Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS consistency guarantee

2007-06-01 Thread Darren Dunham
> If i put the database in hotbackup mode,then i will have to ensure > that the filesystem is consistent as well.So, you are saying that > taking a ZFS snapshot is the only method to guarantee consistency in > the filesystem since it flushes all the buffers to the filesystem , so > its consistent.

[zfs-discuss] Re: ZFS consistency guarantee

2007-06-01 Thread ganesh
Both levels, application and filesystem. If i put the database in hotbackup mode,then i will have to ensure that the filesystem is consistent as well.So, you are saying that taking a ZFS snapshot is the only method to guarantee consistency in the filesystem since it flushes all the buffers to th