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NAME
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thin_restore - restore thin provisioning metadata file to device or file.
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SYNOPSIS
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thin_restore [options] -i {xml file} -o {device|file}
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DESCRIPTION
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thin_restore restores thin provisioning metadata created by the respective
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device-mapper target dumped into an XML formatted (see thin_dump(8)) file,
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which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another device or
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file. If restored to a metadata device, the metadata can be processed by the
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device-mapper target.
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This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
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OPTIONS
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-h, --help Print help and exit.
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-V, --version Print version information and exit.
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-q, --quiet Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
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-i, --input {xml file} Input file containing XML metadata.
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-o, --output {device|file} Output file or device for restored binary metadata.
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If a file is used for output, then it must be preallocated, and large
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enough to hold the metadata.
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EXAMPLE
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Restores the XML formatted thin provisioning metadata on file metadata to
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logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective
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device-mapper target:
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$ thin_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
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DIAGNOSTICS
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thin_restore returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
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SEE ALSO
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thin_dump(8), thin_check(8), thin_repair(8), thin_rmap(8), thin_metadata_size(8)
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AUTHOR
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Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>, Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
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