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My splitvg Went Splat (updated)

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A couple of years ago  I wrote about the splitvg command .  This takes a volume group (VG) that has been mirrored using  mirrorvg , and effectively breaks off one copy of the mirror, turning it into a point-in-time snapshot. The snapshot can then be used for reports, backups or for building a new database. I'm not sure how much this is used in the real world these days, but if you are still doing your backups this way, perhaps it's time to revisit the strategy.   Split & Resynch     Never heard of it? Here's how it works.   After you've... [More]

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