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How to create LVM snapshots?

Please suggest me how do I create LVM snapshots in linux.

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Hello Vishal,

Could you please refer following link, it may help you in same.

https://access.redhat.com/documentat...t_command.html

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Thanks Ravinder!

I created snap data_snap but unable to see in df -h

Code:

[root@cindb1004a onecommand]# lvs
  LV        VG      Attr   LSize   Origin   Snap%  Move Log Copy%  Convert
  LVDbOra1  VGExaDb owi-ao 100.00G
  LVDbSwap1 VGExaDb -wi-ao  24.00G
  LVDbSys1  VGExaDb -wi-ao  30.00G
  LVDbSys2  VGExaDb -wi-a-  30.00G
  data_snap VGExaDb swi-a-   1.00G LVDbOra1   0.05

Then created filesystem but not working

Code:

[root@cindb1004a onecommand]# mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap
mke2fs 1.39 (29-May-2006)
mke2fs: invalid blocks count - /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap

Please advise.

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Hello,

I am unable to mount fs

Code:

[root@cindb1004a VGExaDb]# mount -t ext3 /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap /snap_db
mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap,
       missing codepage or other error
       In some cases useful info is found in syslog - try
       dmesg | tail  or so

Please assist.

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---------- Post updated at 05:16 PM ---------- Previous update was at 05:10 PM ----------

Please refer to below error:

Code:

[root@cindb1004a VGExaDb]# dmesg | tail
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 1
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 2
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 3
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 4
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 5
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 6
Buffer I/O error on device dm-4, logical block 7
EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock
EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock
EXT3-fs: unable to read superblock

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@admin_db, Snapshots are won't list in df -h. Instead list the Logical volumes

Code:

# sudo  lvs -o +devices

You have created your filesystem using

Code:

# mke2fs -t ext4 /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap

Then trying to mount with ext3 how it will mount ? Mount it using

Code:

# mount  /dev/VGExaDb/data_snap /snap_db

Hope this will mount.. Please provide us which operating system you using by running command

Code:

# lsb_release -a

If you need to know more about how to work with snapshot please feel free to read my article right here

How to Take 'Snapshot of Logical Volume and Restore' in LVM - Part III

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Hello,

This doesn't seem to be a supported command.

Code:

[root@cindb1002a ~]# lsb_release -a
-bash: lsb_release: command not found

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---------- Post updated at 03:49 PM ---------- Previous update was at 03:47 PM ----------

Code:

[root@cindb1002a ~]# cat /etc/enterprise-release
Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Server release 5.8 (Carthage)

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