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

6       thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file
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SYNOPSIS

11       thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
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DESCRIPTION

15       thin_repair reads binary thin  provisioning  metadata  created  by  the
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18       device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
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20       This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
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23       -i, --input {device|file}
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EXAMPLE

40       Reads  the  binary  thin  provisioning  metadata  from  file metadata ,
41       repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further
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DIAGNOSTICS

48       thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
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SEE ALSO

52       thin_dump(8)   thin_check(8)  thin_restore(8)  thin_rmap(8)  thin_meta‐
53       data_size(8)
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AUTHOR

57       Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
58       Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
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62Red Hat, Inc.               Thin Provisioning Tools             THIN_REPAIR(8)
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