1xfsinvutil(8) System Manager's Manual xfsinvutil(8)
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6 xfsinvutil - xfsdump inventory database checking and pruning utility
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9 xfsinvutil [-F|-i] [-m media_label] -M mount_point mm/dd/yyyy
10 xfsinvutil [-F|-i] [-m media_label] -u UUID mm/dd/yyyy
11 xfsinvutil -i
12 xfsinvutil -C
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15 xfsdump maintains an online dump inventory in /var/lib/xfsdump/inven‐
16 tory. The -I option of xfsdump displays the inventory contents hierar‐
17 chically. The levels of the hierarchy are: filesystem, dump session,
18 stream, and media file.
19 xfsinvutil is a utility to check this inventory database for consis‐
21 tency, to remove entries of dump sessions which may no longer be of
22 relevance, and to browse the contents of the inventory.
23 The following command line options are available:
25 -F Don't prompt the operator. When xfsinvutil encounters a matching
27 dump session, xfsinvutil will normally ask the operator for per‐
28 mission to delete the entry. With this option the deletion is per‐
29 formed, no questions asked.
30 -i Interactive mode. Causes xfsinvutil to run in a mode that will
32 allow the operator to browse and modify the contents of the inven‐
33 tory. Please refer to the Interactive Mode section below for more
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35 -M mount_point mm/dd/yyyy
37 Prunes dump sessions identified by the given mount point which
38 were created prior to the specified date. Optionally -m may be be
39 specified to further limit the matching dump sessions by media
40 label. xfsinvutil will prompt the operator prior to pruning a
41 dump session unless the -F or -i options are given.
42 -u UUID mm/dd/yyyy
44 Like -M, except the matching filesystem is specified using its
45 universally unique identifier (UUID) instead of its mount point.
46 -m media_label
48 If specified, only sessions with at least one media file whose
49 label matches this value will be eligible for pruning. This
50 restriction is in addition to those imposed by the date and the -M
51 or -u options. This option allows the pruning of all inventory
52 references to media which may have been overwritten or lost. Note
53 that this option does not apply to sessions with no media files.
54 -C With this option, xfsinvutil performs consistency checks for all
56 entries in the inventory database. It fixes any problems found.
57 If no consistent entries are found , the corresponding inventory
58 database file is removed.
59 Interactive Mode
61 When run with -i, xfsinvutil will present the operator with a hierar‐
62 chical representation of the xfsdump inventory. In this mode, the
63 operator can use the arrow keys (or the h j k l keys) to navigate the
64 inventory and also use the following keys and functionality:
65 + Expand a branch of the tree.
67 - Collapse a branch of the tree.
69 * Fully expand a branch of the tree.
71 % Fully collapse a branch of the tree.
73 h Move selection to the parent entry.
75 l Move selection to the child entry.
77 j Move selection to next entry.
79 k Move selection to previous entry.
81 d Mark the current record, and all sub-records, to be deleted.
83 u Clear the current record and all parent records from being
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86 i Import another xfsdump inventory.
88 ? Show help window.
90 x Commit any changes made to the inventory, and exit the program.
92 q Exit the program without committing any changes to the inventory.
94 Inventories from other hosts can be imported to create a larger common
96 inventory. It is recommended that the contents of /var/lib/xfs‐
97 dump/inventory on the remote host be copied to a temporary local direc‐
98 tory prior to running xfsinvutil. When xfsinvutil is run in interac‐
99 tive mode, and the operator hits i, they will be prompted for the path
100 to the inventory to be imported. xfsinvutil will then add the contents
101 of the imported inventory to the main window, and all entries will be
102 marked as imported. The operator can then delete any of these entries
103 that are not to be imported. When the operator commits the changes,
104 xfsinvutil will import any entries which were not marked as deleted.
105 Deleted entries are not actually deleted from the original imported
106 inventory.
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109 Inventory
110 Each dump session updates an inventory database in /var/lib/xfs‐
111 dump/inventory. xfsdump uses the inventory to determine the base of
112 incremental and resumed dumps.
113 This database can be displayed by invoking xfsdump with the -I option.
115 The display uses tabbed indentation to present the inventory hierarchi‐
116 cally. The first level is filesystem. The second level is session.
117 The third level is media stream (currently only one stream is sup‐
118 ported). The fourth level lists the media files sequentially composing
119 the stream.
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122 /var/lib/xfsdump/inventory
123 dump inventory database
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126 xfsdump(8), xfsrestore(8).
127 xfsinvutil(8)