linux-kernel - Re: I give up

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Date:	Mon, 09 Apr 2007 16:11:33 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	John Stoffel <john@...ffel.org>
CC:	Gene Heskett <gene.heskett@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: I give up

John Stoffel wrote:
> The only sure strategy is to do your dumps in single user mode, with
> only one process touching the filesystem during the backup window.
> This obviously won't fly in a 24x7 environment, so people take their
> calculated chances and run backups with the system live.  

That's what snapshots are for.

No need for single user mode or taking chances.

A snapshot gives you a consistent filesystem that you can dump or tar.

	Jeff


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