Re: [CentOS] dd backup of lv

Joseph L. Casale wrote on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:07:00 -0600: > dd if=/dev/vgname/lvname of=/dir/name.img if you want to save space you could gzip/b2zip them dd if=/dev/vgname/lvname | gzip > /dir/name.img.gz Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http:

[CentOS] dd backup of lv

I have a series of unmounted lv's that are used in xen vm's of various flavors in a lab environment. I made a script that I use to backup all of them prior to doing anything I may need to undo and all I execute is: dd if=/dev/vgname/lvname of=/dir/name.img Are there any additional parameters I