Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 15:00:38 +0100 From: Csaba Henk <cs@creo.hu> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: Eric Schuele <e.schuele@computer.org> Subject: Re: backup strategies Message-ID: <20051031140038.GH2911@beastie.creo.hu> In-Reply-To: <43651D7B.6000005@computer.org> References: <20051030134902.GG2911@beastie.creo.hu> <72cf361e0510300958w33bf3u3f754e68794b858d@mail.gmail.com> <43651D7B.6000005@computer.org>
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Thanks for all the tips and answers, I will consider the mentioned
alternatives.
Yet I have one more question...
On Sun, Oct 30, 2005 at 01:22:35PM -0600, Eric Schuele wrote:
> dump(8) will create a snapshot of a live filesystem, dump the snapshot
> and then remove the snapshot, if given the correct flags ('-L').
Can even a full bakcup done safely on a live filesystem by "dump -L"?
As dump(8) says when explaining the -L flag:
To obtain a consistent dump image, dump takes a snapshot of the file
system in the .snap directory in the root of the file system being
dumped and then does a dump of the snapshot.
I don't see how the temporary snapshot can improve the
reliability/consistency/correctness of the dump. Could someone explain
this?
--
Csaba Henk
My sense of humour is often too subtle to cope with getting smileyd.
Please don't take it personal.
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