[linux-lvm] LVM for backup

Jörgen Persson jpn at tlth.lth.se
Tue Jul 4 16:40:04 UTC 2000


On Tue, Jul 04, 2000 at 03:01:22PM +0200, Jörgen Persson wrote:
> LVM-list,
> I got an interesting problem today... Is it possible to use LVM to
> make a backup while the file server is in use??
[snip]

My mail wasn't that clear perhaps - I hope you excuse a slight
case of temporary senile dementia. I better correct myself before
someone helps me :)

That is; to make a 'snapshot' of the server at an explicit
moment and to backup that 'image' while serving files.

-- 
Jörgen Persson



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