Comments on: Backup and restore large mysql database http://www.webnol.org/backup-and-restore-large-mysql-database/ Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:57:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Reynold P J http://www.webnol.org/backup-and-restore-large-mysql-database/#comment-1772 Reynold P J Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:32:58 +0000 http://www.webnol.org/?p=165#comment-1772 For huge databases(say GB size) its recommended to move mysql data directory to an LVM partition and take snapshot backup. It would take only seconds to complete:) Ref: http://www.lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/ http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/08/21/using-lvm-for-mysql-backup-and-replication-setup/ For huge databases(say GB size) its recommended to move mysql data directory to an LVM partition and take snapshot backup. It would take only seconds to complete:)

Ref:
http://www.lenzg.net/mylvmbackup/
http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/2006/08/21/using-lvm-for-mysql-backup-and-replication-setup/

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