NAME

       vgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area

SYNOPSIS

       vgcfgrestore    [-d|--debug]    [-f|--file    <filename>]    [-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.

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 initialise 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)