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NAME

6       thin_restore  -  restore  thin  provisioning metadata file to device or
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SYNOPSIS

10       thin_restore [options] -i {xml file} -o {device|file}
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DESCRIPTION

13       thin_restore restores thin provisioning metadata created by the respec‐
14       tive   device-mapper   target   dumped   into  an  XML  formatted  (see
15       thin_dump(8)) file, which optionally can  be  preprocessed  before  the
16       restore  to  another  device or file. If restored to a metadata device,
17       the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
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19       This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
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OPTIONS

22       -h, --help
23              Print help and exit.
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25       -V, --version
26              Print version information and exit.
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28       -q, --quiet
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31       -i, --input {xml file}
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35              Output file or device for restored binary metadata.
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37           If a file is used for output, then it must be preallocated, and large
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EXAMPLE

42       Restores the XML formatted thin provisioning metadata on file  metadata
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46           $ thin_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
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DIAGNOSTICS

50       thin_restore returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
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SEE ALSO

53       thin_dump(8), thin_check(8), thin_repair(8),  thin_rmap(8),  thin_meta‐
54       data_size(8)
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AUTHOR

57       Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>, Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
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