[linux-lvm] Simple scripts for use in automated backups?

[Dan Kegel]

Charles Marcus <CMarcus at media-brokers.com> wrote:
>  Would any kind souls be willing to share some basic scripts that can be
> used to activate a snapshot, then 'do x' (this would be my rsnapshot
> command), then release the snapshot? The part that I don't have a clue about
> is how to check for errors - ie, did the snapshot activate ok? Did it
> release ok?...

Here's a few links I dug up a couple weeks ago on how
people use lvm to back up mysql:

http://en.oreilly.com/mysql2008/public/schedule/detail/252
http://forum.mysqlperformanceblog.com/s/m/782/
http://lenz.homelinux.org/mylvmbackup/
http://jcole.us/blog/archives/2006/04/25/plugin-based-backup-for-mysql/
http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/08/21/using-lvm-for-mysql-backup-and-replication-setup/