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



NAME
       vgcfgrestore - Restore volume group configuration

SYNOPSIS
       vgcfgrestore option_args position_args
           [ option_args ]
           [ position_args ]

           --commandprofile String
           --config String
        -d|--debug
           --driverloaded y|n
        -f|--file String
           --force
        -h|--help
        -l|--list
           --lockopt String
           --longhelp
        -M|--metadatatype lvm2
           --nolocking
           --profile String
        -q|--quiet
        -t|--test
        -v|--verbose
           --version
        -y|--yes

DESCRIPTION
       vgcfgrestore  restores the metadata of a VG from a text back up file produced by vgcfgbackup.
       This writes VG metadata onto the devices specifed in back up file.

       A back up file can be specified with --file.  If no backup file is specified, the most recent
       one is used. Use --list for a list of the available back up and archive files of a VG.

       WARNING: When a VG contains thin pools, changes to thin metadata cannot be reverted, and data
       loss may occur if thin metadata has changed. The force option is required to restore in  this
       case.

USAGE
       Restore VG metadata from last backup.

       vgcfgrestore VG
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       Restore VG metadata from specified file.

       vgcfgrestore -f|--file String VG
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       List all VG metadata backups.

       vgcfgrestore -l|--list VG
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       List one VG metadata backup file.

       vgcfgrestore -l|--list -f|--file String
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
           [ VG ]
       -

       Common options for command:
           [ -M|--metadatatype lvm2 ]
           [    --force ]

       Common options for lvm:
           [ -d|--debug ]
           [ -h|--help ]
           [ -q|--quiet ]
           [ -t|--test ]
           [ -v|--verbose ]
           [ -y|--yes ]
           [    --commandprofile String ]
           [    --config String ]
           [    --driverloaded y|n ]
           [    --lockopt String ]
           [    --longhelp ]
           [    --nolocking ]
           [    --profile String ]
           [    --version ]

OPTIONS
       --commandprofile String
              The command profile to use for command configuration.  See lvm.conf(5) for more infor‐
              mation about profiles.

       --config String
              Config settings for the command. These override lvm.conf settings.  The String arg
              uses the same format as lvm.conf, or may use section/field syntax.  See lvm.conf(5)
              for more information about config.

       -d|--debug ...
              Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail of messages sent to
              the log file and/or syslog (if configured).

       --driverloaded y|n
              If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper.  For testing and de‐
              bugging.

       -f|--file String
              Read metadata backup from the named file.  Usually this file was created by vgcfg‐
              backup.

       --force ...
              Force metadata restore even with thin pool LVs.  Use with extreme caution. Most
              changes to thin metadata cannot be reverted.  You may lose data if you restore meta‐
              data that does not match the thin pool kernel metadata precisely.

       -h|--help
              Display help text.

       -l|--list
              List metadata backup and archive files pertaining to the VG.  May be used with --file.
              Does not restore the VG.

       --lockopt String
              Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd.  See lvmlockd(8) for more informa‐
              tion.

       --longhelp
              Display long help text.

       -M|--metadatatype lvm2
              Specifies the type of on-disk metadata to use.  lvm2 (or just 2) is the current, stan‐
              dard format.  lvm1 (or just 1) is no longer used.

       --nolocking
              Disable locking.

       --profile String
              An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command.

       -q|--quiet ...
              Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --verbose.  Repeat once to
              also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'.

       -t|--test
              Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata.  This is implemented by disabling
              all metadata writing but nevertheless returning success to the calling function. This
              may lead to unusual error messages in multi-stage operations if a tool relies on read‐
              ing back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't.

       -v|--verbose ...
              Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the detail of messages sent to
              stdout and stderr.

       --version
              Display version information.

       -y|--yes
              Do not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume the answer yes. Use
              with extreme caution.  (For automatic no, see -qq.)

VARIABLES
       VG
              Volume Group name.  See lvm(8) for valid names.

       String
              See the option description for information about the string content.

       Size[UNIT]
              Size is an input number that accepts an optional unit.  Input units are always treated
              as base two values, regardless of capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both refer to 1024.
              The default input unit is specified by letter, followed  by  |UNIT.   UNIT  represents
              other  possible  input  units:  bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE.  b|B is bytes, s|S is sectors of 512
              bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB, g|G is GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P is PiB, e|E is EiB.   (This
              should  not  be  confused  with the output control --units, where capital letters mean
              multiple of 1000.)

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
       See lvm(8) for information about environment variables used by lvm.  For example, LVM_VG_NAME
       can generally be substituted for a required VG parameter.

NOTES
       To  replace  PVs, vgdisplay --partial --verbose will show 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 ap‐
       propriate) to initialise it with the same UUID as the missing PV. Repeat for all other  miss‐
       ing PVs in the VG.  Then use vgcfgrestore --file filename to restore the VG's metadata.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8) lvm.conf(5) lvmconfig(8)

       pvchange(8)  pvck(8)  pvcreate(8)  pvdisplay(8) pvmove(8) pvremove(8) pvresize(8) pvs(8) pvs‐‐
       can(8)

       vgcfgbackup(8) vgcfgrestore(8) vgchange(8) vgck(8) vgcreate(8) vgconvert(8) vgdisplay(8)  vg‐‐
       export(8)  vgextend(8) vgimport(8) vgimportclone(8) vgmerge(8) vgmknodes(8) vgreduce(8) vgre‐‐
       move(8) vgrename(8) vgs(8) vgscan(8) vgsplit(8)

       lvcreate(8) lvchange(8) lvconvert(8) lvdisplay(8) lvextend(8) lvreduce(8)  lvremove(8)  lvre‐‐
       name(8) lvresize(8) lvs(8) lvscan(8)

       lvm-fullreport(8) lvm-lvpoll(8) lvm2-activation-generator(8) blkdeactivate(8) lvmdump(8)

       dmeventd(8) lvmpolld(8) lvmlockd(8) lvmlockctl(8) cmirrord(8) lvmdbusd(8)

       lvmsystemid(7) lvmreport(7) lvmraid(7) lvmthin(7) lvmcache(7)



Red Hat, Inc.                     LVM TOOLS 2.03.11(2) (2021-01-08)                  VGCFGRESTORE(8)