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 =====Archlinux - KVM Recover space from VM===== =====Archlinux - KVM Recover space from VM=====
 Note: A VM image on NFS storage might not work. I had success with local and iSCSI storage. Note: A VM image on NFS storage might not work. I had success with local and iSCSI storage.
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 ====Create VM==== ====Create VM====
   * Create VM with virtio-scsi controler and unmap setting: <code>--disk path=$IMAGEFILE,format=qcow2,bus=scsi,discard=unmap \   * Create VM with virtio-scsi controler and unmap setting: <code>--disk path=$IMAGEFILE,format=qcow2,bus=scsi,discard=unmap \
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   * Delete tstfile   * Delete tstfile
   * Trim the filesystem: <code>fstrim -v /var</code>   * Trim the filesystem: <code>fstrim -v /var</code>
-  * Check VM image size. You can see in the first column the size grow and shrink after fstrim. <code>$ ls -las+  * Check VM image size. You can see in the first column the size grow and shrink after fstrim. <code>$ ls -ls vmcentos.qcow2
 1226824 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody kvm 1256325120 Dec  2 21:59 vmcentos.qcow2 1226824 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody kvm 1256325120 Dec  2 21:59 vmcentos.qcow2
 1355912 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody kvm 1388511232 Dec  2 21:59 vmcentos.qcow2 1355912 -rw-r--r-- 1 nobody kvm 1388511232 Dec  2 21:59 vmcentos.qcow2
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