@xen-orchestra/backups 0.44.6 → 0.45.0

package/ImportVmBackup.mjs

@@ -160,10 +160,10 @@ export class ImportVmBackup {
           // update the stream with the negative vhd stream
           stream = await negativeVhd.stream()
           vdis[vdiRef].baseVdi = snapshotCandidate
-        } catch (err) {
+        } catch (error) {
           // can be a broken VHD chain, a vhd chain with a key backup, ....
           // not an irrecuperable error, don't dispose parentVhd, and fallback to full restore
-          warn(`can't use differential restore`, err)
+          warn(`can't use differential restore`, { error })
           disposableDescendants?.dispose()
         }
       }

package/RemoteAdapter.mjs

@@ -191,13 +191,14 @@ export class RemoteAdapter {
   // check if we will be allowed to merge a a vhd created in this adapter
   // with the vhd at path `path`
   async isMergeableParent(packedParentUid, path) {
-    return await Disposable.use(openVhd(this.handler, path), vhd => {
+    return await Disposable.use(VhdSynthetic.fromVhdChain(this.handler, path), vhd => {
       // this baseUuid is not linked with this vhd
       if (!vhd.footer.uuid.equals(packedParentUid)) {
         return false
       }
 
-      const isVhdDirectory = vhd instanceof VhdDirectory
+      // check if all the chain is composed of vhd directory
+      const isVhdDirectory = vhd.checkVhdsClass(VhdDirectory)
       return isVhdDirectory
         ? this.useVhdDirectory() && this.#getCompressionType() === vhd.compressionType
         : !this.useVhdDirectory()

package/_cleanVm.mjs

@@ -437,7 +437,8 @@ export async function cleanVm(
         }
       }
 
-      logWarn('unused VHD', { path: vhd })
+      // no warning because a VHD can be unused for perfectly good reasons,
+      // e.g. the corresponding backup (metadata file) has been deleted
       if (remove) {
         logInfo('deleting unused VHD', { path: vhd })
         unusedVhdsDeletion.push(VhdAbstract.unlink(handler, vhd))

package/_runners/VmsRemote.mjs

@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ import { extractIdsFromSimplePattern } from '../extractIdsFromSimplePattern.mjs'
 import { Task } from '../Task.mjs'
 import createStreamThrottle from './_createStreamThrottle.mjs'
 import { DEFAULT_SETTINGS, Abstract } from './_Abstract.mjs'
-import { runTask } from './_runTask.mjs'
 import { getAdaptersByRemote } from './_getAdaptersByRemote.mjs'
 import { FullRemote } from './_vmRunners/FullRemote.mjs'
 import { IncrementalRemote } from './_vmRunners/IncrementalRemote.mjs'
 
+const noop = Function.prototype
+
 const DEFAULT_REMOTE_VM_SETTINGS = {
   concurrency: 2,
   copyRetention: 0,
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ const DEFAULT_REMOTE_VM_SETTINGS = {
   healthCheckVmsWithTags: [],
   maxExportRate: 0,
   maxMergedDeltasPerRun: Infinity,
+  nRetriesVmBackupFailures: 0,
   timeout: 0,
   validateVhdStreams: false,
   vmTimeout: 0,
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export const VmsRemote = class RemoteVmsBackupRunner extends Abstract {
     const throttleStream = createStreamThrottle(settings.maxExportRate)
 
     const config = this._config
+
     await Disposable.use(
       () => this._getAdapter(job.sourceRemote),
       () => (settings.healthCheckSr !== undefined ? this._getRecord('SR', settings.healthCheckSr) : undefined),
@@ -62,8 +65,19 @@ export const VmsRemote = class RemoteVmsBackupRunner extends Abstract {
         const allSettings = this._job.settings
         const baseSettings = this._baseSettings
 
+        const queue = new Set(vmsUuids)
+        const taskByVmId = {}
+        const nTriesByVmId = {}
+
         const handleVm = vmUuid => {
+          if (nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] === undefined) {
+            nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] = 0
+          }
+          nTriesByVmId[vmUuid]++
+
           const taskStart = { name: 'backup VM', data: { type: 'VM', id: vmUuid } }
+          const vmSettings = { ...settings, ...allSettings[vmUuid] }
+          const isLastRun = nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] === vmSettings.nRetriesVmBackupFailures + 1
 
           const opts = {
             baseSettings,
@@ -72,7 +86,7 @@ export const VmsRemote = class RemoteVmsBackupRunner extends Abstract {
             healthCheckSr,
             remoteAdapters,
             schedule,
-            settings: { ...settings, ...allSettings[vmUuid] },
+            settings: vmSettings,
             sourceRemoteAdapter,
             throttleStream,
             vmUuid,
@@ -86,10 +100,46 @@ export const VmsRemote = class RemoteVmsBackupRunner extends Abstract {
             throw new Error(`Job mode ${job.mode} not implemented for mirror backup`)
           }
 
-          return runTask(taskStart, () => vmBackup.run())
+          return sourceRemoteAdapter
+            .listVmBackups(vmUuid, ({ mode }) => mode === job.mode)
+            .then(vmBackups => {
+              // avoiding to create tasks for empty directories
+              if (vmBackups.length > 0) {
+                if (taskByVmId[vmUuid] === undefined) {
+                  taskByVmId[vmUuid] = new Task(taskStart)
+                }
+                const task = taskByVmId[vmUuid]
+                return task
+                  .run(async () => {
+                    try {
+                      const result = await vmBackup.run()
+                      task.success(result)
+                      return result
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      if (isLastRun) {
+                        throw error
+                      } else {
+                        Task.warning(`Retry the VM mirror backup due to an error`, {
+                          attempt: nTriesByVmId[vmUuid],
+                          error: error.message,
+                        })
+                        queue.add(vmUuid)
+                      }
+                    }
+                  })
+                  .catch(noop)
+              }
+            })
         }
         const { concurrency } = settings
-        await asyncMapSettled(vmsUuids, !concurrency ? handleVm : limitConcurrency(concurrency)(handleVm))
+        const _handleVm = !concurrency ? handleVm : limitConcurrency(concurrency)(handleVm)
+
+        while (queue.size > 0) {
+          const vmIds = Array.from(queue)
+          queue.clear()
+
+          await asyncMapSettled(vmIds, _handleVm)
+        }
       }
     )
   }

package/_runners/VmsXapi.mjs

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ import { getAdaptersByRemote } from './_getAdaptersByRemote.mjs'
 import { IncrementalXapi } from './_vmRunners/IncrementalXapi.mjs'
 import { FullXapi } from './_vmRunners/FullXapi.mjs'
 
+const noop = Function.prototype
+
 const DEFAULT_XAPI_VM_SETTINGS = {
   bypassVdiChainsCheck: false,
   checkpointSnapshot: false,
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ const DEFAULT_XAPI_VM_SETTINGS = {
   healthCheckVmsWithTags: [],
   maxExportRate: 0,
   maxMergedDeltasPerRun: Infinity,
+  nRetriesVmBackupFailures: 0,
   offlineBackup: false,
   offlineSnapshot: false,
   snapshotRetention: 0,
@@ -53,6 +56,7 @@ export const VmsXapi = class VmsXapiBackupRunner extends Abstract {
     const throttleStream = createStreamThrottle(settings.maxExportRate)
 
     const config = this._config
+
     await Disposable.use(
       Disposable.all(
         extractIdsFromSimplePattern(job.srs).map(id =>
@@ -89,48 +93,98 @@ export const VmsXapi = class VmsXapiBackupRunner extends Abstract {
         const allSettings = this._job.settings
         const baseSettings = this._baseSettings
 
+        const queue = new Set(vmIds)
+        const taskByVmId = {}
+        const nTriesByVmId = {}
+
         const handleVm = vmUuid => {
+          const getVmTask = () => {
+            if (taskByVmId[vmUuid] === undefined) {
+              taskByVmId[vmUuid] = new Task(taskStart)
+            }
+            return taskByVmId[vmUuid]
+          }
+          const vmBackupFailed = error => {
+            if (isLastRun) {
+              throw error
+            } else {
+              Task.warning(`Retry the VM backup due to an error`, {
+                attempt: nTriesByVmId[vmUuid],
+                error: error.message,
+              })
+              queue.add(vmUuid)
+            }
+          }
+
+          if (nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] === undefined) {
+            nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] = 0
+          }
+          nTriesByVmId[vmUuid]++
+
+          const vmSettings = { ...settings, ...allSettings[vmUuid] }
           const taskStart = { name: 'backup VM', data: { type: 'VM', id: vmUuid } }
+          const isLastRun = nTriesByVmId[vmUuid] === vmSettings.nRetriesVmBackupFailures + 1
 
           return this._getRecord('VM', vmUuid).then(
             disposableVm =>
-              Disposable.use(disposableVm, vm => {
-                taskStart.data.name_label = vm.name_label
-                return runTask(taskStart, () => {
-                  const opts = {
-                    baseSettings,
-                    config,
-                    getSnapshotNameLabel,
-                    healthCheckSr,
-                    job,
-                    remoteAdapters,
-                    schedule,
-                    settings: { ...settings, ...allSettings[vm.uuid] },
-                    srs,
-                    throttleStream,
-                    vm,
-                  }
-                  let vmBackup
-                  if (job.mode === 'delta') {
-                    vmBackup = new IncrementalXapi(opts)
-                  } else {
-                    if (job.mode === 'full') {
-                      vmBackup = new FullXapi(opts)
+              Disposable.use(disposableVm, async vm => {
+                if (taskStart.data.name_label === undefined) {
+                  taskStart.data.name_label = vm.name_label
+                }
+
+                const task = getVmTask()
+                return task
+                  .run(async () => {
+                    const opts = {
+                      baseSettings,
+                      config,
+                      getSnapshotNameLabel,
+                      healthCheckSr,
+                      job,
+                      remoteAdapters,
+                      schedule,
+                      settings: vmSettings,
+                      srs,
+                      throttleStream,
+                      vm,
+                    }
+
+                    let vmBackup
+                    if (job.mode === 'delta') {
+                      vmBackup = new IncrementalXapi(opts)
                     } else {
-                      throw new Error(`Job mode ${job.mode} not implemented`)
+                      if (job.mode === 'full') {
+                        vmBackup = new FullXapi(opts)
+                      } else {
+                        throw new Error(`Job mode ${job.mode} not implemented`)
+                      }
+                    }
+
+                    try {
+                      const result = await vmBackup.run()
+                      task.success(result)
+                      return result
+                    } catch (error) {
+                      vmBackupFailed(error)
                     }
-                  }
-                  return vmBackup.run()
-                })
+                  })
+                  .catch(noop) // errors are handled by logs
               }),
             error =>
-              runTask(taskStart, () => {
-                throw error
+              getVmTask().run(() => {
+                vmBackupFailed(error)
               })
           )
         }
         const { concurrency } = settings
-        await asyncMapSettled(vmIds, concurrency === 0 ? handleVm : limitConcurrency(concurrency)(handleVm))
+        const _handleVm = concurrency === 0 ? handleVm : limitConcurrency(concurrency)(handleVm)
+
+        while (queue.size > 0) {
+          const vmIds = Array.from(queue)
+          queue.clear()
+
+          await asyncMapSettled(vmIds, _handleVm)
+        }
       }
     )
   }

package/_runners/_vmRunners/IncrementalRemote.mjs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { asyncEach } from '@vates/async-each'
 import { decorateMethodsWith } from '@vates/decorate-with'
 import { defer } from 'golike-defer'
 import assert from 'node:assert'
+import * as UUID from 'uuid'
 import isVhdDifferencingDisk from 'vhd-lib/isVhdDifferencingDisk.js'
 import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues.js'
 
@@ -9,11 +10,48 @@ import { AbstractRemote } from './_AbstractRemote.mjs'
 import { forkDeltaExport } from './_forkDeltaExport.mjs'
 import { IncrementalRemoteWriter } from '../_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs'
 import { Task } from '../../Task.mjs'
+import { Disposable } from 'promise-toolbox'
+import { openVhd } from 'vhd-lib'
+import { getVmBackupDir } from '../../_getVmBackupDir.mjs'
 
 class IncrementalRemoteVmBackupRunner extends AbstractRemote {
   _getRemoteWriter() {
     return IncrementalRemoteWriter
   }
+  async _selectBaseVm(metadata) {
+    // for each disk , get the parent
+    const baseUuidToSrcVdi = new Map()
+
+    // no previous backup for a base( =key) backup
+    if (metadata.isBase) {
+      return
+    }
+    await asyncEach(Object.entries(metadata.vdis), async ([id, vdi]) => {
+      const isDifferencing = metadata.isVhdDifferencing[`${id}.vhd`]
+      if (isDifferencing) {
+        const vmDir = getVmBackupDir(metadata.vm.uuid)
+        const path = `${vmDir}/${metadata.vhds[id]}`
+        // don't catch error : we can't recover if the source vhd are missing
+        await Disposable.use(openVhd(this._sourceRemoteAdapter._handler, path), vhd => {
+          baseUuidToSrcVdi.set(UUID.stringify(vhd.header.parentUuid), vdi.$snapshot_of$uuid)
+        })
+      }
+    })
+
+    const presentBaseVdis = new Map(baseUuidToSrcVdi)
+    await this._callWriters(
+      writer => presentBaseVdis.size !== 0 && writer.checkBaseVdis(presentBaseVdis),
+      'writer.checkBaseVdis()',
+      false
+    )
+    // check if the parent vdi are present in all the remotes
+    baseUuidToSrcVdi.forEach((srcVdiUuid, baseUuid) => {
+      if (!presentBaseVdis.has(baseUuid)) {
+        throw new Error(`Missing vdi ${baseUuid} which is a base for a delta`)
+      }
+    })
+    // yeah , let's go
+  }
   async _run($defer) {
     const transferList = await this._computeTransferList(({ mode }) => mode === 'delta')
     await this._callWriters(async writer => {
@@ -26,7 +64,7 @@ class IncrementalRemoteVmBackupRunner extends AbstractRemote {
     if (transferList.length > 0) {
       for (const metadata of transferList) {
         assert.strictEqual(metadata.mode, 'delta')
-
+        await this._selectBaseVm(metadata)
         await this._callWriters(writer => writer.prepare({ isBase: metadata.isBase }), 'writer.prepare()')
         const incrementalExport = await this._sourceRemoteAdapter.readIncrementalVmBackup(metadata, undefined, {
           useChain: false,
@@ -50,6 +88,17 @@ class IncrementalRemoteVmBackupRunner extends AbstractRemote {
             }),
           'writer.transfer()'
         )
+        // this will update parent name with the needed alias
+        await this._callWriters(
+          writer =>
+            writer.updateUuidAndChain({
+              isVhdDifferencing,
+              timestamp: metadata.timestamp,
+              vdis: incrementalExport.vdis,
+            }),
+          'writer.updateUuidAndChain()'
+        )
+
         await this._callWriters(writer => writer.cleanup(), 'writer.cleanup()')
         // for healthcheck
         this._tags = metadata.vm.tags

package/_runners/_vmRunners/IncrementalXapi.mjs

@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ export const IncrementalXapi = class IncrementalXapiVmBackupRunner extends Abstr
       'writer.transfer()'
     )
 
+    // we want to control the uuid of the vhd in the chain
+    // and ensure they are correctly chained
+    await this._callWriters(
+      writer =>
+        writer.updateUuidAndChain({
+          isVhdDifferencing,
+          timestamp,
+          vdis: deltaExport.vdis,
+        }),
+      'writer.updateUuidAndChain()'
+    )
+
     this._baseVm = exportedVm
 
     if (baseVm !== undefined) {
@@ -133,7 +145,7 @@ export const IncrementalXapi = class IncrementalXapiVmBackupRunner extends Abstr
       ])
       const srcVdi = srcVdis[snapshotOf]
       if (srcVdi !== undefined) {
-        baseUuidToSrcVdi.set(baseUuid, srcVdi)
+        baseUuidToSrcVdi.set(baseUuid, srcVdi.uuid)
       } else {
         debug('ignore snapshot VDI because no longer present on VM', {
           vdi: baseUuid,
@@ -154,18 +166,18 @@ export const IncrementalXapi = class IncrementalXapiVmBackupRunner extends Abstr
     }
 
     const fullVdisRequired = new Set()
-    baseUuidToSrcVdi.forEach((srcVdi, baseUuid) => {
+    baseUuidToSrcVdi.forEach((srcVdiUuid, baseUuid) => {
       if (presentBaseVdis.has(baseUuid)) {
         debug('found base VDI', {
           base: baseUuid,
-          vdi: srcVdi.uuid,
+          vdi: srcVdiUuid,
         })
       } else {
         debug('missing base VDI', {
           base: baseUuid,
-          vdi: srcVdi.uuid,
+          vdi: srcVdiUuid,
         })
-        fullVdisRequired.add(srcVdi.uuid)
+        fullVdisRequired.add(srcVdiUuid)
       }
     })
 

package/_runners/_vmRunners/_AbstractRemote.mjs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export const AbstractRemote = class AbstractRemoteVmBackupRunner extends Abstrac
     this.config = config
     this.job = job
     this.remoteAdapters = remoteAdapters
+    this._settings = settings
     this.scheduleId = schedule.id
     this.timestamp = undefined
 

package/_runners/_writers/IncrementalRemoteWriter.mjs

@@ -1,17 +1,15 @@
 import assert from 'node:assert'
 import mapValues from 'lodash/mapValues.js'
-import ignoreErrors from 'promise-toolbox/ignoreErrors'
 import { asyncEach } from '@vates/async-each'
 import { asyncMap } from '@xen-orchestra/async-map'
-import { chainVhd, checkVhdChain, openVhd, VhdAbstract } from 'vhd-lib'
+import { chainVhd, openVhd } from 'vhd-lib'
 import { createLogger } from '@xen-orchestra/log'
 import { decorateClass } from '@vates/decorate-with'
 import { defer } from 'golike-defer'
-import { dirname } from 'node:path'
+import { dirname, basename } from 'node:path'
 
 import { formatFilenameDate } from '../../_filenameDate.mjs'
 import { getOldEntries } from '../../_getOldEntries.mjs'
-import { TAG_BASE_DELTA } from '../../_incrementalVm.mjs'
 import { Task } from '../../Task.mjs'
 
 import { MixinRemoteWriter } from './_MixinRemoteWriter.mjs'
@@ -23,42 +21,45 @@ import { Disposable } from 'promise-toolbox'
 const { warn } = createLogger('xo:backups:DeltaBackupWriter')
 
 export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrementalWriter) {
+  #parentVdiPaths
+  #vhds
   async checkBaseVdis(baseUuidToSrcVdi) {
+    this.#parentVdiPaths = {}
     const { handler } = this._adapter
     const adapter = this._adapter
 
     const vdisDir = `${this._vmBackupDir}/vdis/${this._job.id}`
 
-    await asyncMap(baseUuidToSrcVdi, async ([baseUuid, srcVdi]) => {
-      let found = false
+    await asyncMap(baseUuidToSrcVdi, async ([baseUuid, srcVdiUuid]) => {
+      let parentDestPath
+      const vhdDir = `${vdisDir}/${srcVdiUuid}`
       try {
-        const vhds = await handler.list(`${vdisDir}/${srcVdi.uuid}`, {
+        const vhds = await handler.list(vhdDir, {
           filter: _ => _[0] !== '.' && _.endsWith('.vhd'),
           ignoreMissing: true,
           prependDir: true,
         })
         const packedBaseUuid = packUuid(baseUuid)
-        await asyncMap(vhds, async path => {
+        // the last one is probably the right one
+
+        for (let i = vhds.length - 1; i >= 0 && parentDestPath === undefined; i--) {
+          const path = vhds[i]
           try {
-            await checkVhdChain(handler, path)
-            // Warning, this should not be written as found = found || await adapter.isMergeableParent(packedBaseUuid, path)
-            //
-            // since all the checks of a path are done in parallel, found would be containing
-            // only the last answer of isMergeableParent which is probably not the right one
-            // this led to the support tickets  https://help.vates.fr/#ticket/zoom/4751 , 4729, 4665 and 4300
-
-            const isMergeable = await adapter.isMergeableParent(packedBaseUuid, path)
-            found = found || isMergeable
+            if (await adapter.isMergeableParent(packedBaseUuid, path)) {
+              parentDestPath = path
+            }
           } catch (error) {
             warn('checkBaseVdis', { error })
-            await ignoreErrors.call(VhdAbstract.unlink(handler, path))
           }
-        })
+        }
       } catch (error) {
         warn('checkBaseVdis', { error })
       }
-      if (!found) {
+      // no usable parent => the runner will have to decide to fall back to a full or stop backup
+      if (parentDestPath === undefined) {
         baseUuidToSrcVdi.delete(baseUuid)
+      } else {
+        this.#parentVdiPaths[vhdDir] = parentDestPath
       }
     })
   }
@@ -123,6 +124,44 @@ export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrement
     }
   }
 
+  async updateUuidAndChain({ isVhdDifferencing, vdis }) {
+    assert.notStrictEqual(
+      this.#vhds,
+      undefined,
+      '_transfer must be called before updateUuidAndChain for incremental backups'
+    )
+
+    const parentVdiPaths = this.#parentVdiPaths
+    const { handler } = this._adapter
+    const vhds = this.#vhds
+    await asyncEach(Object.entries(vdis), async ([id, vdi]) => {
+      const isDifferencing = isVhdDifferencing[`${id}.vhd`]
+      const path = `${this._vmBackupDir}/${vhds[id]}`
+      if (isDifferencing) {
+        assert.notStrictEqual(
+          parentVdiPaths,
+          'checkbasevdi must be called before updateUuidAndChain for incremental backups'
+        )
+        const parentPath = parentVdiPaths[dirname(path)]
+        // we are in a incremental backup
+        // we already computed the chain in checkBaseVdis
+        assert.notStrictEqual(parentPath, undefined, 'A differential VHD must have a parent')
+        // forbid any kind of loop
+        assert.ok(basename(parentPath) < basename(path), `vhd must be sorted to be chained`)
+        await chainVhd(handler, parentPath, handler, path)
+      }
+
+      // set the correct UUID in the VHD if needed
+      await Disposable.use(openVhd(handler, path), async vhd => {
+        if (!vhd.footer.uuid.equals(packUuid(vdi.uuid))) {
+          vhd.footer.uuid = packUuid(vdi.uuid)
+          await vhd.readBlockAllocationTable() // required by writeFooter()
+          await vhd.writeFooter()
+        }
+      })
+    })
+  }
+
   async _deleteOldEntries() {
     const adapter = this._adapter
     const oldEntries = this._oldEntries
@@ -141,14 +180,10 @@ export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrement
     const jobId = job.id
     const handler = adapter.handler
 
-    let metadataContent = await this._isAlreadyTransferred(timestamp)
-    if (metadataContent !== undefined) {
-      // @todo : should skip backup while being vigilant to not stuck the forked stream
-      Task.info('This backup has already been transfered')
-    }
-
     const basename = formatFilenameDate(timestamp)
-    const vhds = mapValues(
+    // update this.#vhds before eventually skipping transfer, so that
+    // updateUuidAndChain has all the mandatory data
+    const vhds = (this.#vhds = mapValues(
       deltaExport.vdis,
       vdi =>
         `vdis/${jobId}/${
@@ -158,7 +193,15 @@ export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrement
               vdi.uuid
             : vdi.$snapshot_of$uuid
         }/${adapter.getVhdFileName(basename)}`
-    )
+    ))
+
+    let metadataContent = await this._isAlreadyTransferred(timestamp)
+    if (metadataContent !== undefined) {
+      // skip backup while being vigilant to not stuck the forked stream
+      Task.info('This backup has already been transfered')
+      Object.values(deltaExport.streams).forEach(stream => stream.destroy())
+      return { size: 0 }
+    }
 
     metadataContent = {
       isVhdDifferencing,
@@ -174,38 +217,13 @@ export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrement
       vm,
       vmSnapshot,
     }
+
     const { size } = await Task.run({ name: 'transfer' }, async () => {
       let transferSize = 0
       await asyncEach(
-        Object.entries(deltaExport.vdis),
-        async ([id, vdi]) => {
+        Object.keys(deltaExport.vdis),
+        async id => {
           const path = `${this._vmBackupDir}/${vhds[id]}`
-
-          const isDifferencing = isVhdDifferencing[`${id}.vhd`]
-          let parentPath
-          if (isDifferencing) {
-            const vdiDir = dirname(path)
-            parentPath = (
-              await handler.list(vdiDir, {
-                filter: filename => filename[0] !== '.' && filename.endsWith('.vhd'),
-                prependDir: true,
-              })
-            )
-              .sort()
-              .pop()
-
-            assert.notStrictEqual(
-              parentPath,
-              undefined,
-              `missing parent of ${id} in ${dirname(path)}, looking for ${vdi.other_config[TAG_BASE_DELTA]}`
-            )
-
-            parentPath = parentPath.slice(1) // remove leading slash
-
-            // TODO remove when this has been done before the export
-            await checkVhd(handler, parentPath)
-          }
-
           // don't write it as transferSize += await async function
           // since i += await asyncFun lead to race condition
           // as explained : https://eslint.org/docs/latest/rules/require-atomic-updates
@@ -217,17 +235,6 @@ export class IncrementalRemoteWriter extends MixinRemoteWriter(AbstractIncrement
             writeBlockConcurrency: this._config.writeBlockConcurrency,
           })
           transferSize += transferSizeOneDisk
-
-          if (isDifferencing) {
-            await chainVhd(handler, parentPath, handler, path)
-          }
-
-          // set the correct UUID in the VHD
-          await Disposable.use(openVhd(handler, path), async vhd => {
-            vhd.footer.uuid = packUuid(vdi.uuid)
-            await vhd.readBlockAllocationTable() // required by writeFooter()
-            await vhd.writeFooter()
-          })
         },
         {
           concurrency: settings.diskPerVmConcurrency,

package/_runners/_writers/IncrementalXapiWriter.mjs

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert'
 import { asyncMap, asyncMapSettled } from '@xen-orchestra/async-map'
 import ignoreErrors from 'promise-toolbox/ignoreErrors'
 import { formatDateTime } from '@xen-orchestra/xapi'
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ import find from 'lodash/find.js'
 
 export class IncrementalXapiWriter extends MixinXapiWriter(AbstractIncrementalWriter) {
   async checkBaseVdis(baseUuidToSrcVdi, baseVm) {
+    assert.notStrictEqual(baseVm, undefined)
     const sr = this._sr
     const replicatedVm = listReplicatedVms(sr.$xapi, this._job.id, sr.uuid, this._vmUuid).find(
       vm => vm.other_config[TAG_COPY_SRC] === baseVm.uuid
@@ -36,7 +38,9 @@ export class IncrementalXapiWriter extends MixinXapiWriter(AbstractIncrementalWr
       }
     }
   }
-
+  updateUuidAndChain() {
+    // nothing to do, the chaining is not modified in this case
+  }
   prepare({ isFull }) {
     // create the task related to this export and ensure all methods are called in this context
     const task = new Task({

package/_runners/_writers/_AbstractIncrementalWriter.mjs

@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ export class AbstractIncrementalWriter extends AbstractWriter {
     throw new Error('Not implemented')
   }
 
+  updateUuidAndChain() {
+    throw new Error('Not implemented')
+  }
+
   cleanup() {
     throw new Error('Not implemented')
   }

package/_runners/_writers/_MixinRemoteWriter.mjs

@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ export const MixinRemoteWriter = (BaseClass = Object) =>
     healthCheck() {
       const sr = this._healthCheckSr
       assert.notStrictEqual(sr, undefined, 'SR should be defined before making a health check')
-      assert.notStrictEqual(
-        this._metadataFileName,
-        undefined,
-        'Metadata file name should be defined before making a health check'
-      )
+      if (this._metadataFileName === undefined) {
+        // this can happen when making a mirror backup with nothing to transfer
+        Task.info('no health check, since no backup have been transferred')
+        return
+      }
       return Task.run(
         {
           name: 'health check',
@@ -113,13 +113,13 @@ export const MixinRemoteWriter = (BaseClass = Object) =>
       )
     }
 
-    _isAlreadyTransferred(timestamp) {
+    async _isAlreadyTransferred(timestamp) {
       const vmUuid = this._vmUuid
       const adapter = this._adapter
       const backupDir = getVmBackupDir(vmUuid)
       try {
         const actualMetadata = JSON.parse(
-          adapter._handler.readFile(`${backupDir}/${formatFilenameDate(timestamp)}.json`)
+          await adapter._handler.readFile(`${backupDir}/${formatFilenameDate(timestamp)}.json`)
         )
         return actualMetadata
       } catch (error) {}

package/package.json

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/vatesfr/xen-orchestra.git"
   },
-  "version": "0.44.6",
+  "version": "0.45.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=14.18"
   },
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     "@vates/nbd-client": "^3.0.0",
     "@vates/parse-duration": "^0.1.1",
     "@xen-orchestra/async-map": "^0.1.2",
-    "@xen-orchestra/fs": "^4.1.4",
+    "@xen-orchestra/fs": "^4.1.5",
     "@xen-orchestra/log": "^0.6.0",
     "@xen-orchestra/template": "^0.1.0",
     "app-conf": "^2.3.0",
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "proper-lockfile": "^4.1.2",
     "tar": "^6.1.15",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0",
-    "vhd-lib": "^4.9.0",
+    "vhd-lib": "^4.9.1",
     "xen-api": "^2.0.1",
     "yazl": "^2.5.1"
   },
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "tmp": "^0.2.1"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
-    "@xen-orchestra/xapi": "^4.2.0"
+    "@xen-orchestra/xapi": "^4.3.0"
   },
   "license": "AGPL-3.0-or-later",
   "author": {