snapshot backup from global zone
We have a number of Solaris 10 servers which use zfs. As a few servers require making consistent backups, we created pre- and post- backup scripts that create and destroy snapshots. In between, we then made backups of the .zfs "directories".
We now have moved most of the servers to non-global zones. We were advised to backup everything through the global zones, and for our environment, that indeed proves easier (only one backup client per physical server to maintain) and cheaper (only one backup client licence per physical server to pay).
But we now have a problem with the servers (running in non-global zones) that require consistent backups. From the global zone, I tried creating a recursive snapshot on the mountpoint of the dataset that is used in the non-global zone.
We now have moved most of the servers to non-global zones. We were advised to backup everything through the global zones, and for our environment, that indeed proves easier (only one backup client per physical server to maintain) and cheaper (only one backup client licence per physical server to pay).
But we now have a problem with the servers (running in non-global zones) that require consistent backups. From the global zone, I tried creating a recursive snapshot on the mountpoint of the dataset that is used in the non-global zone.
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