Ocfs2 users - Aug 2007 - Issues backing up files on OCFS2 file system

Hi,
I have Oracle cluster ware OCR files and regular
Linux files and directories on a OCFS2 file system,
HP Data Protector somehow stated OCFS2 is not a
supported file system as part of the backup solution.

I wonder if anyone has experience how
to backup files on OCFS2 to tapes please?
I would think that regular files and directories stored on OCFS2
can be backup as normal Linux files and dir.

OS version is RHEL 4 update 3
ocfs2console-1.2.4-1
ocfs2-2.6.9-34.ELsmp-1.2.5-1
ocfs2-tools-1.2.4-1

Any suggestion will be appreciated.

Many thanks in advance.

Allan Lee wrote:
> Hi,
> I have Oracle cluster ware OCR files and regular
> Linux files and directories on a OCFS2 file system,
> HP Data Protector somehow stated OCFS2 is not a
> supported file system as part of the backup solution.
>
> I wonder if anyone has experience how
> to backup files on OCFS2 to tapes please?
> I would think that regular files and directories stored on OCFS2
> can be backup as normal Linux files and dir.
>
> OS version is RHEL 4 update 3
> ocfs2console-1.2.4-1
> ocfs2-2.6.9-34.ELsmp-1.2.5-1
> ocfs2-tools-1.2.4-1
>
> Any suggestion will be appreciated.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
You can treat the files as any other file. Backup just as you would any
data.

RCR

We have used netbackup - backing up like any other FS.  We have also 
verified restoring files from OCFS2 onto EXT3 and EXT3 on to OCFS2

@

Allan Lee wrote:
> Hi,
> I have Oracle cluster ware OCR files and regular
> Linux files and directories on a OCFS2 file system,
> HP Data Protector somehow stated OCFS2 is not a
> supported file system as part of the backup solution.
> 
> I wonder if anyone has experience how
> to backup files on OCFS2 to tapes please?
> I would think that regular files and directories stored on OCFS2
> can be backup as normal Linux files and dir.
> 
> OS version is RHEL 4 update 3
> ocfs2console-1.2.4-1
> ocfs2-2.6.9-34.ELsmp-1.2.5-1
> ocfs2-tools-1.2.4-1
> 
> Any suggestion will be appreciated.
> 
> Many thanks in advance.
> 
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Thank you for all the replies,
much appreciated.

>I use NetVbackup - no any problems noticed.
>(But I don't run heavy load on OCFS and make daily copy to the local
disk).
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Subject: Re: [Ocfs2-users] Issues backing up files on OCFS2 file system

>/ We have used netbackup - backing up like any other FS.  We have also 
/>/ verified restoring files from OCFS2 onto EXT3 and EXT3 on to OCFS2
/>/ 
/>/ @
/>/ 
/>/ Allan Lee wrote:
/>>/ Hi,
/>>/ I have Oracle cluster ware OCR files and regular
/>>/ Linux files and directories on a OCFS2 file system,
/>>/ HP Data Protector somehow stated OCFS2 is not a
/>>/ supported file system as part of the backup solution.
/>>/ 
/>>/ I wonder if anyone has experience how
/>>/ to backup files on OCFS2 to tapes please?
/>>/ I would think that regular files and directories stored on OCFS2
/>>/ can be backup as normal Linux files and dir.
/>>/ 
/>>/ OS version is RHEL 4 update 3
/>>/ ocfs2console-1.2.4-1
/>>/ ocfs2-2.6.9-34.ELsmp-1.2.5-1
/>>/ ocfs2-tools-1.2.4-1
/>>/ 
/>>/ Any suggestion will be appreciated.
/>>/ 
/>>/ Many thanks in advance./