Am 31.01.2013 20:09, schrieb Junk:
> I'd just like to clarify that LVM snapshots are not really a backup method in 
> themselves. Snapshots provide functionality to enable a block device level 
> (i.e. partition) backup to be taken on a live and changing filesystem by some 
> method. They only exist for the length of time the actual backup takes. 

and they are NOT safe in case of open files like mysqld and
the like applications, the fs-snapshot does not grant you
anything if apllications are buffering which is common


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