THIN_REPAIR(8)		    System Manager's Manual		THIN_REPAIR(8)



NAME
       thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file
       to device/file


SYNOPSIS
       thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}


DESCRIPTION
       thin_repair reads binary thin  provisioning  metadata  created  by  the
       respective  device-mapper  target  from one device or file , repairs it
       and writes it to another device or file.	  If  written  to  a  metadata
       device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.

       This tool cannot be run on live metadata.


       -i, --input {device|file}
	      Input file or device with binary metadata.


       -o, --output {device|file}
	      Output  file  or device for repaired binary metadata.  If a file
	      is used then it must be preallocated, and large enough  to  hold
	      the metadata.


       -h, --help
	      Print help and exit.


       -V, --version
	      Output version information and exit.


EXAMPLE
       Reads  the  binary  thin	 provisioning  metadata	 from  file metadata ,
       repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further
       processing by the respective device-mapper target:

       thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata


DIAGNOSTICS
       thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.


SEE ALSO
       thin_dump(8)   thin_check(8)  thin_restore(8)  thin_rmap(8)  thin_meta-
       data_size(8)


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



Red Hat, Inc.		    Thin Provisioning Tools		THIN_REPAIR(8)