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.TH CACHE_RESTORE 8 "Thin Provisioning Tools" "Red Hat, Inc." \" -*- nroff -*-
.SH NAME
cache_restore \- restore cache metadata file to device or file
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B cache_restore
.RB [ options ]
.RB -i
.I {device|file}
.RB -o
.I {device|file}
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B cache_restore
restores cache metadata created by the respective
device-mapper target dumped into an XML formatted (see
.BR cache_dump(8) )
.I file
, which optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another
.I device
or
.I file.
If restored to a metadata
.I device
, the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
.IP "\fB\-i, \-\-input\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
Input file or device with metadata.
.IP "\fB\-o, \-\-output\fP \fI{device|file}\fP"
Output file or device for repaired binary metadata. If a file is used
then it must be preallocated, and large enough to hold the metadata.
.IP "\fB{\-\-debug-override-metadata-version}\fP \fI<integer>\fP"
ONLY FOR DEBUGGING PURPOSES:
.br
override the version stored in the metadata.
.IP "\fB\-h, \-\-help\fP"
Print help and exit.
.IP "\fB\-V, \-\-version\fP"
Output version information and exit.
.SH EXAMPLE
Restores the XML formatted cache metadata on file
.B metadata
to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the
respective device-mapper target:
.sp
.B cache_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
.B cache_restore
returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
.SH SEE ALSO
.B cache_dump(8)
.B cache_check(8)
.B cache_repair(8)
.SH AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
.br
Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>