On 01/13/2013 02:59 AM, Reindl Harald wrote:
>> There is no common
>> >mechanism for making files and databases consistent and making a
>> >snapshot for backups. Admins must do this on their own. If you aren't
>> >actively taking steps to make your backups consistent, they aren't.
> open-vm-tools 2012.12.26 changes:
> * vmsync is not longer being compiled on newer (3.0+) Linux
> kernels since they support FIFREEZE/FITHAW ioctls.
That's only needed to make a filesystem consistent for a snapshot at a
lower level (such as the raid controller or VM hypervisor). It doesn't
integrate with higher level components to make files and databases
consistent. So, like I said, Linux falls far short of Windows' backup
infrastructure, and if you aren't actively making your files consistent
for a backup, they won't be. All of the required components are
present, but it's up to admins to do all of the integration work.
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