agent Communication Enable Guest Agent Communication
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@ -1054,6 +1055,10 @@ Communication from {pve} with the guest agent can be enabled in the VM's
*Options* panel. A fresh start of the VM is necessary for the changes to take *Options* panel. A fresh start of the VM is necessary for the changes to take
effect. effect.
[[qm_qga_auto_trim]]
Automatic TRIM Using QGA
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
It is possible to enable the 'Run guest-trim' option. With this enabled, It is possible to enable the 'Run guest-trim' option. With this enabled,
{pve} will issue a trim command to the guest after the following {pve} will issue a trim command to the guest after the following
operations that have the potential to write out zeros to the storage: operations that have the potential to write out zeros to the storage:
@ -1069,6 +1074,7 @@ know about the change in the underlying storage, only the first guest-trim will
run as expected. Subsequent ones, until the next reboot, will only consider run as expected. Subsequent ones, until the next reboot, will only consider
parts of the filesystem that changed since then. parts of the filesystem that changed since then.
[[qm_qga_fsfreeze]]
Filesystem Freeze & Thaw on Backup Filesystem Freeze & Thaw on Backup
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
@ -1087,7 +1093,7 @@ backup by setting the `freeze-fs-on-backup` QGA option to `0`. This can also be
done via the GUI with the 'Freeze/thaw guest filesystems on backup for done via the GUI with the 'Freeze/thaw guest filesystems on backup for
consistency' option. consistency' option.
NOTE: Disabling this option can potentially lead to backups with inconsistent IMPORTANT: Disabling this option can potentially lead to backups with inconsistent
filesystems and should therefore only be disabled if you know what you are filesystems and should therefore only be disabled if you know what you are
doing. doing.