VGCFGRESTORE(8)VGCFGRESTORE(8)NAMEvgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area
SYNOPSISvgcfgrestore [-d|--debug] [-f|--file filename] [-l[l]|--list]
[-h|--help] [-M|--Metadatatype1|2] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] Vol‐
umeGroupName
DESCRIPTIONvgcfgrestore allows you to restore the metadata of VolumeGroupName from
a text backup file produced by vgcfgbackup. You can specify a backup
file with --file. If no backup file is specified, the most recent one
is used. Use --list for a list of the available backup and archive
files of VolumeGroupName.
OPTIONS-l | --list — List files pertaining to VolumeGroupName
List metadata backup and archive files pertaining to Vol‐
umeGroupName. May be used with the -f option. Does not restore
VolumeGroupName.
-f | --file filename — Name of LVM metadata backup file
Specifies a metadata backup or archive file to be used for
restoring VolumeGroupName. Often this file has been created
with vgcfgbackup.
See lvm for common options.
REPLACING PHYSICAL VOLUMES
vgdisplay --partial --verbose will show you the UUIDs and sizes of any
PVs that are no longer present. If a PV in the VG is lost and you wish
to substitute another of the same size, use pvcreate --restorefile
filename --uuid uuid (plus additional arguments as appropriate) to ini‐
tialise it with the same UUID as the missing PV. Repeat for all other
missing PVs in the VG. Then use vgcfgrestore--file filename to
restore the volume group's metadata.
SEE ALSOlvm(8), vgcreate(8)Sistina Software UK LVM TOOLS 2.02.44-cvs (02-17-09) VGCFGRESTORE(8)