corresponding domain disk, while others like qemu allow this field to
override the domain default.
+ :since:`Since 1.2.2` the ``disk`` element supports an optional attribute
+ ``type`` if the ``snapshot`` attribute is set to ``external``. This
+ attribute specifies the snapshot target storage type and allows to
+ overwrite the default ``file`` type. The ``type`` attribute along with
+ the format of the ``source`` sub-element is identical to the ``source``
+ element used in domain disk definitions. See the `disk devices
+ <formatdomain.html#elementsDisks>`__ section documentation for further
+ information. Libvirt currently supports the ``type`` element in the qemu
+ driver and supported values are ``file``, ``block`` and ``network`` with
+ a protocol of ``gluster`` :since:`(since 1.2.2)` .
+
``source``
If the snapshot mode is external (whether specified or inherited),
``seclabel``
- :since:`Since 1.2.2` the ``disk`` element supports an optional attribute
- ``type`` if the ``snapshot`` attribute is set to ``external``. This
- attribute specifies the snapshot target storage type and allows to
- overwrite the default ``file`` type. The ``type`` attribute along with
- the format of the ``source`` sub-element is identical to the ``source``
- element used in domain disk definitions. See the `disk devices
- <formatdomain.html#elementsDisks>`__ section documentation for further
- information. Libvirt currently supports the ``type`` element in the qemu
- driver and supported values are ``file``, ``block`` and ``network`` with
- a protocol of ``gluster`` :since:`(since 1.2.2)` .
-
``creationTime``
A readonly representation of the time this snapshot was created. The time is