JanJaap Scholing wrote: > Thanks for all the input. > > I think a lvm snapshot is the best way to go for us.
Be aware of the potential risks of backing up a database at the file system level. What you may be backing up is a database in an inconsistent state (e.g. part way through a transaction). When you use mysqldump, you do not encounter this situation. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ SOLARIS 10 is the OS for Data Centers - provides features such as DTrace, Predictive Self Healing and Award Winning ZFS. Get Solaris 10 NOW http://p.sf.net/sfu/solaris-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
