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.

       -i, --input {device|file}
	      Input file or device with metadata.

       -o, --output {device|file}
	      Output file or device.

       -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 <ejt@redhat.com>
       Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>

Red Hat, Inc.						      Thin Provisioning Tools						   THIN_RESTORE(8)