For one thing, full-volume backups preserve partition information, making recovery much simpler. If I had to recover a hundred Linux systems, dig through the system documentation to figure out which partitions were what size, and belonged to these particular file systems or were LVM PVs (or md volumes), a lot of time could go by before we even started restoring data from tape.
>From my perspective, if we could fix just that part of the equation with some kind of automation/tool, then file level backups would be the only thing needed (aside from database-specific requirements/tools). Mark Post -----Original Message----- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Thornton Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 2:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Bad Linux backups -snip- Why is everyone so hung up on volume backups? It strikes me that file-level backups are generally a lot easier to work with, and use less archival media. Adam ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
