[ZODB-Dev] FileStorage backup from snapshot-capable block-device?

[Chris McDonough]

I've heard of folks first copying Data.fs to another file then rsyncing the
copied file instead of the original because data corruption ensued when
trying to rsync the original.  This sounds like a similar concept.

----- Original Message -----
From: <sean.upton@uniontrib.com>
To: <zodb-dev@zope.org>
Sent: Monday, February 18, 2002 2:30 PM
Subject: [ZODB-Dev] FileStorage backup from snapshot-capable block-device?


> I was looking into the idea of periodically doing tape backups of a
Data.fs
> file using a filesystem on an Linux LVM snapshot capable volume (creates
> temporary block device/LV that reflects another block device/LV's state at
> certain slice in time, and allows you to make a file backup from it).  In
> theory, this seems like an ideal way to do a backup without worrying about
a
> corrupt Data.fs copy on tape...  We are thinking of doing tape backups of
> our FileStorage(s) this way every few hours on a future production Zope
> site.  Anybody done anything similar to this with any luck?
>
> Sean
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