From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Aug 22 14:30:10 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02A3D16A418 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:30:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chrism@sixfeetup.com) Received: from mail.sixfeetup.com (mail.sixfeetup.com [208.96.32.101]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF50C13C45D for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:30:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chrism@sixfeetup.com) Received: by mail.sixfeetup.com (Postfix, from userid 65534) id 6D4402842B; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:03:02 -0700 (PDT) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.8 (2007-02-13) on mail.sixfeetup.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.8 Received: from cell.sixfeetup.com (cell.sixfeetup.com [10.12.3.198]) by mail.sixfeetup.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE88328420 for ; Wed, 22 Aug 2007 07:03:01 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <46CC41BF.4000203@sixfeetup.com> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:01:35 -0400 From: Chris Morris User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.6 (Macintosh/20070728) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Snapshots fail on busy filesystem X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:30:10 -0000 Greetings to all, I'm trying to set up an automated system wherein snapshots of the file system are taken prior to a backup run. The problem I'm running into can best be described by the following bug report: http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=100365&cat= I get this same problem completely at random, and thus is most likely caused by the busy file system, I just don't have anything in place to prove it as the bug submitter does. Has this bug ever been *really* fixed? The bug report seems to try to call it fixed. I even contacted the bug reporter about this and he admitted that the bug had never been fixed, but that he'd moved on and never found a way around this. If the bug has never been fixed, has someone developed a work around? My primary goal is to make sure that I have a good backup of the databases running on our servers when we run a backup with Bacula. If there is a method other than snapshots to make absolutely sure that my databases are backed up correctly, I would consider that as well. Please help. My backup system is running perfectly except for this nagging sensation that my databases aren't being backed up correctly. Any assistance is appreciated. Thank you, Chris Morris -- S i x F e e t U p | "Nowhere to go but open source" Silicon Valley: +1 (650) 401-8579 x609 Midwest: +1 (317) 861-5948 x609 Toll-Free: 1-866-SIX-FEET mailto:ChrisM@sixfeetup.com http://www.sixfeetup.com | Zope/Plone Custom Development