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



NAME
       vgcfgrestore -- restore volume group descriptor area

SYNOPSIS
       vgcfgrestore  [--commandprofile	ProfileName]  [-d|--debug]  [-f|--file
       <filename>]  [--force]  [-l[l]|--list]  [-h|--help]  [-M|--metadatatype
       1|2] [-t|--test] [-v|--verbose] VolumeGroupName

DESCRIPTION
       vgcfgrestore 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
       See lvm(8) for common options.

       -l, --list
	      List  files  pertaining  to VolumeGroupName List metadata backup
	      and archive files pertaining to VolumeGroupName.	 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.

       --force
	      Necessary to restore metadata with thin pool volumes.
	      WARNING:	Use  with extreme caution.  Most changes to thin meta-
	      data cannot be reverted.	You may lose data if you restore meta-
	      data  that  does	not  match  the thin pool kernel metadata pre-
	      cisely.

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 ALSO
       lvm(8), vgcreate(8)



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