1VGCFGBACKUP(8) System Manager's Manual VGCFGBACKUP(8)
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6 vgcfgbackup — backup volume group descriptor area
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9 vgcfgbackup [--commandprofile ProfileName] [-d|--debug] [-f|--file
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14 vgcfgbackup allows you to backup the metadata of your volume groups.
15 If you don't name any volume groups on the command line, all of them
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18 In a default installation, each volume group gets backed up into a sep‐
19 arate file bearing the name of the volume group in the directory
20 /etc/lvm/backup. You can write the backup to an alternative file using
21 -f. In this case if you are backing up more than one volume group the
22 filename is treated as a template, and %s gets replaced by the volume
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25 NB. This DOESN'T backup user/system data in logical volume(s)! Backup
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36Sistina Software UKLVM TOOLS 2.02.143(2)-RHEL6 (2016-12-13) VGCFGBACKUP(8)