Filesystem Backup From A Snapshot

ObjectiveFS supports automatic and checkpoint snapshots. You can mount a snapshot and use it as the source for a consistent point-in-time backup.

Using an Automatic Snapshot as the backup source

1. Find the list of automatic snapshots on your filesystem.

   $ mount.objectivefs list -sz <filesystem>

2. Mount the snapshot that you would like as the source for your backup.

   $ mount.objectivefs <snapshot> /snapshot

3. Run your backup program with the snapshot directory as the source and copy to a different S3 bucket or a different cloud provider.

Using a Checkpoint Snapshot as the backup source

1. Take a checkpoint snapshot of the latest data of your filesystem.

   $ mount.objectivefs snapshot <filesystem>

2. Find the name of your checkpoint snapshot. Checkpoint snapshots are listed as ‘manual’ in the SNAP column.

   $ mount.objectivefs list -sz <filesystem>

3. Mount the snapshot that you would like as the source for your backup.

   $ mount.objectivefs <snapshot> /snapshot

4. Run your backup program with the snapshot directory as the source and copy to a different S3 bucket or a different cloud provider.

References

• Snapshots
• Filesystem Backup

last updated by ObjectiveFS staff, April 21, 2021
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