From: Cameron Hutchison <camh@xdna.net>
To: linux-lvm@sistina.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] restoring filesystem state using snapshot
Date: Fri Jan 9 09:57:02 2004 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040108233118.GA3279@imladris> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200401082225.i08MPmp29862@ecstasy.winternet.com>
Once upon a time Ken Fuchs said...
>
> >i want to restore the filesystem state using only the snapshot taken by LVM
> >ie without taking a full backup.
>
> Will copying the contents of the snapshot over the original logical
> volume do what you want? If so, this can be done as follows:
>
> # mount /dev/vg/snapshot /snap
> # mount /dev/vg/original /orig
> # (cd /snap; tar cf - .) | (cd /orig; tar xvf -)
rsync would probably be a better option - it will copy far less and will
remove any files added after the snapshot was taken (if invoked
appropriately). /orig should end up as a replica of /snap.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-01-09 9:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-01-08 12:21 [linux-lvm] restoring filesystem state using snapshot kanika nema
2004-01-08 17:22 ` Ken Fuchs
2004-01-09 9:57 ` Cameron Hutchison [this message]
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2004-01-08 17:25 Little, Chris
2004-01-09 13:19 kanika nema
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