NAME¶
vgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area
SYNOPSIS¶
vgcfgrestore [
-d|
--debug] [
-f|
--file
filename
] [
-l[l]|
--list] [
-h|
--help]
[
-M|
--Metadatatype1|2] [
-t|
--test]
[
-v|
--verbose]
VolumeGroupName
DESCRIPTION¶
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.
OPTIONS¶
- -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.
REPLACING PHYSICAL VOLUMES¶
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.
SEE ALSO¶
lvm(8),
vgcreate(8)