Scroll to navigation

CACHE_RESTORE(8) System Manager's Manual CACHE_RESTORE(8)

NAME

cache_restore - restore cache metadata file to device or file

SYNOPSIS

cache_restore [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}

DESCRIPTION

cache_restore restores cache metadata created by the respective device-mapper target dumped into an XML formatted (see cache_dump(8)) file , which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another device or file. If restored to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.

This tool cannot be run on live metadata.

-i, --input {device|file}
Input file or device with metadata.

-o, --output {device|file}
Output file or device.

{--debug-override-metadata-version} <integer>
ONLY FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES:
override the version stored in the metadata.

-h, --help
Print help and exit.

-V, --version
Output version information and exit.

EXAMPLE

Restores the XML formatted cache metadata on file metadata to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective device-mapper target:

cache_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata

DIAGNOSTICS

cache_restore returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.

SEE ALSO

cache_dump(8) cache_check(8) cache_repair(8)

AUTHOR

Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
Thin Provisioning Tools Red Hat, Inc.