era_restore(8) System Manager's Manual era_restore(8)
NAME
era_restore - restore era metadata file to device or file.
SYNOPSIS
era_restore [options] -i {xml file} -o {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
era_restore restores era metadata created by the respective device-map-
per target dumped into an XML formatted (see era_dump(8)) file, which
optionally can be preprocessed before the restore to another device or
file. If restored to a metadata device, the metadata can be processed
by the device-mapper target.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Print version information and exit.
-q, --quiet
Don't print any output. Check the exit code to test for suc-
cess.
-i, --input {xml file}
Specify input file containing xml metadata.
-o, --output {device|file}
Output device or file for restored binary metadata.
If a file is used, then it must be preallocated, and large enough to hold
the metadata.
EXAMPLE
Restores the XML formatted era metadata on file metadata to logical
volume /dev/vg/metadata for further processing by the respective de-
vice-mapper target:
$ era_restore -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
era_restore returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSO
era_dump(8), era_check(8)
AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>, Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
System Manager's Manual Device Mapper Tools era_restore(8)
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