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Re: Is xfsdump operation atomic?

To: Michael Locher <locher@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: Is xfsdump operation atomic?
From: Mike Burger <mburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 06:17:33 -0500 (EST)
Cc: linux-xfs@xxxxxxxxxxx
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On Tue, 23 Nov 2004, Michael Locher wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I wonder if xfsdump is an atomic operation and thus can be savely used 
> on a live filesystem?
> If not, what is the recommended way to backup a live XFS filesystem?
> 
> I guess this information would also be interessting to others, so why 
> not include it in the paragraph about xfsdump on the XFS homepage?

Personally, I'm using a RAID card, on which I mirror my XFS filesystem on 
multiple drives.
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