NAME¶
vgcfgbackup - backup volume group descriptor area
SYNOPSIS¶
vgcfgbackup [
-d|
--debug] [
-f|
--file
filename
] [
-h|
--help] [
--ignorelockingfailure]
[
-P|
--partial] [
-v|
--verbose]
[
VolumeGroupName...]
DESCRIPTION¶
vgcfgbackup allows you to backup the metadata of your volume groups. If
you don't name any volume groups on the command line, all of them will be
backed up.
In a default installation, each volume group gets backed up into a separate file
bearing the name of the volume group in the directory /etc/lvm/backup. You can
write the backup to an alternative file using -f. In this case if you are
backing up more than one volume group the filename is treated as a template,
and %s gets replaced by the volume group name.
NB. This DOESN'T backup user/system data in logical volume(s)! Backup /etc/lvm
regularly too.
OPTIONS¶
See
lvm for common options.
SEE ALSO¶
lvm(8),
vgcfgrestore(8)