VGCFGBACKUP(8)						       VGCFGBACKUP(8)



NAME
       vgcfgbackup - backup volume group descriptor area

SYNOPSIS
       vgcfgbackup  [-d|--debug]  [-f|--file filename] [-h|--help] [--ignore-
       lockingfailure] [-P|--partial] [-v|--verbose] [VolumeGroupName...]

DESCRIPTION
       vgcfgbackup allows you to backup the metadata of your  volume  groups.
       If  you	don't name any volume groups on the command line, all of them
       will be backed up.

       In a default installation, each volume group gets  backed  up  into  a
       separate	 file  bearing	the name of the volume group in the directory
       /etc/lvm/backup.	 You can write the  backup  to	an  alternative	 file
       using  -f.   In	this  case if you are backing up more than one volume
       group the filename is treated as a template, and %s gets	 replaced  by
       the volume group name.

       NB. This DOESN'T backup user/system data in logical volume(s)!  Backup
       /etc/lvm regularly too.

OPTIONS
       See lvm for common options.

SEE ALSO
       lvm(8), vgcfgrestore(8)



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UNIX/Linux commands referenced on this page:

1. groups
2. file
3. write
4. more
5. as
6. lvm