Chris Adams <cmadams@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > A better way is to use LVM. Put the filesystem in question on a logical > volume, leave some space free in the volume group, and then take a > snapshot when you want to back it up. Mount the snapshot at a different > mount point and back it up however you want (dump, rsync, whatever). > This way, you get a backup of a moment-in-time. I've been using LVM snapshots for backups for a year or two now. This is probably also the best reason for using LVM compared to putting the filesystem on bare iron (particles). The only caveat I'd like to add is that one should make sure the snapshot filesystem eventually gets deleted after a crash. It wasn't until I had a disk-hang and needed to reboot during a backup that I realized this minor bug in my backup scripts. -wolfgang -- Wolfgang S. Rupprecht If the airwaves belong to the public why does the public only get 3 non-overlapping WIFI channels? -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
