1VGCFGRESTORE(8)             System Manager's Manual            VGCFGRESTORE(8)
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NAME

6       vgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area
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SYNOPSIS

9       vgcfgrestore    [-d|--debug]    [-f|--file   filename]   [-l[l]|--list]
10       [-h|--help]  [-M|--Metadatatype1|2]  [-t|--test]  [-v|--verbose]   Vol‐
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DESCRIPTION

14       vgcfgrestore allows you to restore the metadata of VolumeGroupName from
15       a text backup file produced by vgcfgbackup.  You can specify  a  backup
16       file  with --file.  If no backup file is specified, the most recent one
17       is used.  Use --list for a list of the  available  backup  and  archive
18       files of VolumeGroupName.
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OPTIONS

21       -l | --list — List files pertaining to VolumeGroupName
22              List  metadata  backup  and  archive  files  pertaining  to Vol‐
23              umeGroupName.  May be used with the -f option.  Does not restore
24              VolumeGroupName.
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26       -f | --file filename — Name of LVM metadata backup file
27              Specifies  a  metadata  backup  or  archive  file to be used for
28              restoring VolumeGroupName.  Often this  file  has  been  created
29              with vgcfgbackup.
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31       See lvm for common options.
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REPLACING PHYSICAL VOLUMES

34       vgdisplay  --partial --verbose will show you the UUIDs and sizes of any
35       PVs that are no longer present.  If a PV in the VG is lost and you wish
36       to  substitute  another  of  the  same size, use pvcreate --restorefile
37       filename --uuid uuid (plus additional arguments as appropriate) to ini‐
38       tialise  it with the same UUID as the missing PV.  Repeat for all other
39       missing PVs in the  VG.   Then  use  vgcfgrestore  --file  filename  to
40       restore the volume group's metadata.
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SEE ALSO

43       lvm(8), vgcreate(8)
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47Sistina Software UK    LVM TOOLS 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)       VGCFGRESTORE(8)
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