From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mx1.redhat.com (ext-mx06.extmail.prod.ext.phx2.redhat.com [10.5.110.10]) by int-mx03.intmail.prod.int.phx2.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o3CIodIq010021 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:50:39 -0400 Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com (fg-out-1718.google.com [72.14.220.158]) by mx1.redhat.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id o3CIoTb8032388 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:50:30 -0400 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id d23so427585fga.9 for ; Mon, 12 Apr 2010 11:50:28 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <4BC34F78.8040301@cfl.rr.com> References: <4BC34F78.8040301@cfl.rr.com> Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 19:50:28 +0100 Message-ID: From: Robert Mortimer Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] How do I properly backup and restore / on LVM2 Reply-To: LVM general discussion and development List-Id: LVM general discussion and development List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" To: LVM general discussion and development On 12 April 2010 17:51, Phillip Susi wrote: > On 4/12/2010 12:14 PM, Alan Pek wrote: >> >> Hi Folks, >> >> How do I properly backup and restore / on LVM2 , e.g. > > The same way you would without LVM2. �Perhaps tar or dump? �If you use > dump then lvm allows you to make a snapshot and back that up instead so > you don't have to boot to single user mode and remount ro. > I take a snapshot and then use rdiff-backup to get a D-2-D backup. It works well for me and has been used once or twice. We also run a month end tape backup using Yosemite backup http://www.barracudaware.com/ you can run the rdiff over SSH using pre-exchanged keys for off site backup. There are also some Amazon cloud based solutions but don't expect you data to come back in a flash (best used as a fall back in case of the building burning down). In short the LVM is not the important part (unless you need the snapshot) the main things are Qty of data Format of backup On-site or Off-site Incremental of Full Acceptable recovery time Down time during backup Performance during backup And all the normal stuff Rob Mortimer > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/ >