[DRBD-user] Drbd + LVM snapshots?

Stefan Seifert nine at detonation.org
Thu Mar 12 14:48:01 CET 2009

Note: "permalinks" may not be as permanent as we would like,
direct links of old sources may well be a few messages off.


On Thursday 12 March 2009 14:34:03 Hari Sekhon wrote:
> Has anyone used Drbd with LVM snapshots?
>
> I have lvm on top of drbd so that I can try snapshotting the contents of
> the main storage on the primary node while it has it mounted.
>
> I really want to both replicate (which is working well) and also to take
> snapshots of the main area some how.
> Can anyone tell me if what I am trying to do is completely off or if
> this can be done in another way?

I have it the other way round: my drbd device is on top of an lv. Makes 
resizing trivial and allows me to make snapshots for backups. Works like a 
charm.

Regards,
Stefan
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