VGCFGBACKUP(8)                                                                                                    VGCFGBACKUP(8)



NAME
       vgcfgbackup - backup volume group descriptor area

SYNOPSIS
       vgcfgbackup  [-d|--debug]  [-f|--file  filename] [-h|--help] [--ignorelockingfailure] [-P|--partial] [-v|--verbose] [Vol-
       umeGroupName...]

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  back-
       ing 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)



Sistina Software UK                             LVM TOOLS 2.02.84(2) (2011-02-09)                                 VGCFGBACKUP(8)