in the application-level, snapshotting is not a way to do "consistent backup"s . consistent backup is a backup with a planned or known state when "restore"ing.
Sure it is. Quiesce your application, take a snapshot, then resume application. Then you can back up the snapshot. The alternative can be a lengthy downtime for your application.
I can't do anything about partial file writes in the general case, but it's close enough—and any ACID databases should be able to restore from such a snapshot.
SignalsFromBob|6 years ago
phyzome|6 years ago