Create Live Snapshot without shutting down node #2816
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This PR enables creation of live snapshot of databases (
arbitrumdata
,l2chaindata
,ancient
andwasm
) without having to shutdown the node.Supply the destination directory for the databases using the reloadable config option
--snapshot-dir=<pathToDestDir>
and one can trigger snapshot generation by invoking an arbdebug rpc commandarbdebug_createDBSnapshot
Note: This feature is only available for archive nodes running on pebble databases
Sample usage-
Testing
Triggered snapshot creation and successfully reused it run a new node in multiple scenario- small and large db sizes for arb1 and arb-sepolia nodes.
Pulls in geth PR- OffchainLabs/go-ethereum#380
Resolves NIT-2658