thin-provisioning-tools/man8/era_dump.txt

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NAME
era_dump - dump era metadata from device or file to standard output.
SYNOPSIS
era_dump [options] {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
era_dump dumps binary era metadata created by the device-mapper era target on
a device or file to standard output for analysis or postprocessing in
XML format. XML formated metadata can be fed into era_restore (see
era_restore(8)) in order to put it back onto a metadata device (to process by
the device-mapper target) or file.
This tool cannot be run on live metadata.
OPTIONS
-h, --help Print help and exit.
-V, --version Print version information and exit.
--repair Repair the metadata whilst dumping it.
--logical Fold any unprocessed write sets into the final era array.
You probably want to do this if you're intending to process the results as
it simplifies the XML.
-o {xml file} Specify a file for the output rather than writeing to stdout.
EXAMPLES
Dumps era metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata to standard output in
XML format:
$ era_dump /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
era_dump returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSO
era_check(8), era_restore(8), era_invalidate(8)
AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>