On 01/13/2013 02:59 AM, Reindl Harald wrote: >> There is no common >> >mechanism for making files and databases consistent and making a >> >snapshot for backups. Admins must do this on their own. If you aren't >> >actively taking steps to make your backups consistent, they aren't. > open-vm-tools 2012.12.26 changes: > * vmsync is not longer being compiled on newer (3.0+) Linux > kernels since they support FIFREEZE/FITHAW ioctls. That's only needed to make a filesystem consistent for a snapshot at a lower level (such as the raid controller or VM hypervisor). It doesn't integrate with higher level components to make files and databases consistent. So, like I said, Linux falls far short of Windows' backup infrastructure, and if you aren't actively making your files consistent for a backup, they won't be. All of the required components are present, but it's up to admins to do all of the integration work.