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Very large disk images (larger than 10-20 GB) can become difficult to manage with relatively long upload times and long VM creation times. | Very large disk images (larger than 10-20 GB) can become difficult to manage with relatively long upload times and long VM creation times. | ||
A good basic strategy might be to separate large data sets from your operating system and software stack. The operating system and software stack can be backup either using a disk image or recreated using some provisioning software (see [#Setup automation]). The data sets can then be backup with using normal [[#File backup|file backup]] methods to a remote location. | A good basic strategy might be to separate large data sets from your operating system and software stack. The operating system and software stack can be backup either using a disk image or recreated using some provisioning software (see [[#Setup automation|setup automation]]). The data sets can then be backup with using normal [[#File backup|file backup]] methods to a remote location. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||