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From: Michael Marxmeier <mike@msede.com>
To: mats@laplaza.org
Cc: linux-lvm
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] Mirroring
Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 19:27:52 MEZ	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200002151827.TAA08471@e35.marxmeier.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <3.0.6.32.20000215121913.007eeac0@laplaza.org>; from "Mats Wichmann" at Feb 15, 100 12:19 (noon)

> perhaps...but it makes it impossible, if I've understood this
> architecture, to use a floating mirror for live backups.
> 
> i.e., set up 3 10 gb partitions "a" "b" and "c", and one 10 gb spare "d"
> 
> attach "d" as a mirror of "a", wait for sync, detach, backup "d"
> attach "d" as a mirror of "b", wait for sync, detach, backup "d"
> etc.

AFAICS you can do the same with LVM snapshots (not fully working yet).
Either create an LVM snapshot and backup the snapshot directly or copy
the snapshot to an extra lvol.
IMHO you get the same result by using a different machanism.


Just a thought
Michael

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  reply	other threads:[~2000-02-15 18:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-02-11 15:58 [linux-lvm] Mirroring Chris Anderson
2000-02-11 16:25 ` Harald Milz
2000-02-11 17:19   ` Chris Anderson
2000-02-11 18:06     ` A James Lewis
2000-02-11 18:16       ` Chris Anderson
2000-02-14 16:39         ` Luca Berra
2000-02-11 19:50       ` Chris McKinley
2000-02-12  0:18         ` Heinz Mauelshagen
2000-02-15 17:19           ` Mats Wichmann
2000-02-15 18:27             ` Michael Marxmeier [this message]
2000-02-12 15:18       ` Brian Kress
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-05-18  8:05 [linux-lvm] mirroring Jonathan E Brassow
2006-05-18 10:56 ` Jens Wilke
2006-05-31 23:15   ` Harik A'ttar
2006-05-31 23:19     ` Harik A'ttar
1999-11-22 21:07 Michael Marxmeier
1999-11-22 21:55 ` James Pattinson
1999-11-22 20:59 Brian C. Huffman

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