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VGCFGRESTORE(8)						       VGCFGRESTORE(8)

NAME
       vgcfgrestore - restore volume group descriptor area

SYNOPSIS
       vgcfgrestore    [-d|--debug]    [-f|--file   filename]	[-l[l]|--list]
       [-h|--help]  [-M|--Metadatatype1|2]  [-t|--test]	 [-v|--verbose]	  Vol‐
       umeGroupName

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
       -l | --list — List files pertaining to VolumeGroupName
	      List  metadata  backup  and  archive  files  pertaining  to Vol‐
	      umeGroupName.  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.

       See lvm for common options.

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 ini‐
       tialise	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 2.02.95(2) (2012-03-06)       VGCFGRESTORE(8)

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