vgcfgbackup

linux

Back up volume group configuration metadata to files (not user data).

Options (2)

-f, --fileboolean

Write the backup to a specific file

Example: sudo vgcfgbackup {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/backup}} {{vg_name}}

-v, --verboseboolean

Increase verbosity (repeat `-v` for more detail)

Example: sudo vgcfgbackup {{[-v|--verbose]}} {{vg_name}}

Back up metadata for all volume groups (to `/etc/lvm/backup/` by default)

sudo vgcfgbackup

Back up metadata for a specific volume group

sudo vgcfgbackup vg_name

Write the backup to a specific file

sudo vgcfgbackup [-f|--file] path/to/backup vg_name

Back up multiple VGs using a filename template (`%s` becomes the VG name)

sudo vgcfgbackup [-f|--file] /tmp/vg-backup-%s vg1 vg2 ...

Increase verbosity (repeat `-v` for more detail)

sudo vgcfgbackup [-v|--verbose] vg_name