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)

Sistina Software UK                     LVM TOOLS 2.02.98(2) (2012-10-15)                        VGCFGRESTORE(8)