Re: [Bacula-users] backing up databases

[Jesper K. <je...@kr...>]

Ross Boylan wrote:
> See the "Client Run Before Command" and similar.
> If you have a file or volume management system that permits snapshotting
> you can shut down the databases, make a snapshot, restart the databases,
> and backup the snapshot.

If you have snapshot capabillities, then you can "most often" just 
snapshort and backup. I your applications are designed to survive a 
power-outtake, then this is basically the same thing.

PostgreSQL is safe to snapshot..  (just as an example)

Jesper
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Jesper