Will that work since snapshot relies on the source? > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Fuchs [mailto:kfuchs@winternet.com] > Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 4:26 PM > To: linux-lvm@sistina.com > Subject: Re: restoring filesystem state using snapshot > > > Kanika Nema wrote: > > >i want to restore the filesystem state using only the > snapshot taken by LVM > >ie without taking a full backup. > >is this possible to do? i read all the lvm commands, but > there is no command > >to actually restore the entire filesystem back to the state > it was in, when > >the snapshot was taken. > >though the old files' state can be viewed using the snapshot > volume, i want > >to take the filesystem back to the prev state. > >Please tell me if this can be done. its urgent. > > 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 -) > > Of course the v option on the second tar invocation can be omitted to > avoid seeing all the filenames of the files being copied. > > Sincerely, > > Ken Fuchs <kfuchs@winternet.com> > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > _______________________________________________ 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/
