1LVMDUMP(8) System Manager's Manual LVMDUMP(8)
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6 lvmdump - create lvm2 information dumps for diagnostic purposes
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9 lvmdump [options] [-d directory]
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12 lvmdump is a tool to dump various information concerning LVM2. By
13 default, it creates a tarball suitable for submission along with a
14 problem report.
15 The content of the tarball is as follows:
17 - dmsetup info
18 - table of currently running processes
19 - recent entries from /var/log/messages (containing system messages)
20 - complete lvm configuration and cache
21 - list of device nodes present under /dev
22 - if enabled with -m, metadata dump will be also included
23 - if enabled with -a, debug output of vgscan, pvscan and list of all
24 available volume groups, physical volumes and logical volumes will be
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26 - if enabled with -c, cluster status info
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29 -h — print help message
30 -a — advanced collection
32 WARNING: if lvm is already hung, then this script may hang as
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34 -m — gather LVM metadata from the PVs
36 This option generates a 1:1 dump of the metadata area from all
37 PVs visible to the system, which can cause the dump to increase
38 in size considerably. However, the metadata dump may represent a
39 valuable diagnostic resource.
40 -d directory — dump into a directory instead of tarball
42 By default, lvmdump will produce a single compressed tarball
43 containing all the information. Using this option, it can be
44 instructed to only produce the raw dump tree, rooted in direc‐
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46 -c — if clvmd is running, gather cluster data as well
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50 LVM_BINARY
51 The LVM2 binary to use. Defaults to "lvm". Sometimes you might
52 need to set this to "/sbin/lvm.static", for example.
53 DMSETUP_BINARY
55 The dmsetup binary to use. Defaults to "dmsetup".
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