Query: vgcfgbackup
OS: redhat
Section: 8
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VGCFGBACKUP(8) System Manager's Manual VGCFGBACKUP(8)NAMEvgcfgbackup - backup volume group descriptor areaSYNOPSISvgcfgbackup [-d|--debug] [-h|--help] [-v|--verbose] [VolumeGroupName...]DESCRIPTIONvgcfgbackup allows you to backup the metadata or Volume Group Descriptor Area (VGDA) of one to all volume groups to files in /etc/lvmconf. If you don't give any volume groups in the command line, all of them will be backed up. This DOESN'T backup user/system data in logical volume(s)! To restore volume group descriptor area backups see the vgcfgrestore(8) tool. A 10 step history is backed up in /etc/lvm- conf/VolumeGroupName.conf and /etc/lvmconf/VolumeGroupName.conf.[1-9].old. This enables you to restore your volume group configuration up to 10 steps back in the backup history. OPTIONS -d, --debug Enables additional debugging output (if compiled with DEBUG). -h, --help Print a usage message on standard output and exit successfully. -v, --verbose Gives verbose runtime information about vgcfgbackup's activities.DIAGNOSTICSvgcfgbackup returns an exit code of 0 for success and > 0 for error: 1 error doing backup 95 driver/module not in kernel 96 invalid I/O protocol version 97 error locking logical volume manager 98 invalid lvmtab (run vgscan(8)) 99 invalid command lineSEE ALSOlvm(8), vgcfgrestore(8), vgcreate(8)AUTHORHeinz Mauelshagen <Linux-LVM@Sistina.com> Heinz Mauelshagen LVM TOOLS VGCFGBACKUP(8)
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