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  [--commandprofile  ProfileName]  [-d|--debug]  [-f|--file
10       <filename>]  [--force]  [-l[l]|--list]  [-h|--help]  [-M|--metadatatype
11       1|2] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName
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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       See lvm(8) for common options.
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23       -l, --list
24              List  files  pertaining  to VolumeGroupName List metadata backup
25              and archive files pertaining to VolumeGroupName.   May  be  used
26              with the -f option.  Does not restore VolumeGroupName.
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28       -f, --file filename
29              Name  of LVM metadata backup file Specifies a metadata backup or
30              archive file to be used for  restoring  VolumeGroupName.   Often
31              this file has been created with vgcfgbackup.
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33       --force
34              Necessary to restore metadata with thin pool volumes.
35              WARNING:  Use  with extreme caution.  Most changes to thin meta‐
36              data cannot be reverted.  You may lose data if you restore meta‐
37              data  that  does  not  match  the thin pool kernel metadata pre‐
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REPLACING PHYSICAL VOLUMES

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

50       lvm(8), vgcreate(8)
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