THIN_RESTORE(8) System Manager's Manual THIN_RESTORE(8)
NAME
thin_restore - restore thin provisioning metadata file to device or file
SYNOPSIS
thin_restore [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
thin_restore restores thin provisioning metadata created by the respective device-mapper target dumped into an
XML formatted (see thin_dump(8)) file , which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another
device or file. If restored to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
-q, --quiet
Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
-i, --input {device|file}
Input file or device with metadata.
-o, --output {device|file}
Output file or device for repaired binary metadata. If a file is used then it must be preallocated,
and large enough to hold the metadata.
-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
EXAMPLE
Restores the XML formatted thin provisioning metadata on file metadata to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for
further processing by the respective device-mapper target:
thin_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
thin_restore returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSO
thin_dump(8) thin_check(8) thin_repair(8) thin_rmap(8) thin_metadata_size(8)
AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <[email protected]>
Heinz Mauelshagen <[email protected]>
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