thin-provisioning-tools/man8/cache_dump.txt

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NAME
cache_dump - dump cache metadata from device or file to standard output.
SYNOPSIS
cache_dump [options] {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
cache_dump dumps binary cache metadata created by the device-mapper cache
target on a device or file to standard output for analysis or postprocessing
in XML format. XML formatted metadata can be fed into cache_restore in order
to put it back onto a metadata device (to process by the device-mapper
target), or file.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
OPTIONS
-h, --help Print help and exit.
-V, --version Print version information and exit.
-r, --repair Repair the metadata whilst dumping it.
-o {xml file} Specify an output file for the xml, rather than printing to stdout.
EXAMPLES
Dumps the cache metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata to standard
output in XML format:
$ cache_dump /dev/vg/metadata
Dumps the cache metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata whilst repairing
it to standard output in XML format:
$ cache_dump --repair /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
cache_dump returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSO
cache_check(8), cache_repair(8), cache_restore(8)
AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>, Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>