Hi, I'm using LVM under SuSE Linux 8.0, and I don't understand all the snapshot process. I know a snapshot is an exact copy of an existing volume :o) Our config is : 2 disks 73 Go RAID 1 --> 1 VG "OVG" (60 GB) --> 1 LV /dev/OVG/data (40 GB) mounted on /share/data To create a snapshot whith ReiserFS, we do this (I'm following the LVM How-To) : Tux :# lvcreate -L30G -s -n snap_admin /dev/OVG/data and so, we mount the snapshot : Tux :# mount /dev/OVG/snap_admin /share/snapshot At this point, the /share/snapshot contain a copy of the /share/data directory. The How To say "Do the backup" for exemple with tar. My question is : Why we must to copy the data with a system command on the snapshot ? Is a "create snapshot/remove snapshot" not possible ? Thanks in advnace for your response. -- Jean Marie Ariès _______________________________________________ linux-lvm mailing list linux-lvm@sistina.com http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm read the LVM HOW-TO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/LVM-HOWTO/
