+# NOTE: if this logic changes, please update docs & possibly gui logic
+sub find_vmstate_storage {
+ my ($conf, $storecfg) = @_;
+
+ # first, return storage from conf if set
+ return $conf->{vmstatestorage} if $conf->{vmstatestorage};
+
+ my ($target, $shared, $local);
+
+ foreach_storage_used_by_vm($conf, sub {
+ my ($sid) = @_;
+ my $scfg = PVE::Storage::storage_config($storecfg, $sid);
+ my $dst = $scfg->{shared} ? \$shared : \$local;
+ $$dst = $sid if !$$dst || $scfg->{path}; # prefer file based storage
+ });
+
+ # second, use shared storage where VM has at least one disk
+ # third, use local storage where VM has at least one disk
+ # fall back to local storage
+ $target = $shared // $local // 'local';
+
+ return $target;
+}
+