[linux-lvm] Limitation: Snapshots does not work in cluster enviroment ?
Daniel Schwager
daniel.schwager at dtnet.de
Sat Apr 14 14:37:51 UTC 2007
Alasdair G Kergon schrieb:
> On Sat, Apr 14, 2007 at 03:32:19PM +0200, Daniel Schwager wrote:
>
>> So, is it not possible to create a LVM2 snapshot on one server and use
>> it in another server ?
>>
>
> Not simultaneously. Origin+Snapshot(s) can only be used on one machine
> at once.
>
So, i want to use snapshot1 on server1, snapshot2 on server2. The
original LV
(where the snapshot is created from) is not in use (not mounted on any
server).
Is this possible ?
>
>> QUESTION: Is this limitation also valid for my verion:
>>
>
> These are limitiations of the kernel implementation, not userspace.
>
>
Is there a kernel-patch available ?
regards
Danny
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