01-29-2015
How to create LVM snapshots?
Please suggest me how do I create LVM snapshots in linux.
Best regards,
Vishal
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LEARN ABOUT CENTOS
yum-fs-snapshot.conf
YUM-FS-SNAPSHOT.CONF(5) File Formats YUM-FS-SNAPSHOT.CONF(5)
NAME
yum-fs-snapshot.conf(5)
SYNOPSIS
yum-fs-snapshot.conf(5) is the configuration file for yum-fs-snapshot(1) Yum plugin for snapshotting your filesystems before running a yum
transaction. By default, this plugin will snapshot all filesystems that it is capable of snapshotting. This includes block-level snap-
shots using LVM snapshots.
FILES
/etc/yum/pluginconf.d/fs-snapshot.conf
FILE FORMAT
yum-fs-snapshot.conf(5) utilizes configuration options in the form of
OPTION=VALUE
OPTION
exclude
This is a space delimited list of the mount points you do not wish to have snapshotted by this plugin.
OPTION
create_snapshots_in_post
This is a boolean value used to control whether snapshots are also created after running the yum transaction.
OPTION - [lvm] section
enabled
This is a boolean value used to control whether LVM snapshots will be created for filesystems built on LVM logical volumes.
OPTION - [lvm] section
lvcreate_size_args
This is the space delimited lvcreate argument list that is used to specify the size of the snapshot LV. Valid lvcreate size options
are -l or -L. If not specified then LVM snapshots will not be created for volumes that are not thinly provisioned.
AUTHOR
Josef Bacik <josef@toxicpanda.com>
Mike Snitzer <msnitzer@fedoraproject.org>
SEE ALSO
yum-fs-snapshot(1)
3 February 2010 YUM-FS-SNAPSHOT.CONF(5)