2001-04-11 21:29:40

by Jonathan Lahr

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Subject: block device snapshot capability


Hello all,

Is anyone aware of ongoing development to provide the capability
to take a snapshot of a block device?

Thanks,
Jonathan

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2001-04-11 21:41:23

by Christoph Hellwig

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Subject: Re: block device snapshot capability

In article <[email protected]> you wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Is anyone aware of ongoing development to provide the capability
> to take a snapshot of a block device?

It's part of Linux-LVM since version 0.8 and thus part of Linux 2.4.

Christoph

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2001-04-12 09:44:31

by Heinz J . Mauelshagen

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Subject: Re: block device snapshot capability

On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 11:40:36PM +0200, Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> In article <[email protected]> you wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > Is anyone aware of ongoing development to provide the capability
> > to take a snapshot of a block device?
>
> It's part of Linux-LVM since version 0.8 and thus part of Linux 2.4.

You need to get the recent LVM 0.9.1 Beta 7 software *and* to patch your
kernel as well, because that'll fix some snapshot related flaws.

>
> Christoph
>
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> Of course it doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.
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