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