Provided by: lvm2_2.03.22-1ubuntu2_amd64 
NAME
vgcfgrestore — Restore volume group configuration
SYNOPSIS
vgcfgrestore option_args position_args
[ option_args ]
[ position_args ]
--commandprofile String
--config String
-d|--debug
--devices PV
--devicesfile String
--driverloaded y|n
-f|--file String
--force
-h|--help
--journal String
-l|--list
--lockopt String
--longhelp
-M|--metadatatype lvm2
--nohints
--nolocking
--profile String
-q|--quiet
-t|--test
-v|--verbose
--version
-y|--yes
DESCRIPTION
vgcfgrestore restores the metadata of a VG from a text back up file produced by
vgcfgbackup. This writes VG metadata onto the devices specified in back up file.
A back up file can be specified with --file. If no backup file is specified, the most
recent one is used. Use --list for a list of the available back up and archive files of a
VG.
WARNING: When a VG contains thin pools, changes to thin metadata cannot be reverted, and
data loss may occur if thin metadata has changed. The force option is required to restore
in this case.
USAGE
Restore VG metadata from last backup.
vgcfgrestore VG
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
—
Restore VG metadata from specified file.
vgcfgrestore -f|--file String VG
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
—
List all VG metadata backups.
vgcfgrestore -l|--list VG
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
—
List one VG metadata backup file.
vgcfgrestore -l|--list -f|--file String
[ COMMON_OPTIONS ]
[ VG ]
—
Common options for command:
[ -M|--metadatatype lvm2 ]
[ --force ]
Common options for lvm:
[ -d|--debug ]
[ -h|--help ]
[ -q|--quiet ]
[ -t|--test ]
[ -v|--verbose ]
[ -y|--yes ]
[ --commandprofile String ]
[ --config String ]
[ --devices PV ]
[ --devicesfile String ]
[ --driverloaded y|n ]
[ --journal String ]
[ --lockopt String ]
[ --longhelp ]
[ --nohints ]
[ --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(5) settings. The String
arg uses the same format as lvm.conf(5), 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).
--devices PV
Restricts the devices that are visible and accessible to the command. Devices not
listed will appear to be missing. This option can be repeated, or accepts a comma
separated list of devices. This overrides the devices file.
--devicesfile String
A file listing devices that LVM should use. The file must exist in
/etc/lvm/devices/ and is managed with the lvmdevices(8) command. This overrides
the lvm.conf(5) devices/devicesfile and devices/use_devicesfile settings.
--driverloaded y|n
If set to no, the command will not attempt to use device-mapper. For testing and
debugging.
-f|--file String
Read metadata backup from the named file. Usually this file was created by
vgcfgbackup.
--force ...
Force metadata restore even with thin pool LVs. Use with extreme caution. Most
changes to thin metadata cannot be reverted. You may lose data if you restore
metadata that does not match the thin pool kernel metadata precisely.
-h|--help
Display help text.
--journal String
Record information in the systemd journal. This information is in addition to
information enabled by the lvm.conf log/journal setting. command: record
information about the command. output: record the default command output. debug:
record full command debugging.
-l|--list
List metadata backup and archive files pertaining to the VG. May be used with
--file. Does not restore the VG.
--lockopt String
Used to pass options for special cases to lvmlockd. See lvmlockd(8) for more
information.
--longhelp
Display long help text.
-M|--metadatatype lvm2
Specifies the type of on-disk metadata to use. lvm2 (or just 2) is the current,
standard format. lvm1 (or just 1) is no longer used.
--nohints
Do not use the hints file to locate devices for PVs. A command may read more
devices to find PVs when hints are not used. The command will still perform
standard hint file invalidation where appropriate.
--nolocking
Disable locking. Use with caution, concurrent commands may produce incorrect
results.
--profile String
An alias for --commandprofile or --metadataprofile, depending on the command.
-q|--quiet ...
Suppress output and log messages. Overrides --debug and --verbose. Repeat once to
also suppress any prompts with answer 'no'.
-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
VG Volume Group name. See lvm(8) for valid names.
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: 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.
NOTES
To replace PVs, vgdisplay --partial --verbose will show 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
VG's metadata.
SEE ALSO
lvm(8), lvm.conf(5), lvmconfig(8), lvmdevices(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), vgimportdevices(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), blkdeactivate(8), lvmdump(8),
dmeventd(8), lvmpolld(8), lvmlockd(8), lvmlockctl(8), cmirrord(8), lvmdbusd(8), fsadm(8),
lvmsystemid(7), lvmreport(7), lvmcache(7), lvmraid(7), lvmthin(7), lvmvdo(7),
lvmautoactivation(7)