[TCLUG] Backing up a very busy server?

[Nate Straz]

On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 07:25:51PM -0600, Bob Tanner wrote:
> Mail server is getting very busy. Any recommendations on how to prevent errors
> like this?
> 
> 1011206 05:09:24|2007|root|[W013] "/var/spool/mqueue/q3/xffB5Mw6E10045": can't
> stat: errno = 2, No such file or directory

I doubt a change in backup software is going to do it.  You need a
snapshot of the system that is stable while you do that backup.  i.e.
you need snapshots from LVM or hardware that can do that snapshot
itself.  

Nate