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/* How to manually restore a machine from backup */
currentdate=`date --utc +'%Y%m%dT%H%M%SZ'`
mkdir -p /var/virtualization/retain/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${currentdate}
cp -p /var/backup/virtualization/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${backupdate}/${machinename}.ldif.${backupdate} /var/virtualization/retain/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${currentdate}/
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<!--Check if there is a difference between the current XML file and the one from the backup
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diff -Naur /etc/libvirt/qemu/${machinename}.xml /var/virtualization/retain/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${currentdate}/${machinename}.xml.${backupdate}
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and '''edit the file at the retain location''' according to your needs.-->
Check if there is a difference between the current LDAP entry and the one from the backup
And restore the domain from the state file from the backup location with the XML from the retain location (the one you might have edited)
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virsh restore /var/backup/virtualization/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${backupdate}/${machinename}.state.${backupdate} --xml /var/virtualization/retain/${vmtype}/${vmpool}/${machinename}/${currentdate}/${machinename}.xml.${backupdate}
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