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(docu) fix backup grammar (#3369)

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* (docu) fix backup grammar
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Jon Sands
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## Consistent backup (with quiesce snapshots)
All backup rely on snapshots. But what about data consistency? By default, Xen Orchestra will try to make a **quiesce snapshot** every time a snapshot is done (and fallback to normal snapshot if it's not possible).
All backup types rely on snapshots. But what about data consistency? By default, Xen Orchestra will try to take a **quiesced snapshot** every time a snapshot is done (and fall back to normal snapshots if it's not possible).
All your Windows VMs can be protected (especially MS SQL or Exchange services) after you have installed Xen Tools in your VMs. A quiesce snapshots means the operating system will be notified and the cache will be flushed to disks. This way, your backups will always be consistent.
Snapshots of Windows VMs can be quiesced (especially MS SQL or Exchange services) after you have installed Xen Tools in your VMs. However, [there is an extra step to install the VSS provider on windows](quiesce). A quiesced snapshot means the operating system will be notified and the cache will be flushed to disks. This way, your backups will always be consistent.
To see if you have quiesced snapshots for a VM, just go into its snapshot tab, the "info" icon means it is a quiesced snapshot:
To see if you have quiesced snapshots for a VM, just go into its snapshot tab, then the "info" icon means it is a quiesced snapshot:
![](./assets/quiesced1.png)