volsave(8)						      System Manager's Manual							volsave(8)

NAME

       volsave - Saves a Logical Storage Manager (LSM) configuration

SYNOPSIS

       /usr/sbin/volsave [-d dir]

OPTIONS

       Directs the backup information to the directory specified by dir. This directory must not already exist.

DESCRIPTION

       You  can save the LSM configuration records for a disk group by saving the output of the volprint(8) utility in a description file that the
       volmake(8) utility can use.  The volsave command provides an easy way to save this configuration information for all disk groups. In  addi-
       tion,  volsave  saves  a list of the disks that are under LSM control and their attributes. The LSM configuration can be restored using the
       volrestore command.

       The volsave command creates an LSM description set that consists of a header file and other files containing information about the LSM con-
       figuration (allvol.DF, voldisk.list, and volboot). Refer to the FILES section for details on the contents of these files.

       By    default,	 the	description    set    is    saved    to    a	timestamped    directory    in	 /usr/var/lsm/db   (for   example,
       /usr/var/lsm/db/lsm.19970727131520.skylark).

       The -d option can be used with volsave to specify a particular directory for the saved configuration. In this case, the -d option must also
       be used with volrestore when restoring the configuration.

ERRORS

       You may receive the following error message when using the -d dir option with the volsave command: Directory dir already exists

	      This  message  indicates	that the directory you specified is already in use. The LSM configuration can only be saved to a directory
	      that does not yet exist. You can specify a new directory name, or enter the volsave command without the -d option  and  let  volsave
	      create a new, timestamped directory in /usr/var/lsm/db.

FILES

       Default directory containing timestamped subdirectories with LSM description sets.  A volmake description file for all volumes, plexes, and
       subdisks in a disk group. The volsave command creates a separate subdirectory and description file for each disk group on  the  system.	 A
       description  of	the disks. This file is the output of the voldisk list command.  The contents of the /etc/vol/volboot file.  A header file
       for the description set, containing a checksum, a magic number, the date of the file's creation, and the version of the volsave command.

SEE ALSO

       volmake(4), volrestore(8), volprint(8), volmake(8)

       Logical Storage Manager

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