Howtoforge shows oyu how to backup MySQL databaes with mylvmbackup on Ubuntu 12.10
mylvmbackup is a Perl script for quickly creating MySQL backups. It uses LVM's snapshot feature to do so. To perform a backup, mylvmbackup obtains a read lock on all tables and flushes all server caches to disk, creates a snapshot of the volume containing the MySQL data directory, and unlocks the tables again. This article shows how to use it on an Ubuntu 12.10 server.How To Back Up MySQL Databases With mylvmbackup On Ubuntu 12.10
