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NAME

       pvck - Check metadata on physical volumes

SYNOPSIS

       pvck option_args position_args
           [ option_args ]

           --commandprofile String
           --config String
        -d|--debug
           --driverloaded y|n
           --dump headers|metadata|metadata_all|metadata_search
        -f|--file String
        -h|--help
           --labelsector Number
           --lockopt String
           --longhelp
           --nolocking
           --profile String
           --[pv]metadatacopies 0|1|2
        -q|--quiet
           --repair
           --repairtype pv_header|metadata|label_header
           --settings String
        -t|--test
        -v|--verbose
           --version
        -y|--yes

DESCRIPTION

       pvck checks and repairs LVM metadata on PVs.

   Dump options
       headers
       Print  LVM  on-disk  headers  and  structures: label_header, pv_header, mda_header(s), and
       metadata text.  Warnings are printed if any values are incorrect.   The  label_header  and
       pv_header  both  exist  in a 512 byte sector, usually the second sector of the device.  An
       mda_header exists in a 512 byte sector at offset 4096  bytes.   A  second  mda_header  can
       optionally  exist  near the end of the device.  The metadata text exists in an area (about
       1MiB by default) immediately following  the  mda_header  sector.   The  metadata  text  is
       checked but not printed (see other options).

       metadata
       Print  the  current  LVM VG metadata text (or save to a file), using headers to locate the
       latest copy of metadata.   If  headers  are  damaged,  metadata  may  not  be  found  (see
       metadata_search).   Use  --settings "mda_num=2" to look in mda2 (the second mda at the end
       of the device, if used).  The metadata text is printed to stdout or saved to a  file  with
       --file.

       metadata_all
       List  all  versions  of  VG  metadata  found in the metadata area, using headers to locate
       metadata.  Full copies of all metadata are saved to a file with  the  --file  option.   If
       headers  are  damaged,  metadata  may  not be found (see metadata_search).  Use --settings
       "mda_num=2" as above.  Use -v to include descriptions  and  dates  when  listing  metadata
       versions.

       metadata_search
       List all versions of VG metadata found in the metadata area, searching common locations so
       metadata can be found if headers are damaged.  Full copies of all metadata are saved to  a
       file  with  the  --file  option.  To save one specific version of metadata, use --settings
       "metadata_offset=<offset>", where the offset is taken from the  list  of  versions  found.
       Use -v to include descriptions and dates when listing metadata versions.

       metadata_area
       Save the entire text metadata area to a file without processing.

   Repair options
       --repair
       Repair  headers  and metadata on a PV.  This uses a metadata input file that was extracted
       by --dump, or a backup file (from /etc/lvm/backup).  When possible, use metadata saved  by
       --dump from another PV in the same VG (or from a second metadata area on the PV).

       There  are cases where the PV UUID needs to be specified for the PV being repaired.  It is
       specified using --settings "pv_uuid=<UUID>".  In particular, if the device name for the PV
       being repaired does not match the previous device name of the PV, then LVM may not be able
       to determine the correct PV UUID.  When headers are damaged on more than one PV in  a  VG,
       it  is  important  for  the  user  to  determine  the  correct  PV  UUID and specify it in
       --settings.  Otherwise, the wrong PV UUID could be used if device names have been  swapped
       since the metadata was last written.

       If  a PV has no metadata areas and the pv_header is damaged, then the repair will not know
       to create no metadata areas during repair.  It will by default repair  metadata  in  mda1.
       To repair with no metadata areas, use --settings "mda_offset=0 mda_size=0".

       There  are  cases where repair should be run on all PVs in the VG (using the same metadata
       file):  if all PVs in the VG are damaged, if using an old metadata version, or if a backup
       file is used instead of raw metadata (taken from pvck dump.)

       Using  --repair  is  equivalent to running --repairtype pv_header followed by --repairtype
       metadata.

       --repairtype pv_header
       Repairs the header sector, containing the pv_header and label_header.

       --repairtype metadata
       Repairs the mda_header and metadata text.  It requires the headers to be  correct  (having
       been undamaged or already repaired).

       --repairtype label_header
       Repairs  label_header  fields,  leaving  the  pv_header  (in  the  same sector) unchanged.
       (repairtype pv_header should usually be used instead.)

   Settings
       The --settings option controls or overrides certain dump or repair behaviors.  All  offset
       and  size  values in settings are in bytes (units are not recognized.)  These settings are
       subject to change.

       mda_num=1|2
       Select which metadata area should be used.  By default the  first  metadata  area  (1)  is
       used.   mda1 is always located at offset 4096.  mda2, at the end of the device, often does
       not exist (it's not created by default.) If mda1 is erased, mda2, if it exists, will often
       still have metadata.

       metadata_offset=bytes
       Select  metadata text at this offset.  Use with metadata_search to print/save one instance
       of metadata text.

       mda_offset=bytes mda_size=bytes
       Refers to a metadata area (mda) location and size.  An  mda  includes  an  mda_header  and
       circular  metadata  text buffer.  Setting this forces metadata_search look for metadata in
       the given area instead of the standard locations.   When  set  to  zero  with  repair,  it
       indicates no metadata areas should exist.

       mda2_offset=bytes mda2_size=bytes
       When repairing a pv_header, this forces a specific offset and size for mda2 that should be
       recorded in the pv_header.

       pv_uuid=uuid
       Specify the PV UUID of the device being repaired.  When not specified, repair will attempt
       to determine the correct PV UUID by matching a device name in the metadata.

       device_size=bytes
       data_offset=bytes
       When  repairing  a  pv_header, the device_size, data_offset, and pvid can all be specified
       directly, in which case these values are not  taken  from  a  metadata  file  (where  they
       usually  come  from),  and  the metadata file can be omitted.  data_offset is the starting
       location of the first physical extent (data), which follows the first metadata area.

USAGE

       Check for metadata on a device

       pvck PV ...
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       Check and print LVM headers and metadata on a device

       pvck --dump headers|metadata|metadata_all|metadata_search PV
           [ -f|--file String ]
           [    --settings String ]
           [    --[pv]metadatacopies 0|1|2 ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       Repair LVM headers or metadata on a device

       pvck --repairtype pv_header|metadata|label_header PV
           [ -f|--file String ]
           [    --settings String ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       Repair LVM headers and metadata on a device

       pvck --repair -f|--file String PV
           [    --settings String ]
           [ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
       -

       Common options for command:
           [    --labelsector Number ]

       Common options for lvm:
           [ -d|--debug ]
           [ -h|--help ]
           [ -q|--quiet ]
           [ -t|--test ]
           [ -v|--verbose ]
           [ -y|--yes ]
           [    --commandprofile String ]
           [    --config String ]
           [    --driverloaded y|n ]
           [    --lockopt String ]
           [    --longhelp ]
           [    --nolocking ]
           [    --profile String ]
           [    --version ]

OPTIONS

       --commandprofile String
              The command profile to use for command configuration.  See lvm.conf(5) for more
              information about profiles.

       --config String
              Config settings for the command. These override lvm.conf settings.  The String arg
              uses the same format as lvm.conf, or may use section/field syntax.  See lvm.conf(5)
              for more information about config.

       -d|--debug ...
              Set debug level. Repeat from 1 to 6 times to increase the detail of messages sent
              to the log file and/or syslog (if configured).

       --driverloaded y|n
              If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper.  For testing and
              debugging.

       --dump headers|metadata|metadata_all|metadata_search
              Dump headers and metadata from a PV for debugging and repair.  Option values
              include: headers to print and check LVM headers, metadata to print or save the
              current text metadata, metadata_all to list or save all versions of metadata,
              metadata_search to list or save all versions of metadata, searching standard
              locations in case of damaged headers, metadata_area to save an entire text metadata
              area to a file.

       -f|--file String
              Metadata file to read or write.

       -h|--help
              Display help text.

       --labelsector Number
              By default the PV is labelled with an LVM2 identifier in its second sector (sector
              1). This lets you use a different sector near the start of the disk (between 0 and
              3 inclusive - see LABEL_SCAN_SECTORS in the source). Use with care.

       --lockopt String
              Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd.  See lvmlockd(8) for more
              information.

       --longhelp
              Display long help text.

       --nolocking
              Disable locking.

       --profile String
              An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command.

       --[pv]metadatacopies 0|1|2
              The number of metadata areas to set aside on a PV for storing VG metadata.  When 2,
              one copy of the VG metadata is stored at the front of the PV and a second copy is
              stored at the end.  When 1, one copy of the VG metadata is stored at the front of
              the PV.  When 0, no copies of the VG metadata are stored on the given PV.  This may
              be useful in VGs containing many PVs (this places limitations on the ability to use
              vgsplit later.)

       -q|--quiet ...
              Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --verbose.  Repeat once to
              also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'.

       --repair
              Repair headers and metadata on a PV.

       --repairtype pv_header|metadata|label_header
              Repair headers and metadata on a PV. See command description.

       --settings String
              Specifies command specific settings in "Key = Value" form.  Combine multiple
              settings in quotes, or repeat the settings option for each.

       -t|--test
              Run in test mode. Commands will not update metadata.  This is implemented by
              disabling all metadata writing but nevertheless returning success to the calling
              function. This may lead to unusual error messages in multi-stage operations if a
              tool relies on reading back metadata it believes has changed but hasn't.

       -v|--verbose ...
              Set verbose level. Repeat from 1 to 4 times to increase the detail of messages sent
              to stdout and stderr.

       --version
              Display version information.

       -y|--yes
              Do not prompt for confirmation interactively but always assume the answer yes. Use
              with extreme caution.  (For automatic no, see -qq.)

VARIABLES

       PV
              Physical  Volume  name,  a  device path under /dev.  For commands managing physical
              extents, a PV positional arg generally accepts a  suffix  indicating  a  range  (or
              multiple  ranges)  of  physical  extents  (PEs).  When  the first PE is omitted, it
              defaults to the start of the device, and when the last PE is omitted it defaults to
              end.   Start  and  end  range  (inclusive):  PV[:PE-PE]...   Start and length range
              (counting from 0): PV[:PE+PE]...

       String
              See the option description for information about the string content.

       Size[UNIT]
              Size is an input number that accepts an optional  unit.   Input  units  are  always
              treated  as  base  two  values, regardless of capitalization, e.g. 'k' and 'K' both
              refer to 1024.  The default input unit is specified by letter, followed  by  |UNIT.
              UNIT represents other possible input units: bBsSkKmMgGtTpPeE.  b|B is bytes, s|S is
              sectors of 512 bytes, k|K is KiB, m|M is MiB, g|G is GiB, t|T is TiB, p|P  is  PiB,
              e|E  is  EiB.   (This should not be confused with the output control --units, where
              capital letters mean multiple of 1000.)

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       See lvm(8) for  information  about  environment  variables  used  by  lvm.   For  example,
       LVM_VG_NAME can generally be substituted for a required VG parameter.

EXAMPLES

       If  the partition table is corrupted or lost on /dev/sda, and you suspect there was an LVM
       partition at approximately 100 MiB, then this area of the disk can be  scanned  using  the
       --labelsector parameter with a value of 204800 (100 * 1024 * 1024 / 512 = 204800).
       pvck --labelsector 204800 /dev/sda

SEE ALSO

       lvm(8) lvm.conf(5) lvmconfig(8)

       pvchange(8)  pvck(8)  pvcreate(8)  pvdisplay(8)  pvmove(8)  pvremove(8) pvresize(8) pvs(8)
       pvscan(8)

       vgcfgbackup(8) vgcfgrestore(8) vgchange(8) vgck(8) vgcreate(8)  vgconvert(8)  vgdisplay(8)
       vgexport(8)  vgextend(8)  vgimport(8) vgimportclone(8) vgmerge(8) vgmknodes(8) vgreduce(8)
       vgremove(8) vgrename(8) vgs(8) vgscan(8) vgsplit(8)

       lvcreate(8) lvchange(8)  lvconvert(8)  lvdisplay(8)  lvextend(8)  lvreduce(8)  lvremove(8)
       lvrename(8) lvresize(8) lvs(8) lvscan(8)

       lvm-fullreport(8) lvm-lvpoll(8) lvm2-activation-generator(8) blkdeactivate(8) lvmdump(8)

       dmeventd(8) lvmpolld(8) lvmlockd(8) lvmlockctl(8) cmirrord(8) lvmdbusd(8)

       lvmsystemid(7) lvmreport(7) lvmraid(7) lvmthin(7) lvmcache(7)