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45 lines
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NAME
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thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata.
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SYNOPSIS
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thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
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DESCRIPTION
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thin_repair reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the respective
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device-mapper target from one device or file, repairs it and writes it
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to different device or file. If written to a metadata device, the metadata
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can be processed by the 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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-i, --input {device|file} Input file or device with binary data.
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-o, --output {device|file} Output file or device for binary data.
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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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--transaction-id {natural} Override the transaction id given in the input xml.
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--data-block-size {natural} Override the data block size given in the input xml.
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--nr-data-blocks {natural} Override the nr data blocks given in the input xml.
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EXAMPLE
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Reads the binary thin provisioning metadata from file metadata, repairs
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it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by
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the respective device-mapper target:
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$ thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
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DIAGNOSTICS
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thin_repair 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_restore(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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