Validates thin provisioning metadata on a device or file.
Usage: thin_check [OPTIONS] <INPUT>
Arguments:
<INPUT> Specify the input device to check
Options:
--auto-repair Auto repair trivial issues.
--clear-needs-check-flag Clears the 'needs_check' flag in the superblock
-h, --help Print help
--ignore-non-fatal-errors Only return a non-zero exit code if a fatal error is found.
-m, --metadata-snap Check the metadata snapshot on a live pool
--override-details-root <BLOCKNR> Specify a details root to use
--override-mapping-root <BLOCKNR> Specify a mapping root to use
-q, --quiet Suppress output messages, return only exit code.
--skip-mappings Don't check the mapping tree
--super-block-only Only check the superblock.
-V, --version Print version
Options (11)
| Option | Description | Source |
|---|
--auto-repair | Automatically repair any trivial issues found with the metadata. | help + man |
--clear-needs-check-flag | Clears the 'needs_check' flag in the superblock. | help + man |
-h, --help | Print help and exit. | help + man |
--ignore-non-fatal-errors | Will only return a non-zero exit code if it finds a fatal error. | help + man |
-m, --metadata-snap, --metadata-snapshot | Check the metadata snapshot on a live pool | help + man |
--override-details-root BLOCKNR | Specify a details root to use | help |
--override-mapping-root BLOCKNR | Specify a mapping root to use. | help + man |
-q, --quiet | Suppress output messages, return only exit code. | help + man |
--skip-mappings | Skip checking of the block mappings which make up the bulk of the metadata. | help + man |
--super-block-only | Only check the superblock. | help + man |
-V, --version | Output version information and exit. | help + man |
Examples (1) from the manual page, untested
thin_check /dev/vg/metadata
Analyses thin provisioning metadata on logical volume /dev/vg/metadata:
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