GNU/Linux |
CentOS 5.5 |
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vgcfgrestore(8) |
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vgcfgrestore − restore volume group descriptor area
vgcfgrestore [−d|−−debug] [−f|−−file filename] [−l[l]|−−list] [−h|−−help] [−M|−−Metadatatype1|2] [−t|−−test] [−v|−−verbose] VolumeGroupName
vgcfgrestore allows you to restore the metadata of VolumeGroupName from a text backup file produced by vgcfgbackup. You can specify a backup file with --file. If no backup file is specified, the most recent one is used. Use --list for a list of the available backup and archive files of VolumeGroupName.
-l | --list — List files pertaining to VolumeGroupName
List metadata backup and archive files pertaining to VolumeGroupName. May be used with the -f option. Does not restore VolumeGroupName.
-f | --file filename — Name of LVM metadata backup file
Specifies a metadata backup or archive file to be used for restoring VolumeGroupName. Often this file has been created with vgcfgbackup.
See lvm for common options.
vgdisplay --partial --verbose will show you the UUIDs and sizes of any PVs that are no longer present. If a PV in the VG is lost and you wish to substitute another of the same size, use pvcreate --restorefile filename --uuid uuid (plus additional arguments as appropriate) to initialise it with the same UUID as the missing PV. Repeat for all other missing PVs in the VG. Then use vgcfgrestore --file filename to restore the volume group’s metadata.
lvm(8), vgcreate(8)
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