<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Exchange Server">  <style></style> </head> <body> <font face="Calibri, sans-serif" size="2"> <div>Hi,</div> <div> </div> <div>I am preparing a build of a RHEL 6 cluster with a filesystem resource(s) (ext4 or XFS). The customer would like to use LVM snapshots of the filesystems for tape backup. The tape backup may take a few hours after which the snapshot will be deleted.</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> </font></div> <div>Questions:</div> <div> </div> <div>1.</div> <div>Is the filesystem resource compatible with using LVM snapshots?</div> <div> </div> <div>2.</div> <div>How can I reconcile the temporary existence of a snapshot with the notion of the filesystem resource, which is all about having things permanently mounted ?</div> <div> </div> <div>3.</div> <div>Would either ext4 or XFS be preferable for any reasons for use with snapshots for backup?</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> </font></div> <div>I’d appreciate your comments.</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> </font></div> <div>Thanks and regards,</div> <div> </div> <div>Chris Jankowski</div> <div><font face="Times New Roman, serif"> </font></div> </font> </body> </html>