On 03/06/08 20:13, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> Because you can *VERY QUICKLY* make a snapshot, even of a live
> environment, and then do more painful or slower options on that snapshot
> while the live fileystem is doing whatever it needs to do. This includes
> making tape backups, analyzing the data of a database without having to
> lock it while doing your own work and having it change under you, etc.
Oh, I fully understand that part (the 'read' part). That's exactly what
attracted me to this solution to begin with. It's the 'write' part that
didn't really make a whole lot of sense, but that's apparently just because
I'm not trying to use it as it's meant to be used.
--
Jared
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