Hello all, I'm new to LVM, but I want to be able to use the snapshot feature with a XFS filesystem. I tried xfs_freeze -f lvcreate --snapshot xfs_freeze -u but it was not a reliable solution, and lvcreate would often lock up until I executed a xfs_freeze -u on another ssh session. Adrian Head recommended I use the VFS-lock patch instead of xfs_freeze to accomplish my goal of reliable snapshots. Since I'm new to LVM, I'm not sure what I need to do. I'm running SuSE 8.0 with there 2.4.18-231 kernel. This is based on the 2.4.19pre1aa1 kernel with some extra patches. They also have a test kernel based on 2.4.19aa1. Both have some level of LVM in them, but I don't know which specific version. Would either of these have the VFS-lock patch already included, or do I need to get the SRPM for one of the above, get the VFS-lock patch from somewhere and apply the patch? If so, where do I get the patch? Also, once I get an appropriate kernel, do I need to do anything to invoke this feature prior to creating a snapshot, or is it automatic? Greg Freemyer Internet Engineer Deployment and Integration Specialist Compaq ASE - Tru64 v4, v5 Compaq Master ASE - SAN Architect The Norcross Group www.NorcrossGroup.com _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html
