Hi Scott,

In order to back up the metadata you need to copy the Berkeley db files.
You can just zip the directory where they reside. Note that it is best to
have the file system quiesced during the copy.

-- Elaine

On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:57 AM, Scott Roberts <[email protected]> wrote:

> Good morning all,
>
> I'd like to know how to safely back up my metadata.  I've looked through
> the pvfs2-users archive and while I can find numerous folks mentioning
> it's a good thing to do, I don't see a set of instructions on how to
> actually do it.  I suppose this might be a topic in the upcoming OrangeFS
> Administrator Manual?
>
> Thanks in advance, and Happy Holidays!
>
> --Scott
>
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