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vgcfgrestore — Restore volume group configuration (not user data) from a text back up file produced by `vgcfgbackup

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Problem

How to use the vgcfgrestore command: Restore volume group configuration (not user data) from a text back up file produced by vgcfgbackup. More information: <https://manned.org/vgcfgrestore>.

Solution

vgcfgrestore — Restore volume group configuration (not user data) from a text back up file produced by vgcfgbackup. More information: <https://manned.org/vgcfgrestore>.

Restore VG metadata from last backup.:

sudo vgcfgrestore {{vg_name}}

Restore VG metadata from specified backup-file:

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}} {{vg_name}}

List all VG metadata backups:

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-l|--list]}} {{vg_name}}

List one VG metadata backup file:

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-l|--list]}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}} {{vg_name}}

Code Snippets

Restore VG metadata from last backup.

sudo vgcfgrestore {{vg_name}}

Restore VG metadata from specified backup-file

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}} {{vg_name}}

List all VG metadata backups

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-l|--list]}} {{vg_name}}

List one VG metadata backup file

sudo vgcfgrestore {{[-l|--list]}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/file}} {{vg_name}}

Context

tldr-pages: linux/vgcfgrestore

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