Thanks! Is it possible to create LVM's on already configured red Hat machines without hurting any data? Thanks Anne -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Romeo Theriault Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 8:29 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: snap shot of live system? On 9/9/07, Anne Moore <diabeticithink@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi All, does anyone know if there is a Red Hat command/backup solution > that allows taking a snap shot of the system while it's mounted and > running in multi-user mode? (It would be equivalent to the fssnap > Solaris 10 command). > > Thank you! > > Anne > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > Yes, but you need to be using LVM (Logical Volume Management) on the mount that you want to take a snapshot of. A quick way to tell if your using LVM is to type `lvs` at the command line. If you are using LVM it will show you somethin similiar to this. LV VG Attr LSize Origin Snap% Move Log Copy% LogVol00 VolGroup00 -wi-ao 31.78G LogVol01 VolGroup00 -wi-ao 1.94G For more info take a look at this webpage: http://www.redhat.com/magazine/009jul05/features/lvm2/ -- Romeo Theriault System Administrator University of Maine at Fort Kent Ph#: 207-834-7815 Em@: romeo.theriault@xxxxxxxxx -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
